Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Nitish Kumar Names Candidate, Bihar Seat Talks Loom
Nitish Kumar, the leader of JD(U) in Bihar, announced a candidate for an upcoming election.
This happened before talks with BJP about how many seats each party will get.
The chosen candidate, Santosh Kumar Nirala, is from the JD(U) and has run for the Rajpur seat before.
The BJP downplayed the announcement.
The parties are figuring out who gets to run for what seats in the upcoming election.
Nitish Kumar announced Santosh Kumar Nirala as JD(U)'s candidate for Rajpur.
The announcement came before seat-sharing talks with the BJP.
Rajpur is a Scheduled Caste-reserved constituency.
Nirala lost the 2020 election for Rajpur.
BJP and JD(U) are downplaying the unilateral decision.
- Who
- Nitish Kumar, BJP, Santosh Kumar Nirala
- What
- Nitish Kumar announced Santosh Kumar Nirala as the JD(U)'s candidate for Rajpur, seemingly asserting influence before seat-sharing talks.
- When
- Recently, before the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
- Where
- Buxar, Bihar.
- Why
- JD(U) appears to be asserting its position in seat-sharing negotiations with the BJP for the upcoming elections.
- Key Figures
- Nitish Kumar, Santosh Kumar Nirala
- Political Parties
- JD(U), BJP, Congress
- Constituency
- Rajpur (SC-reserved)
- Election Year
- Upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections
- Seat-Sharing Formula (2020)
- JD(U) 115, BJP 110
