Congress on Monday finalised candidates for around 15 of the 41 seats and almost all the sitting MLAs have got tickets for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, sources said.
According to the sources, Congress leader Ashok Ram will be contesting from Rosera in Samastipur district, Bhawna Jha from Benipatti in Madhubani district, Amita Bhushan from Begusarai and Ajit Sharma from Bhagalpur.
The party is likely to release its first list of candidates for at least nine seats on Tuesday morning. For the first phase of polls, which will take place on October 12, the last day of filing nomination is Wednesday.
Congress Vice President on Saturday kickstarted the party campaign for the upcoming elections. Addressing a rally in West Champaran district of Bihar, the Gandhi scion accused the Narendra Modi government of not fulfilling any of his promises.
The 'Mahagathbandhan', or grand alliance had on Saturday reached a consensus on seat distribution with JD(U) and RJD to contest 101 seats each while Congress will put up candidates in 41 seats for the October-November Bihar Assembly poll.
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