BJP Announces Candidates for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Elections
The BJP has finalized its candidates for the upcoming Legislative Council elections in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, set for October 2026.
New Delhi, September 29 (Daily Kiran) : The Bharatiya Janata Party’s central election committee has confirmed its candidates for the Legislative Council elections in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, scheduled for October 2026. A press release detailing the nominees has been issued.
In Bihar, Nawal Kishore Yadav will contest from the Patna Teacher constituency. Dr. N.K. Yadav has been selected for the Kosi Graduate constituency, while Sarvesh Kumar will run for the Darbhanga Graduate seat. Narendra Prasad Singh is the candidate for the Tirhut Teacher constituency.
In Uttar Pradesh, candidates have been finalized for six seats. Kedar Nath Singh will represent the Varanasi Graduate seat, and Dinesh Goyal has secured the ticket for the Meerut Graduate seat. Ashok Kumar Rathore will contest from the Allahabad-Jhansi Graduate constituency.
Dr. Pramod Mishra has been announced as the candidate for the Varanasi Teacher seat. The party has nominated Engineer Hari Kishore Tiwari for the Agra Teacher seat, and Dhruv Tripathi will again contest from the Gorakhpur-Faizabad Teacher constituency.
The BJP’s central election committee has approved all these names. These elections are crucial as they allow graduate and teacher voters to elect their representatives in the Legislative Council.
According to the election commission’s schedule, the last date for nominations is October 6. Verification of nomination papers will take place on October 7, and candidates can withdraw their nominations until October 9. Voting is set for October 23, from 8 AM to 4 PM, with vote counting scheduled for October 27. The entire election process is expected to conclude by October 31.
