Congress to announce Bihar poll candidates soon, says AICC in-charge Krishna Allavaru after CEC meeting

"We will soon announce the names of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections... Our priority seats got cleared in the CEC meeting. There is clarity in the Mahagathbandhan," said Krishna Allavaru on Tuesday.

Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Ram also said, "...We will soon announce the names of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections..."

In addition to this, Bihar Congress CLP leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan says, "...We are going to Patna tomorrow. After deliberating on priority seats and considering the social dynamics, we will be heading to Patna tomorrow."

Adding further, he stated, "We are working on the election campaign with our alliance partners. So, we are going to Patna over those seats. The discussions are almost done. Things will go ahead after that."

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, on Tuesday, chaired the meeting to finalise the list of candidates for the Bihar Assembly polls. The Congress, a key constituent of the Mahagathbandhan alliance, is still holding talks with allies to finalise seat distribution.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal were among the senior leaders who attended the meeting.

Polling for Bihar's 243 Assembly seats will be held in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with counting scheduled for November 14.

Political parties have intensified preparations for the elections, with campaigning expected to pick up momentum in the coming days. The last date for filing nominations for the first phase is October 17. (ANI)