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Bihar:Seat-sharing talks intensify across NDA, INDIA blocs
The Statesman Kolkata
|October 08, 2025
Following the announcement of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, political activity has intensified in the state with parties ~ from Congress, to the BJP and the JD(U) ~ looking to finalise the first list of candidates in the coming days so that the election campaign can begin on time.
A series of meetings on seat-sharing were held on Tuesday by the parties. JD(U) leaders and ministers arrived at CM Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna. Apart from the party supremo, senior leaders Vijay Choudhary and Sanjay Jha met colleagues to assess the ground situation. While the seat-sharing formula between the BJP & JD(U) is nearly finalised, managing coordination within the NDA remains a challenge. The BJP
This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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