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Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM(S) has announced its six candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The party expressed disappointment with getting only six seats despite demanding fifteen from the NDA alliance. Four of the six candidates are sitting MLAs who will be contesting from their current constituencies. Manjhi confirmed they will accept the alliance's decision and move forward with the seats allocated to them.

Key Points: Jitan Ram Manjhi HAM Announces Six Candidates for Bihar Polls

  • HAM(S) fields four sitting MLAs including Deepa Kumari from Imamganj seat
  • Party expresses disappointment over getting only six seats from NDA
  • Manjhi accepts alliance decision despite demanding 15 seats initially
  • Kutumba seat challenge against sitting Congress chief Rajesh Ram
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Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM(S) announces six candidates for Bihar Assembly polls

HAM(S) fields four sitting MLAs among six candidates for Bihar Assembly elections as Manjhi accepts NDA seat-sharing despite disappointment

"We demanded 15 seats but we were given only six seats. We are upset, but we will not oppose the NDA's decision. - Jitan Ram Manjhi"

Patna, October 14

The Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular) on Tuesday announced the list of six candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, among whom four are sitting MLAs.

According to the list announced, sitting MLA Deepa Kumari will contest the elections from the Imamganj seat, while sitting MLA Anil Kumar will contest from the Tikari seat. Sitting MLA Jyoti Devi will contest from Barachatti, and sitting MLA Prafull Kumar Manjhi will contest from the Sikandara seat.

The HAM(S) has fielded Romit Kumar from Atri Assembly constituency while Lalan Ram has been declared party's candidate from Kutumba Assembly constituency. Currently, the Kutumba seat is being held by Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Ram.

HAM(S) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi announced the list in a post on X and captioned it, "May you be victorious (Vijayi Bhava)."

https://x.com/jitanrmanjhi/status/1978082082489287105

Manjhi had earlier expressed his disappointment with the seat-sharing within the NDA saying that his party had demanded 15 seats but were given six seats only, however, he stated that he will not oppose the alliance's decision.

He said, "We demanded 15 seats but we were given only six seats. We are upset, but we will not oppose the NDA's decision. We will move forward with whatever we have got, and we thank PM Modi for this."

The ruling NDA had declared seat distribution among its constituents on Sunday. BJP and JD(U) will contest 101 seats each, the LJP (Ram Vilas) 29 seats and Rashtriya Lok Morcha and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) on six seats each.

Earlier on Tuesday, Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections.

Folk and devotional singer Maithili Thakur also joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Patna in the presence of Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal. Thakur is likely to contest the upcoming Assembly elections from Alinagar in Darbhanga, according to the sources.

Bihar will go to the polls on November 6 and 11, and the results will be declared on November 14.

In these elections, the NDA will be up against the INDIA bloc, led by Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD, the Congress, the CPI (ML) led by Deepankar Bhattacharya, the CPI, the CPM, and Mukesh Sahani's Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP). This time, Bihar will also see the entry of a new player in the form of Prashant Kishor and his party Jan Suraaj Party.

- ANI

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Priya S
Interesting to see HAM(S) getting only 6 seats while they wanted 15. Shows how seat-sharing negotiations work in Bihar politics. Hope these candidates can deliver for their constituencies.
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Sarah B
As an observer of Indian politics, I find the NDA's seat distribution quite strategic. BJP and JD(U) getting 101 each shows the balance of power. HAM(S) with 6 seems fair given their influence.
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Arjun K
Good to see experienced sitting MLAs getting tickets again. They know the ground realities of their constituencies. Hope they continue their good work! 🇮🇳
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Kavya N
While I appreciate the alliance unity, I hope smaller parties like HAM(S) don't get completely overshadowed. Regional voices are important in our democracy.
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Michael C
The entry of Maithili Thakur from BJP is interesting - celebrity candidates often bring fresh energy. Bihar elections are always full of surprises! Looking forward to November results.

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