Nitish shortlists JD(U) candidates for 16 seats in Bihar, many of them are sitting MPs

The list was released by the senior JD-U leaders including the party’s national vice president Vashishta Narayan Singh and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha.

Jha said that 12 seats were given to sitting MPs, while four seats were given to new faces.

Eleven seats have been given to the extremely backward classes and backward classes, while one seat has been given to a minority candidate and one to a Mahadalit. There are two women in the list. The Upper caste has got three seats.

Among the new faces is Vijaylakshmi Kushwaha, who joined the JD-U just a day ago, who has been given a ticket from Siwan, replacing sitting MP Kavitha Singh. Vijayalakshmi Kushwaha was earlier with the Rashtriya Lok Morcha, an ally of the NDA.