As Bihar gears up for the 2025 Assembly elections, sources say the BJP and JDU are preparing to contest an equal number of seats, with a total of 205 seats being divided between the two NDA partners. In some scenarios, one party may contest slightly more seats than the other.

The remaining 38 seats are likely to be distributed among smaller NDA allies — the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLM). Reports suggest the BJP has offered 25 seats to LJP chief Chirag Paswan, seven seats to HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi, and six seats to Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM.

Negotiations with Chirag Paswan are said to be ongoing, with the LJP leader seeking preferred constituencies for his party leaders. If Paswan’s share of seats increases, it may result i

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