Saralnama6 days into nominations, JDU has changed its candidate for the Amour assembly seat in Bihar's Purnia district. Saba Zafar will now be the NDA candidate instead of Sabir Ali., Food Minister Leshi Singh held a press conference with Zafar and Ali. Ali, a former Rajya Sabha MP, was expelled from JDU 11 years ago for praising PM Modi. He later joined BJP but was removed over alleged links with a terrorist. In 2015, BJP reinstated him as general secretary of its minority cell. Zafar had finished second in the 2020 assembly election from Amour. (Updated 19 Oct 2025, 14:56 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- 6 days into nominations, JDU has changed its candidate for the Amour assembly seat in Bihar's Purnia district
- Saba Zafar will now be the NDA candidate instead of Sabir Ali
- On 11 March, Food Minister Leshi Singh held a press conference with Zafar and Ali