Four JMM candidates, including Jharkhand cabinet minister Mithilesh Kumar Thakur, filed nomination papers for upcoming Assembly elections before the party released official list of candidates. The other JMM leaders who filed nominations are Bhawanathpur candidate Anant Pratap Deo, Jugsalai MLA Mangal Kalindi and Potka (ST) MLA Sanjib Sardar. The state will go to polls on November 13 and 20.