Overview

• State BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal said seat-sharing in the NDA has been resolved, with a formal announcement expected and the party’s Central Election Committee slated to clear candidates in Delhi.
• Reports from party forums indicate BJP core group and CEC meetings with top leadership are scheduled over the weekend, with initial candidate lists likely by October 13.
• Talks between the RJD and Congress are yet to conclude due to disputes over Baisi, Bahadurganj, Raniganj, Kahalgaon and Saharsa, keeping the INDIA bloc’s formula unsettled.
• LJP (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan signalled flexibility after fresh talks with BJP’s Nityanand Rai, calling discussions positive, while HAM’s Jitan Ram Manjhi also voiced support for a joint formula.
• The Election Commission reiterated curbs on AI-driven deepfakes ahead of the two-phase polls on November 6 and 11, as Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj released an initial 51-candidate list.