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Bihar Election Battle: JDU's 40-Star Campaigner List Reveals Strategy

The Janata Dal (United) has officially launched its election campaign with a 40-star campaigner list submitted to the Election Commission. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tops the list, followed by senior party leaders including Union Minister Lalan Singh. The campaign team features prominent women leaders and will cover various constituencies across Bihar. Most of these star campaigners are also contesting as candidates in the upcoming assembly elections.

Key Points: JDU Releases 40 Star Campaigners List for Bihar Assembly Elections

  • Chief Minister Nitish Kumar leads the 40-member campaign team for Bihar elections
  • Union Minister Lalan Singh and senior leaders join campaign efforts across constituencies
  • Prominent women leaders including Meena Yadav and Lovely Anand feature in list
  • Majority of star campaigners are also contesting as candidates in elections
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Bihar elections: Nitish Kumar, Lalan Singh listed among JDU's 40 star campaigners

JD(U) submits 40-star campaigner list to EC for Bihar polls, featuring Nitish Kumar, Lalan Singh, and key women leaders to spearhead NDA campaign across constituencies.

"These leaders will spearhead the party's campaign across various constituencies in Bihar - JDU National General Secretary Afaq Ahmed Khan"

Patna, Oct 17

The Janata Dal (United) on Friday released its list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections and submitted it to the Election Commission.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tops the list, followed by senior party leaders, including Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Bihar cabinet minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Rural Work Minister Ashok Chaudhary, JDU national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, Nikhil Mandal, Nalanda Lok Sabha MP Kaushalendra Kumar, and JDU chief spokesperson and MLC Neeraj Kumar.

Prominent women leaders have also been included, such as Meena Yadav, Kavita Singh, Kahkashan Parveen and Lovely Anand.

According to a letter signed by JDU National General Secretary Afaq Ahmed Khan, these leaders will spearhead the party’s campaign across various constituencies in Bihar.

With the release of this list, the JD(U) has officially launched its election campaign.

A majority of the star campaigners are also contesting candidates.

Under the NDA alliance, JDU and BJP are contesting 101 seats each in the state. Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas (LJPRV) got 29 seats, while Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), led by Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), led by Upendra Kushwaha, will contest on six seats each in this election.

The list also features several other key leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Ramnath Thakur, Energy Minister of the Bihar government Vijendra Prasad Yadav, JDU state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha, Shravan Kumar, Manish Kumar Verma, Afaq Ahmed Khan, Saryu Rai, Lok Sabha MP Deveshchandra Thakur, Lok Sabha MP Dileshwar Kamat, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Harshvardhan Singh, Arun Kumar, and Rampreet Mandal.

Others named in the list are Dr Alok Kumar Suman, Sunil Kumar, Madan Sahani, Ratnesh Sada, Lalan Kumar Saraf, Sanjay Singh, E. Sunil Kumar, Khalid Anwar, Ravindra Prasad Singh, Reena Yadav, Chandeshwar Prasad Chandravanshi, Ram Kumar Sharma, Ramesh Kushwaha, Md. Nematullah, Chandan Kumar Singh, Bharti Mehta, and Dr Shweta Vishwas.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Nitish Kumar leading the campaign makes sense, but I'm curious about the seat-sharing math. JDU and BJP both getting 101 seats seems like a delicate balance. Hope this alliance works for Bihar's development! 🏛️
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Arjun K
As a Bihari, I appreciate that they've included leaders from different regions and communities. The diversity in the list shows they're trying to reach all sections of society. Development should be the main agenda! 💪
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Sarah B
While the list looks comprehensive, I hope these star campaigners focus on real issues like employment, education, and healthcare rather than just political rhetoric. Bihar needs substance over symbolism.
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Vikram M
Lalan Singh and Vijay Chaudhary are experienced leaders who understand Bihar's politics well. With Nitish ji at the helm, this team looks strong. Jai Bihar! 🙏
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Kavya N
Interesting to see many of these star campaigners are also contesting candidates. They'll be campaigning for themselves and the party simultaneously. Smart strategy, but hope they don't neglect their own constituencies! 🤔

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