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JD(U) looks to get seat advantage over BJP
Hindustan Times
|September 11, 2025
THE SEAT-SHARING FORMULA, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN BROADLY DECIDED, IS SET TO BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE END OF SEPTEMBER
PATNA: The two main constituents of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party, are likely to fight slightly over 100 seats each in the assembly elections scheduled later this year, with the former pushing to get a symbolic advantage of even a seat or two to underscore that chief minister Nitish Kumar will remain in charge, senior NDA leaders aware of developments said on Wednesday.
Bihar has 243 seats, of which the NDA holds 131 and the Opposition holds III.
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is likely to get around 20 seats, the leaders cited above said.
This story is from the September 11, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times.
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