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NDA Seals Bihar Seat-Sharing: BJP and JD(U) Get 101 Each as Nitish Kumar Leads Alliance

The deal closes a tense bargaining phase to clear the path for candidate selection before the November polls.

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. | ANI
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Overview

  • Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the final formula: BJP 101, JD(U) 101, LJP(RV) 29, RLM 6, HAM 6.
  • JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha said the distribution was completed in a cordial atmosphere, a departure from 2020 when JD(U) contested more seats than the BJP.
  • Nitish Kumar was confirmed as the NDA’s chief ministerial face for the Bihar election.
  • HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi accepted six seats after seeking 15 and warned the allotment “may have repercussions,” while Chirag Paswan welcomed the pact.
  • JD(U) is moving to finalise candidates and may drop four sitting MLAs as the opposition INDIA bloc has yet to unveil its own formula; polling is on November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14.