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RJD Finalizes Candidate List Amid Alliance Tensions
RJD fields 143 candidates including 24 women and 16 Muslims amid unresolved seat-sharing with Congress in Bihar's upcoming assembly polls.
- On Monday, the Rashtriya Janata Dal released its Bihar Assembly candidate list for 51 seats, hours before the second and final phase nomination deadline.
- Facing a Mahagathbandhan seat-sharing stalemate, the RJD will contest some seats against Indian National Congress and Vikassheel Insan Party but denied plans to contest Kutumba against Rajesh Kumar Ram.
- Notable candidates include Tejashwi Yadav, Alok Mehta, Mukesh Raushan and Akhtarul Islam Shahin defending their seats, while Bhola Yadav, aide to Lalu Prasad, and Chandrashekhar contest Bahadurpur and Madhepura.
- RJD's candidate choices favour realpolitik over an image makeover and include don-turned-politician Bogo Singh, adding unpredictability for allies and voters amid `jungle raj` allegations.
- Candidate selection prioritises the MY support base and features debutante Shivani Shukla contesting Lalganj, linked to political legacies Munna Shukla and Annu Shukla.
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