Updated On: 15 October, 2025 01:53 PM IST | Patna | mid-day online correspondent
The list also includes turncoats like Shyam Rajak, who returned to the party, quitting RJD about a year ago, and don-turned politician Anant Kumar Singh, who had filed nomination papers from the Mokama assembly seat on Tuesday

Nitish Kumar. File Pic
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Wednesday announced its first list of 51 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls, with several ministers like Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Sharwan Kumar, and Madan Sahni among nominees.
Ministers Ratnesh Sada and Maheshwar Hazari also featured on the list.