Lok Sabha Polls 2019: CPI fields Kanhaiya Kumar from Begusarai after snub by grand alliance

Kanhaiya Kumar was widely expected to be the opposition’s joint candidate from Begusarai, however, RJD and Congress, left out CPI while announcing their seat sharing formula.

Kanhaiya Kumar (File Photo| PTI)

Former JNU student’s union president, Kanhaiya Kumar, will contest on CPI's ticket from Begusarai

The CPI was snubbed by opposition alliance in Bihar while announcing the seat-sharing formula

Kanhaiya, a first-timer in electoral politics, will contest against BJP stalwart Giriraj Singh

New Delhi: The Communist Party of India, which was snubbed by the opposition-alliance in Bihar, is fielding former Jawaharlal Nehru University student’s union president, Kanhaiya Kumar, from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency. Kanhaiya Kumar was widely expected to be the opposition’s joint candidate from Begusarai, however, RJD and Congress, left out CPI while announcing their seat sharing formula. Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy of CPI announced that Kanhaiya Kumar will contest from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar as a joint candidate of the left parties. The left parties have slammed the opposition for excluding them in the seat-sharing formula. After being left out of the alliance by the RJD and Congress, the left parties decided to keep away from it. As of now the CPI has only cleared its candidate in Begusarai. It is expected to fight some other seats too. It is said that even though Congress was eager to give ticket to Kanhaiya, the RJD supremo Lalu Yadav was strongly against his candidature in the alliance. Begusarai is one such Lok Sabha seat where there is a strong and visible influence of the left parties. The nomination of Kanhaiya in Begusarai, marks his entry into the electoral politics. The decision of nominating Kumar was taken by the Left on Saturday. Kanhaiya , a first-timer in national politics, will be in contest with Union Minister of State and senior politician Giriraj Singh. Though Giriraj is said to be willing to contest from his current Lok Sabha seat Nawada, the party put him in fray in Begusarai considering the political atmosphere and the caste equation in the constituency. The RJD-Congress coalition is yet to announce a candidate in Begusarai.

Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, Communist Party of India: Former Jawaharlal Nehru University students union president, Kanhaiya Kumar will contest from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency. #Bihar pic.twitter.com/aXtnEPQBvX

— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2019

Published at : 24 Mar 2019 03:06 PM (IST)

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