BJP releases second list of 12 candidates for Bihar elections, fields Maithili Thakur

By Amiy K Pandey | PUBLISHED: 15, Oct 2025, 19:03 pm IST | UPDATED: 15, Oct 2025, 19:03 pm IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its second list of 12 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Among the notable names is folk singer Maithili Thakur, who will contest from the Alinagar constituency. The party has also given a ticket to former IPS Anand Mishra from Buxar.

Apart from Thakur, the BJP has fielded another woman candidate, Chhoti Kumari, from Chhapra. With this announcement, the BJP has now declared candidates for 83 seats in the Bihar Assembly elections, including 11 women candidates.

Here's the complete list of candidates

Maithili Thakur from Alinagar
Ram Chandra Prasad from Hayaghat
Ranjan Kumar from Muzaffarpur
Subhash Singh from Gopalganj
Kedar Nath Singh from Baniapur
Chhoti Kumari from Chapra
Vinay Kumar Singh from Sonepur
Birendra Kumar from Rosera
Dr Siyaram Singh from Barh
Mahesh Paswan from Agiaon
Rakesh Ojha from Shahpur
Anand Mishra from Buxar

BJP's first list of 71 candidates

Earlier on Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its first list of 71 candidates for the crucial Bihar Assembly elections. The list includes both Deputy Chief Ministers, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha.

Other prominent candidates are former Deputy Chief Ministers Renu Devi (Bettiah) and Tarkishore Prasad (Katihar), Mangal Pandey (Siwan), Nitish Mishra (Jhanjharpur), Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu (Chhatapur), Vijay Kumar Mandal (Sikti), Sanjay Saraogi (Darbhanga), Rana Randhir Singh (Madhuban), Sunil Kumar Pintu (Sitamarhi), Ram Narayan Mandal (Banka), Krishna Kumar Rishi (Banmankhi), Nitin Nabin (Bankipur), Dr Prem Kumar (Gaya Town) and Siddharth Saurav (Bikram). Ram Kripal Yadav, a former Union Minister who lost the Lok Sabha election from the Patliputra constituency in 2024, has been fielded by the party from Danapur.

Apart from Renu Devi, the BJP has announced the names of 8 other women candidates, including Shreyasi Singh (Jamui), Aruna Devi (Warsaliganj), Rama Nishad (Aurai), Nisha Singh (Pranpur), Kavita Devi (Korha), Sweety Singh (Kishanganj), Devanti Yadav (Narpatganj), and Gayatri Devi (Parihar).

The elections for the 243-member Bihar Assembly are scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11. The counting of votes will take place on November 14.