India, Oct. 17 -- The Janata Dal (United) on Thursday released its second list of 44 candidates to complete the ticket distribution on all of its 101 seats as chief minister Nitish Kumar headed for Samastipur and Darbhanga to kick off the party's poll campaign for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.

Alongside the JD(U), the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) declared 15 candidates and Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Manch announced two candidates, With this, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has named its candidates on all 243 seats even as the Opposition's Grand Alliance is yet to announce even its seat-sharing arrangement.

The last day for filing of nominations for the first phase of elections on November 6, when 121 seats go to...