Overview
- NDA legislature parties meet Wednesday to elect leaders and submit letters of support before the swearing‑in at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah and other senior NDA leaders are expected at the ceremony, with security and venue preparations underway.
- Portfolio bargaining includes a reported formula of roughly one minister for every six MLAs, with about 15–16 berths for the BJP, around 14 for JD(U), and smaller shares for LJP(RV), HAM and RLM under the 36‑member cap.
- The BJP and JD(U) are discussing control of key portfolios such as home and education, and both sides are vying for the Speaker’s chair, which party sources say could go to the BJP.
- After conceding defeat, Jan Suraaj’s Prashant Kishor alleged pre‑poll cash transfers under a women’s scheme influenced voting and said he would quit politics if Rs 2 lakh is delivered to 1.5 crore women within six months, as RJD grappled with internal family disputes post‑loss.