The National Democratic Alliance has reached a broad agreement on seat-sharing ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, sources said. The first list of NDA candidates is expected to be released on October 13.

According to senior NDA sources, all constituent parties have agreed on the distribution of seats, and there are no disputes within the alliance.

Sources said the list will be a joint NDA announcement, to be released collectively by the BJP, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha, and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party.

This time, the JD(U) has entrusted the responsibility of finalising the seat-sharing arrangement to the BJP. The party has also been tasked with holding talks with other allies — Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, and Upendra Ku

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