Patna: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has finalised its seat-sharing deal in Bihar ahead of the 2025 assembly elections. Late on October 12, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) reached an agreement to contest an equal number of seats (101 each).

Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) or LJP(R) has been given 29 seats, while Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) will contest on six seats each.

This deal carries a clear political message. It reflects the NDA’s strategy for the Bihar contest. Here are five key takeaways from this seat-sharing arrangement:

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1. Seat Division Mirrors The 2024 Lok Sabha Pattern

This pact is apparently based on the

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