After prolonged suspense, the NDA's seat distribution in Bihar has reached a consensus. Sources confirm that Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM is allocated one seat, Upendra Kushwaha's RLM to contest from another, and an agreement reached to give one seat in Samastipur to Pashupati Paras and four, including Hajipur, to Chirag Paswan. Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) is set to run in 16 constituencies. A meeting was held today at BJP President JP Nadda's residence where Chirag Paswan and Mangal Pandey joined him to finalize the seat-sharing deal.
A hitch over the Hajipur seat
Sources indicate BJP's preference to allocate the Hajipur seat to Chirag Paswan. However, Pashupati Paras, the current MP from Hajipur, has been insistent on contesting the election from this seat. Tensions rose between the uncle-nephew duo (Pashupati Paras and Chirag Paswan) over the claim.
The Final Stroke in Bihar's Seat Allocation: Chirag's Statement
Through a post on platform X, Chirag Paswan declared the NDA, as a member, has finalized seat-sharing for the upcoming general elections after a meeting with JP Nadda. The details will be announced at an appropriate time.
What did Chirag say about Uncle Pashupati?
Chirag remarked that the seat-sharing equation within the NDA is set, confidently predicting an alliance victory across 400 seats nationally. He quipped about his uncle Pashupati Paras' role in the coalition, saying the announcement of seats would be made when the time is right.
Source: aajtak
Bihar boasts 40 parliamentary constituencies. In the 2019 elections, the NDA triumphed in 39 seats. The BJP won 17, JD(U) secured 16, and the unsplit LJP saw six victorious candidates.
