Overview
- RJD named 143 candidates and Congress filed for 61, leaving at least six direct contests between the allies in seats such as Vaishali, Lalganj, Kahalgaon, Sultanganj, Narkatiaganj and Warsaliganj.
- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha confirmed it will not contest after accusing the RJD and Congress of sidelining it during talks, scrapping plans to field nominees in six border constituencies.
- The Election Commission said 1,314 candidates remain in the fray for Phase 1 after scrutiny and withdrawals, with nominations closed for Phase 2 and withdrawals allowed until Oct 23.
- An RJD nominee for Sasaram, Satyendra Sah (also reported as Satyendra Shah), was arrested after filing papers on a 2004 robbery warrant, according to Jharkhand Police.
- In Gaura Bauram, an RJD rebel retained the party symbol despite a late seat allotment to VIP, forcing Tejashwi Yadav to campaign for the alliance partner’s candidate while an RJD symbol also appears on the ballot.