New Delhi: Bihar's folk singer Maithili Thakur will contest the assembly election from Alinagar on a BJP ticket. Her name was among 12 candidates in the second list that the BJP released today.
The BJP has fielded new candidates in nine out of the 12 assembly constituencies in this list.
Other key candidates in the second list include former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Anand Mishra, who will contest from Buxar; Virendra Kumar from Rosra, and Chhoti Kumari from Chhapra.
Two MLAs have got a chance to contest the election again. They are Hayaghat MLA Ramchandra Prasad and Rosera MLA Birendra Kumar.
The BJP has not given a ticket to Gyanendra Singh Gyanu, its MLA from Barh, and two other MLAs - Chhapra MLA CN Gupta, and Gopalganj MLA Kusum Devi.
Source: NDTV