Overview

• Sources indicate the BJP and JD(U) are likely to field roughly 100–105 candidates each out of 243 for the October–November Assembly elections.
• Alliance negotiators quoted in reports say LJP (RV) may be offered closer to 20 seats despite its push for 40.
• The remaining slots are expected to go to Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM(S) and Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM, with final counts subject to minor adjustments.
• The arithmetic could change if Mukesh Sahani’s VIP exits the RJD–Congress camp to join the NDA, a switch not confirmed by the parties.
• JD(U) is insisting on parity under Nitish Kumar’s leadership, citing LJP’s 2020 vote-splitting against it, while LJP points to its 2024 Lok Sabha sweep to argue for a bigger share.