Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in charge of BJP’s campaign in the state, Sunday announced the NDA’s seat-sharing arrangement. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) will each contest 101 seats, while the Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will field candidates on 29 seats.

In a post on X as the meeting of the BJP’s Central Election Committee, which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders, started, Pradhan said Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha will field their candidates on six seats each.

This is the first assembly poll since Chief Minister Nitish Kumar led the NDA to end the 15-year reign of the RJD-led government

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