Patna: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) set to contest 101 seats each out of the total 243. The remaining seats have been allocated to smaller alliance partners, including Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM).

Under the pact, Chirag Paswan’s LJP-Ram Vilas has been given 29 seats, while Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM will contest six seats each.

LJP-RV may field candidates in Nitish’s hometown

Sources privy to the seat-sharing discussions revealed that Chirag Paswan’s party is likely to field candidates in key constituencies including Gaya, Fatuha, and Bakhtiyarpur, the birthplace of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, adding political weight to the party's list.

The full list of 29 seats LJP-RV is expected to contest includes:

Bakhri, Sahibpur Kamal, Tarapur, Rosra, Raja Pakar, Lalganj, Hayaghat, Gaighat, Ekma, Marhaura, Agiaon, Obra, Arwal, Gaya, Hisua, Fatuha, Danapur, Brahmpur, Rajgir, Kadwa, Sonbarsa, Balrampur, Govindpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Makhdoom, Kasba, Sugauli, and Morwa.

Seats for HAM and RLM

Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM is likely to field candidates in: Tekari, Kutumba, Atri, Imamganj, Sikandra and Barachatti.

Meanwhile, Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM is expected to contest from: Sasaram, Dinara, Ujiarpur, Mahua, Bajpatti and Madhubani.

Election dates:

The two-phase Bihar Assembly election will be held on:

November 6 – First phase (121 seats)

November 11 – Second phase (122 seats)

Counting of votes will take place on November 14

The NDA will face Mahagathbandhan, led by the RJD, in what is expected to be a high-stakes contest across the politically crucial state.

IANS inputs