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NDA to Unveil Bihar Seat-Sharing on Sunday as RJD Draws JD(U) Defectors

The high-profile switches underscore shifting caste calculations that parties must account for in final ticket choices.

Bhojpuri Star Pawan Singh Ahead of Bihar Assembly Polls
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Overview

  • BJP Bihar chief Dilip Jaiswal said the central leadership will announce the NDA seat-sharing formula on October 12 at 11 a.m., with BJP candidate names to follow over the weekend.
  • Former JD(U) MP Santosh Kushwaha, ex-MLA Rahul Sharma, and JD(U) MP Girdhari Yadav’s son Chanakya Prakash Ranjan joined the RJD, alongside ex-LJP(RV) candidate Ajay Kushwaha.
  • Allies met BJP leaders in Delhi as talks continued with smaller partners; sources indicated JD(U) may contest around 101–102 seats with BJP one fewer, while LJP(RV) and HAM pressed their demands.
  • Nomination filing opened for Phase 1 covering 121 seats, with polling set for November 6 and 11 and counting on November 14 under the Election Commission’s schedule.
  • Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj has released 51 candidate names, BJP welcomed back ex-MP Ajay Nishad, and Bhojpuri singer and BJP leader Pawan Singh said he will not contest the assembly polls.