The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) released its first list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections. The list includes several prominent leaders, including outgoing deputy chief ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, who will contest from Tarapur and Lakhisarai constituencies, respectively.
भारतीय जनता पार्टी की केंद्रीय चुनाव समिति ने बिहार में होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव 2025 के लिए निम्नलिखित नामों पर अपनी स्वीकृति प्रदान की है। (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ykVM5tVevY
— BJP (@BJP4India) October 14, 2025
Bihar BJP Candidate Full List 2025 (Bihar Election 2025): First List Includes 9 Women Candidates
Out of the 71 announced names, nine are women candidates, reflecting the party’s focus on inclusive representation. The women candidates are:
- Renu Devi – Bettiah
- Gayatri Devi – Parihar
- Devanti Yadav – Narpatganj
- Sweety Singh – Kishanganj
- Nisha Singh – Pranpur
- Kavita Devi – Kodha
- Rama Nishad – Aurai
- Aruna Devi – Warsaligunj
- Shreyasi Singh – Jamui
Nand Kishore Yadav Dropped, Ratnesh Kushwaha to Contest from Patna Sahib
The list also confirms that senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav has been dropped from Patna Sahib, with Ratnesh Kushwaha replacing him as the party’s candidate. Other key names on the list include:
- Samrat Choudhary – Tarapur
- Vijay Sinha – Lakhisarai
- Renu Devi – Bettiah
- Ram Kripal Yadav – Danapur
- Nitin Nabin – Bankipur
- Mangal Pandey – Siwan
- Haribhushan Thakur Bachol – Bisfi
BJP to Contest 101 Seats Under NDA Seat-Sharing Agreement
The 243-seat Bihar Assembly will go to polls in two phases — November 6 and November 11, with results to be declared on November 14.
On Sunday, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) finalised its seat-sharing formula for the elections. Under the agreement, both the BJP and the Janata Dal (United) will contest 101 seats each, while Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has been allotted 29 seats.
The BJP has announced candidates for 71 out of its 101 seats, while the remaining names are expected in the second list. The announcement signals the party’s readiness to take on the upcoming elections with its core leadership and new faces.
