NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar Assembly election, underscoring its focus on loyalty and a firm stand against dynastic nominations — a message set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and reiterated by election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan during his recent Patna visit.

Both Deputy Chief Ministers — Samrat Choudhury from Tarapur and Vijay Kumar Sinha from Lakhisarai — will contest, alongside senior leaders Renu Devi (Bettiah), Tarkishore Prasad (Katihar), Mangal Pandey (Siwan) and Dr. Prem Kumar (Gaya), who will be contesting for the ninth time.

The list also features other established names like Ram Kripal Yadav (Danapur), Krishna Kumar Rishi (Banmankhi), Jibesh Kumar Mishra (Jale), Dr. Sanjeev Chourasia (Digha), Nitin Na

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