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NDA Seat-Sharing Hits Snag as LJP(RV) Pushes for 36–40 Seats and HAM Insists on 15

Hard bargaining by smaller allies is holding up the NDA’s final seat allocations.

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Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj Party, Bihar Assembly Election
Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge with leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

Overview

  • Chirag Paswan convened an emergency LJP (RV) meeting in Patna as his party pressed for 36–40 seats, with reports saying the BJP has offered roughly 22–25, even as he publicly denied any rift in the alliance.
  • HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi publicly demanded 15 seats, signalling his party could sit out the contest yet still support the NDA, citing the need for recognised-party status after winning 8–9 seats.
  • BJP and JD(U) leaders are preparing candidate panels, with sources indicating a framework under discussion that gives each major partner around 100 seats and places LJP (RV) in the 20s and HAM near 10, though no deal is final.
  • The Opposition bloc moved its process forward as Congress cleared 25 candidates in traditional strongholds, with Left leaders saying seat-sharing talks are close to completion.
  • Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj plans to field candidates in all 243 constituencies, faces reports of internal strains over candidate-suggestion forms and worker clashes, and is viewed by some analysts as a possible spoiler in a close race; polling will be held November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14.