Bihar polls: BJP announces third list of 11 candidates

New Delhi, Sept. 20 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the third list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

The BJP had yesterday evening announced the second list of 99 candidates for the Bihar polls.

The names of the candidates were decided during the BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting held at the party headquarters yesterday.

The BJP, which is contesting on 160 seats in the elections, had earlier this week released the first list of 43 candidates.

Elections for the 243-member Bihar Assembly will be held in five phases between October 12 and November 5. Counting of votes will take place on November 8.

The term of the current Bihar Assembly comes to an end on November 29. (ANI)