Overview

• The first slate includes 51 nominees featuring seven from Scheduled Castes, 17 from Other Backward Classes, nine from the minority community, and others from general and EBC groups.
• Party leaders said Jan Suraaj will contest solo as an alternative to both the NDA and the Grand Alliance.
• Prashant Kishor will start the campaign in Raghopur on October 11, and his name does not appear in the first list.
• Notable picks include Jagriti Thakur in Morwa, Lata Singh in Asthawan, Bhojpuri actor Ritesh Pandey in Kargahar, and educationist K.C. Sinha in Kumhrar.
• The slate features several women along with retired bureaucrats, professionals, and social workers to project a clean, service-focused profile.