Bihar Election 2025: Ex-Deputy CM, Former MP's Wife Among Nine Women In BJP's First Candidate List | Check Here

Bihar Election 2025: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming much-hyped Bihar Assembly election. The party announced its candidates for 71 out of its total share of 101 seats for the polls, claiming that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will repeat its government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In its first list of candidates, the saffron party also announced the names of nine women candidates, including seven current MLAs.

The BJP has fielded former Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi from Bettiah, Gayatri Devi from Parihar, Devanti Yadav from Narpatganj, Sweety Singh from Kishanganj, Nisha Singh from Pranpur, Kavita Devi from Koira, Rama Nishad from Aurai, Aruna Devi from Warsaliganj, and Shreyasi Singh from Jamui. Earlier last month, Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal stated that the party will field multiple women candidates to ensure fair representation of the gender in Bihar's politics.

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Rama Nishad, a first-time candidate, has been given a place in the list after former minister and outgoing MLA Ramsurat Rai was denied a ticket from Aurai. Rama Nishad is the wife of former Muzaffarpur MP Ajay Nishad and has also served as the Hajipur Chief Councilor. Sweety Singh, who has lost three consecutive elections, has been given the opportunity to contest from Kishanganj.

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The saffron party has cut the ticket of MLA Jaiprakash Yadav from Araria's Narpatganj and has fielded former MLA Devanti Yadav. Apart from this, the party has again fielded incumbent MLA Gayatri Devi from Parihar despite a protest from the local cadre. Nisha Singh, wife of the late former minister Vinod Singh, has managed to save her ticket despite strong opposition by the local cadre in her constituency.