AJSU announces first list for Lok Sabha polls, Niel Tirkey to contest from Khunti

The AJSU party on Thursday announced its first list, nominating four candidates for the coming general elections.

Former minister Niel Tirkey, who yesterday joined the party after quitting Congress, would contest from the Khunti seat, party vice president Praveen Prabhakar said here.

Loknath Mahto, who joined Ajsu last year after quitting the BJP, would contest from the Hazaribagh seat while Maulana Nazrul Hasmi would be fielded from Koderma and U C Mehta from Giridih seat, Prabhakar said.

He said the second list would be announced later.