Who are key candidates in the fray?

The first phase of Bihar elections took place on Thursday.

Several leading candidates will contest in the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections scheduled to be held on Tuesday. Many seats will witness a multifaceted struggle in the final voting phase. The first phase of Bihar elections took place on Thursday, November 6. The counting of votes will take place three days after the second stage, that is, on November 14. Ahead of the crucial second phase, let’s take a look at the key candidates in the fight.

More than 1,300 candidates, including 136 women, are competing in the second stage. Some of the prominent candidates of the second phase are Shubhanand Mukesh of the Janata Dal (United) representing the NDA alliance, Prawin Singh of the Congress party, Rajnish Bharti of the RJD and rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pawan Yadav, who is contesting as an independent. Another prominent candidate is former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Shivdeep Wamanrao Lande, who was once a popular police figure in Bihar and is contesting independently from Araria.

Another notable face is senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Renu Devi, who is contesting from Bettiah in West Champaran district. He is up against Congress’s Madan Mohan Tiwari. In Katihar, senior BJP leader Tarkishore Prasad faced Dr. He is competing against Ghazi Sharique. In Bhagalpur constituency, BJP’s Rohit Pandey is pitted against Congress’s Ajeet Sharma. The second phase of the high-voltage Bihar elections includes a large number of MPs, ministers and new candidates from different backgrounds.