Bihar elections: BJP announces third list of 18 candidates, fields Satish Kumar Yadav to take on Tejaswhi Yadav in Raghopur

The BJP on Wednesday announced its third list of 18 candidates who will contest the upcoming Bihar elections only hours after releasing the second list of 12 candidates. The list includes well known personalities like Vinay Bihari from the Lauriya constituency. Meanwhile, it has fielded Bina Devi from Kochadhaman seat and Sanjay Pandey from Narkatiaganj. Further, Satish Kumar Yadav will contest against Tejashwi Yadav from in Raghopur.

Earlier in the day, BJP announced that folk singer Maithili Thakur will contest from the Alinagar constituency, and former IPS officer Anand Mishra, was fielded from Buxar.

List of BJP candidates in the third list

1. Ramnagar (SC) – Nand Kishor Ram
2. Narkatiaganj – Sanjay Pandey
3. Bagaha – Ram Singh
4. Lauriya – Vinay Bihari
5. Nautan – Narayan Prasad
6. Chanpatia – Umakant Singh
7. Harshidhi (SC) - Krishnandan Paswan
8. Kalyanpur – Sachindra Prasad Singh
9. Chiraia – Lalbabu Prasad Gupta
10. Kochadhaman – Bina Devi
11. Baisi – Vinod Yadav
12. Raghopur – Satish Kumar Yadav
13. Bihpur – Kumar Shailendra
14. Pirpainti (SC) – Murari Paswan
15. Ramgarh – Ashok Kumar Singh
16. Mohania (SC) – Sangeeta Kumari
17. Bhabua – Bharat Bind
18. Goh – Ranvijay Singh

Earlier on Tuesday, The BJP announced its first list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. The list highlights a balance between experienced leaders, sitting MLAs, and new entrants as the party looks to refresh its strategy ahead of the polls.


During that list, it was announced that Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary will contest from Tarapur, while Vijay Kumar Sinha, also a Deputy Chief Minister, will fight from Lakhisarai.