Overview

• Alliance leaders announced the formula on Oct 12 after days of talks in Delhi and Patna involving senior BJP figures including Amit Shah and J.P. Nadda.
• BJP’s Central Election Committee has completed candidate selections, with the party’s first list expected on Monday.
• Parity between BJP and JD(U) marks a shift from 2020, when JD(U) contested more seats than its ally.
• Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM received six seats each and publicly signalled displeasure but remain in the NDA.
• The opposition Mahagathbandhan is still finalising its own seat-sharing as Bihar votes in two phases on Nov 6 and Nov 11, with counting on Nov 14.