Overview

• Paswan announced that he will personally contest the upcoming polls and that LJP(RV) will field candidates across all 243 constituencies, targeting an unreserved seat.
• He said his bid is intended to boost his party’s strike rate and reinforce the NDA without explicitly challenging incumbent chief minister Nitish Kumar.
• The BJP has not yet confirmed Nitish Kumar as its chief ministerial candidate, leaving alliance leadership unsettled ahead of seat-sharing talks.
• LJP(RV) remains a constituent of the BJP-led NDA alongside JD(U), and Paswan’s move is set to intensify negotiations over seat distribution.
• The Bihar Assembly elections are scheduled for October–November 2025 and could feature a three-way contest with RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav and Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party.