The Congress fielded Akhauri Onkar Nath from Gaya Town instead of Mohan Shrivastava, who is facing charges of rape.Sources said Shrivastava's name was earlier cleared, but following objections by some senior leaders, he was dropped and replaced by another candidate.Tomorrow is the last date for filing of nominations for the first phase of Bihar assembly polls, which will be held on October 28.Bihar assembly elections will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and 7, while the results will be out on November 10.The Congress will be contesting on 70 seats as part of the RJD-led grand alliance in Bihar.INC COMMUNIQUE
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Important Notification regarding selection of Congress candidates for the ensuing first phase of elections to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar pic.twitter.com/navacXlWUx