NDA seat-sharing deal in Bihar: How many seats each party is contesting?

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar stock  a airy  infinitesimal   during a nationalist   gathering  successful  Purnea.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar stock a airy infinitesimal during a nationalist gathering successful Purnea. | Photo Credit: ANI

Bihar, a State with important shifts successful its governmental landscape, is acceptable for the Assembly elections, which volition beryllium held successful 2 phases connected November 6 and 11. The State volition witnesser different choky conflict successful 243 constituencies, without immoderate large confederation projecting a main ministerial campaigner truthful far. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is again locking horns with the absorption Mahagathbandhan. The results volition beryllium announced connected November 14.

According to the spot sharing arrangement, the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) volition each contention 101 seats, marking the archetypal clip since 2005 that the 2 parties volition contention connected an adjacent footing. The different NDA allies - Chirag Paswan-led LJP(RV) volition contention successful 29 seats, and the Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) and erstwhile CM Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), person been allotted six seats each.

In 2020, the JD(U) contested 115 seats, the BJP 110, HAM(S) seven, and the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), led by Mukesh Sahani, contested 11 arsenic portion of the NDA. Meanwhile, Chirag Paswan’s enactment chose to spell solo, fielding candidates successful 135 constituencies.

NDA allies20252020
JD(U)101115
BJP101110
LJP(RV)29-
RLM6-
HAM(S)67
VIPWith Mahagathbandhan11

Nitish Kumar’s enactment has mostly contested much seats than the BJP, but the 2025 spot woody is simply a determination towards parity wrong the alliance.

Published - October 22, 2025 03:06 p.m. IST

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