PATNA: On Friday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav announced the names of candidates contesting from 18 seats in Bihar's mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) at a press conference. Loktantrik Janata Dal chief Sharad Yadav will contest from Madhepura while Chandrika Prasad Rai, father-in-law of Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap, has been fielded from Saran constituency. The party once again fielded Sarfraz Alam from Araria and Misa Bharti from Pataliputra, which she lost to RJD rebel leader Ram Kripal Yadav in 2014.

However, RJD will contest on 19 seats including Bhagalpur, Madhepura, Darbhanga, Vaishali, Gopalganj, Maharajganj, Saran, Hajipur, Begusarai, Pataliputra, Buxar, Jehanabad, Araria, Sitamarhi and Sheohar. Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, which was given one seat from the RJD quota, will contest from Arrah.

Here, is the party will announce the candidate's name for Sheohar constitution later.

RJD Candidates:

Bhagalpur - Bulo Mandal,

Banka - Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav

Madhepura - Sharad Yadav

Darbhanga - Abdul Bari Siddiqui

Vaishali - Raghuvansh Prasad Singh,

Gopalganj - Surendra Ram alias Mahant

Siwan - Hina Saheb

Maharajganj - Randhir Singh

Saran - Chandrika Rai

Hajipur - Shivchandra Ram

Begusarai - Mohammad Tanveer Hasan

Pataliputra - Misa Bharti

Jahanabad - Surendra Yadav

Sitamarhi - Arjun Rai

Buxar - Jagdanand Singh

Nawada - Vibha Devi

Jhanjharpur - Gulab Yadav

Araria - Sarfaraz Alam

Sheohar - Candidate to be announced late

To be noted that after days of hectic negotiations, Bihar's mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) announced its final seat-sharing deal for the upcoming Lok Sabha election 2019 on March 22. The RJD will contest on 20 seats, Congress on nine seats, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) on five seats, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) on three seats each and Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation on one seat (from RJD quota).

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