In its first list for Bihar, the Congress party on April 2 announced names of three candidates from the Kishanganj, Katihar, and Bhagalpur Lok Sabha seats. Under the mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) seat sharing arrangement in the State, of a total 40 Parliamentary seats, Congress will contest on nine while alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal on 26 and three Left parties on five seats.
On the Kishanganj seat, the Congress has named Mohammad Jawed while senior party leader Tariq Anwar will contest from the Katihar seat and from the Bhagalpur seat, party MLA Ajeet Sharma has been named. Under the mahagathbandhan coalition, the Congress in Bihar is contesting on nine seats: Kishanganj, Katihar, Bhagalpur, West Champaran, Samastipur (reserved), Muzaffarpur, Sasaram (reserved), Maharajganj, and Patna Sahib.
From the Kishanganj seat, party has repeated its sitting MP Mohammad Jawed who was the lone winner from mahagathbandhan block in the 2019 Lok Sabha election as the remaining 39 seats had gone to the National Democratic Allaince kitty. The Congress candidate from Kishanganj will be pitted against Mujahid Alam of the Janata Dal (United) as an NDA candidate. Kishanganj will vote in the second phase on April 26.
