The Congress party has announced its first batch of 48 candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections. Notably, the state chief is set to contest from the Kutumba constituency, marking a key highlight in the party's electoral strategy.
In its first list of candidates, the party has announced Bijendra Chaudhary for Muzaffarpur, Om Prakash Garg for Gopalganj, Amita Bhushan for Begusarai, Dr. Shashi Shekhar Singh for Wazirganj, Kaushelendra Kumar for Nalanda, and Anand Shankar Singh for Aurangabad. Additionally, Anil Kumar will contest from Bikram, Lalan Kumar from Sultanganj, Amaresh Kumar from Lakhisarai, BK Ravi from Rosda, Shashibhushan Rai, also known as Gappu Rai, from Govindganj, Jitendra Singh from Amarpur, and Shiv Prakash Garib Das from Bachhwara.
The list also features leaders such as Jayesh Mangal Singh from Bagaha, Amit Giri from Nautan, and Abhishek Ranjan from Chanpatia. Ministerial candidates include Mithilesh Kumar Chaudhary from Benipur and Umesh Ram from Sakra-SC. Other notable nominees are Prof. Maswar Alam (Prof. Mushabbir Alam) from Bahadurganj and Manohar Prasad Singh from Manihari-ST.
Congress releases a list of 48 candidates for #BiharElections2025 PCC chief Rajesh Ram to contest from the Kutumba Assembly seat, CLP Leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan from the Kadwa Assembly constituency
In today's list, 24 candidates are for the first phase, while 24 are for the… pic.twitter.com/K8qVH823BM — ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2025
The Bachhwara constituency is set to witness a friendly clash within the Mahagathbandhan, as both Congress and the Left have filed candidates for the seat. While Congress has nominated Shiv Prakash Garib Das, the CPI, also an alliance member, has fielded Awadhesh Kumar Rai. This overlap has created tension within the alliance and could result in both parties contesting the seat despite their partnership.
This comes as Mahagathbandhan parties, comprising the RJD, Congress and the Left, have faced last-minute issues over seat-sharing before the 2025 assembly elections, with several allies openly expressing frustration about unresolved allocations and delayed announcements
Bihar Assembly Election Schedule
Elections for the 243-seat Bihar Assembly will be held in two phases, on November 6 and 11, with vote counting scheduled for November 14. The updated electoral list shows 7.42 crore registered voters.
