Sharad Pawar's party - the NCP - today said it will contest the Bihar Assembly polls, and released a list of its 40 star campaigners for the elections.
The party in a statement said it will share details of its poll campaign in the state soon.
NCP president Sharad Pawar will be the party's key star campaigner for the polls, it said.
Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik, party MPs Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, Supriya Sule and Fauzia Khan are among the other star campaigners.
Elections for the 243-member Bihar Assembly will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7 and the counting of votes will take place on November 10.
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