Overview

• Janata Dal (United) released a second list of 44 names, completing its 101-seat slate with several ministers, high-profile turncoats and four Muslim candidates, emphasizing OBC and EBC representation.
• The Bharatiya Janata Party finished its 101-seat lineup with late Wednesday releases, dropping a few sitting MLAs and fielding Satish Kumar Yadav against Tejashwi Yadav in Raghopur, while nominating folk singer Maithili Thakur from Alinagar.
• Congress began issuing candidate names and allotting symbols, yet the INDIA/Mahagathbandhan seat-sharing arrangement remained unsettled as filings accelerated.
• Nomination filings gathered pace with RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav entering the fray from Raghopur and senior NDA leaders submitting papers ahead of phase-one and phase-two deadlines on October 17 and October 20.
• Voting will be held on November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14, and under the NDA pact BJP and JD(U) contest 101 seats each, LJP(RV) 29, and HAM and RLM six each, with LJP(RV) naming 14 candidates and RLM announcing six.