Kanhaiya Kumar named CPI candidate from Begusarai seat
Patna, March 24, 2019: Firebrand youth leader and former president of JNU Students Union (JNUSU), Kanhaiya Kumar is the candidate of the Communist Party of India (CPI) from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.
He will face BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh in his maiden electoral contest from this seat known as the stronghold of the CPI..
Kanhaiya Kumar had hit the headlines after he was booked in a sedition case during his tenure as the president of the JNUSU.
His candidature was announced after decision taken in the state executive committee of the CPI.
The CPI is not part of the opposition alliance of Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) led by its supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav.