India, Oct. 15 -- The Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] on Wednesday unveiled its first list of 57 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, marking a significant development in the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) preparations for the polls. With this announcement, both major NDA allies - the JD(U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - have now declared their initial lists of nominees for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.

The JD(U) has fielded several prominent leaders in its first list. Party state president Umesh Khushwaha will contest from Mahanar, while Bihar's Rural Development Minister Shravan Kumar has been nominated from Nalanda. Sunil Kumar will contest from Bhore (SC), and one of the most discussed names, Anant Sin...