The Congress has fielded Shashant Shekhar, an IIT-IIM graduate, from the Patna Sahib seat. A civil engineer from IIT Delhi (2014) and a management graduate from IIM Calcutta (2017), he began his career in Bengaluru before joining Samsung’s innovation labs. He later worked with political consultancy firms like I-PAC and Inclusive Minds before taking the plunge into politics. He is pitted against Ratnesh Kushwaha of the BJP who is also contesting for the first time from the seat.
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