Congress names five candidates for Bihar MLC polls; ally RJD in fray in three of them
The RJD had last month announced its candidates for six seats, adding cryptically that "the decision on the remaining seats was pending"
The Congress Party has announced five candidates for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council elections scheduled for October 23. The party's strategy involves contesting directly against their alliance partner, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), in three of the five contested seats. The remaining two seats will be contested primarily with the RJD.
Among the eight seats up for grabs in the Upper House of Bihar's bicameral legislature, four graduate seats and four teacher seats are set to expire on November 16. The Congress has chosen its former State president, Madan Mohan Jha, to contest the Darbhanga Teachers seat for re-election. In contrast, the RJD has yet to declare its candidate for this particular seat.
The Congress fielded Sanjay Yadav from Patna Teachers constituency, who is not facing opposition from the RJD. However, the party has put forth Manoj Kumar Jaiswal, Rajnikant Pathak, and Asadullah Khan for the Kosi, Darbhanga, and Patna Graduates seats, respectively. All these constituencies are actively contested by the RJD as well.
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