Overview
- Election Commission sets voting for November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14, and final rolls list about 7.43 crore electors including roughly 14 lakh first‑time voters.
- BJP and JD(U) are moving toward an almost even division of seats—reported around 102 and 101 respectively—while final allocations remain under negotiation.
- Smaller NDA partners seek bigger shares, with LJP (Ram Vilas) pushing for around 30–35 seats, HAM signaling it wants at least 15, and RLM seeking 7–10 as senior BJP leaders hold talks in Delhi.
- Opposition seat bargaining continues, with the RJD eyeing about 130–140 seats, Congress weighing an offer near the mid‑50s, Left parties seeking more than they are being offered, and VIP signaling an announcement soon.
- Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj plans to publish its first candidate list on October 9 and he says he will contest, while unconfirmed reports suggest Chirag Paswan’s party has explored options outside the NDA.