Nistish releases candidates list

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday named 242 candidates of his mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) for Assembly polls, with a major chunk from SC/ST and backward communities, and launched a blistering attack on BJP alleging it was “anti-reservation” and cannot but toe the line of RSS which is “like its Supreme Court”.

Releasing the joint list of JD (U), RJD and Congress



candidates of the grand alliance, he said it represents all sections of society with 16 per cent from general category, 55 per cent backwards, 15 per cent SCs/STs and 14 per cent from the minority community.

Mr. Kumar claimed the coalition stood united as there were no differences unlike in the NDA and said the people of Bihar will give a befitting reply to the BJP as they were watching its “divisive” politics.