Bihar Polls Seat Sharing

The Mahagathbandhan, the opposition coalition in Bihar, on Friday announced that the RJD, its largest constituent, will contest 26, out of the state's 40 Lok Sabha seats.

Dismissing claims of tensions between his party and the Congress, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said an understanding over seat sharing for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar has been reached and an announcement in this regard will be made in Patna

The BJP announcement of seat sharing in Bihar has publicly cut out Pashupati Paras -- the estranged uncle of Chirag Paswan who controls a faction of the Lok Janshakti Party -- leaving him completely isolated.

The BJP and the Lok Janshakti Party have agreed a seat-share deal for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar, LJP boss Chirag Paswan said Wednesday evening.

The Congress on Saturday claimed that a less than "respectable" share of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar would affect not just the party, but the entire ruling Mahagathbandhan', including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U).

Delay in finalising seat sharing for the Bihar election adversely impacted the Mahagathbandhan's poll performance, senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar said today, asserting that the Congress must learn from it and complete alliance formalities well in advance for upcoming assembly polls.

One of the smaller parties in the opposition coalition in Bihar could not hide its resentment as the seat sharing arrangement for the upcoming assembly polls was announced on Saturday, walking out in the middle of the news conference and alleging they had been "cheated".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) and the BJP have reached a seat-sharing agreement in principle - with an almost even split - days before the October-November state election and the announcement is expected soon, sources told NDTV on Saturday.

The Grand Alliance in Bihar, which includes the state's main opposition parties, seems to have arrived at a consensus over seat sharing ahead of the three-phase state assembly elections on October 28, November 3 and 7.

Top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, held a meeting with Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Thursday to thrash out a seat-sharing arrangement with allies for the Bihar assembly polls.

BJP national president JP Nadda will meet with top party leaders from Bihar today over the strategy for the upcoming assembly elections and to discuss seat-sharing.

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Chirag Paswan has urged BJP president JP Nadda that the party should fight more seats than the Janata Dal (United) in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar coming in for criticism at a meeting of LJP leaders, including MPs, on Wednesday.

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) president Jitan Ram Manjhi today met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar amid speculations of his talks over seat sharing before joining the ruling NDA.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today sought to project an united face amid the war of words between his deputy Prashant Kishor and the BJP over the seat sharing for next year's assembly election in the state.

The BJP has launched a blistering attack on ally Janata Dal United's deputy chief and election strategist Prashant Kishor over his suggestion that his party must get a lion's share in seat distribution for next year's Bihar Assembly election, saying those who entered politics by running a company that "collects poll data and frames slogan" are hurt...

The Mahagathbandhan, the opposition coalition in Bihar, on Friday announced that the RJD, its largest constituent, will contest 26, out of the state's 40 Lok Sabha seats.

Dismissing claims of tensions between his party and the Congress, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said an understanding over seat sharing for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar has been reached and an announcement in this regard will be made in Patna

The BJP announcement of seat sharing in Bihar has publicly cut out Pashupati Paras -- the estranged uncle of Chirag Paswan who controls a faction of the Lok Janshakti Party -- leaving him completely isolated.

The BJP and the Lok Janshakti Party have agreed a seat-share deal for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar, LJP boss Chirag Paswan said Wednesday evening.

The Congress on Saturday claimed that a less than "respectable" share of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar would affect not just the party, but the entire ruling Mahagathbandhan', including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U).

Delay in finalising seat sharing for the Bihar election adversely impacted the Mahagathbandhan's poll performance, senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar said today, asserting that the Congress must learn from it and complete alliance formalities well in advance for upcoming assembly polls.

One of the smaller parties in the opposition coalition in Bihar could not hide its resentment as the seat sharing arrangement for the upcoming assembly polls was announced on Saturday, walking out in the middle of the news conference and alleging they had been "cheated".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) and the BJP have reached a seat-sharing agreement in principle - with an almost even split - days before the October-November state election and the announcement is expected soon, sources told NDTV on Saturday.

The Grand Alliance in Bihar, which includes the state's main opposition parties, seems to have arrived at a consensus over seat sharing ahead of the three-phase state assembly elections on October 28, November 3 and 7.

Top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, held a meeting with Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Thursday to thrash out a seat-sharing arrangement with allies for the Bihar assembly polls.

BJP national president JP Nadda will meet with top party leaders from Bihar today over the strategy for the upcoming assembly elections and to discuss seat-sharing.

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Chirag Paswan has urged BJP president JP Nadda that the party should fight more seats than the Janata Dal (United) in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar coming in for criticism at a meeting of LJP leaders, including MPs, on Wednesday.

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) president Jitan Ram Manjhi today met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar amid speculations of his talks over seat sharing before joining the ruling NDA.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today sought to project an united face amid the war of words between his deputy Prashant Kishor and the BJP over the seat sharing for next year's assembly election in the state.

The BJP has launched a blistering attack on ally Janata Dal United's deputy chief and election strategist Prashant Kishor over his suggestion that his party must get a lion's share in seat distribution for next year's Bihar Assembly election, saying those who entered politics by running a company that "collects poll data and frames slogan" are hurt...