<span style="color: #222222;">Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar led Janata Dal (United) has released the names of 30 candidates for Manipur Assembly elections.<br />''<br />''Among the JD (U) list are two sitting MLAs Kh. Joykishan from Thangmeiband and Md. Ushad Uddin from Jiribam. The former DGP of Manipur LM Khaute has also been included in the list and he is going to contest the upcoming polls from Churachandpur (ST) seat.<br />''<br />''Mrs Th. Brinda Devi, the daughter-in-law of former Chairman of UNLF, an insurgent group based in Manipur will fight the polls from Yaiskul on JD (U) ticket. Moreover, the list consists of former active members of BJP who resigned from the party after BJP announced its list of its candidates and joined JD (U) yesterday.<br />''<br />''Out of 30 candidates announced by JD (U) for Manipur polls this afternoon, nine candidates will fight the elections from the Assembly constituencies that fall under ST.</span>