Overview
- Senior BJP leaders met allies in New Delhi on Saturday and prepared a seat-sharing blueprint that covers key arrangements in Patna.
- Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal said all five NDA partners will unveil the formula together in New Delhi at 11 am on Sunday.
- The rollout was deferred after HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi objected to his party’s allotment, with reports saying he sought about 15 seats against a 7–8 offer, while RLM’s Upendra Kushwaha said talks were still incomplete.
- LJP (Ram Vilas) convened its central board and authorized Chirag Paswan to finalize candidates, as BJP sources cite his preference for JD(U)-held constituencies and indicate the party may get roughly 25–26 seats.
- The BJP Central Election Committee is scheduled to meet Sunday evening to finalize candidate names once the seat-sharing is settled.