Overview
- The Prashant Kishor-led party says it aims to contest all 243 Assembly seats and has publicly named 116 candidates so far.
- A day before the first phase, Jan Suraaj’s Munger nominee Sanjay Singh quit and joined the BJP, creating a high-profile embarrassment.
- Polling was held Thursday across most constituencies, with Araria scheduled to vote in the second phase on November 11.
- At least seven retired civil servants are in the fray across parties, including ex-IPS officers Rakesh Kumar Mishra in Darbhanga and Jai Prakash Singh in Chapra for Jan Suraaj.
- Other prominent entrants from government service include BJP’s Sujit Kumar Singh in Gaura Bauram and former IPS officer Shivdeep Lande running as an independent from Jamalpur and Araria.