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NDA Nears Bihar Seat-Sharing Deal as BJP Sets 160-Plus Goal and Forms 45-Member Campaign Team

Talks have converged on a 102:101 formula that gives JD(U) a slight edge with seats reserved for allies, with a formal announcement expected soon.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, during a public meeting in Gaya in Bihar on August 22.
Tejashwi Yadav attacked the top leadership of the ruling NDA, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar Yadav

Overview

  • After Dharmendra Pradhan met Nitish Kumar in Patna, leaders signaled consensus on JD(U) contesting about 102 seats and BJP 101, with roughly 22 for LJP(RV) and allocations to HAM and RLM still being finalised.
  • BJP named a 45-member Election Campaign Committee of senior central and state leaders to oversee operations across Bihar.
  • The party is also deploying 45 ‘pravasi netas’ from other states, assigning each to supervise six constituencies on the ground for several weeks.
  • Amit Shah publicly set a target of winning over 160 of 243 seats, as party sources indicate more than 18 sitting BJP MLAs may be dropped to counter local anti-incumbency.
  • A large JVC poll (Sept 1–25; 73,283 respondents) projects the NDA at 131–150 seats, even as the Mahagathbandhan reworks its own seat shares and Tejashwi Yadav attacks the state’s finances and welfare pledges.