Home Minister Amit Shah and CM Nitish Kumar met to discuss 2025 Bihar election plans. CM reportedly urged BJP to share seats with LJP amid Chirag Paswan’s demands.
Election in Bihar 2025: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has started the seat-sharing negotiations with a few months to go before the highly anticipated Bihar assembly election. According to sources, the Janata Dal United (JDU), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has suggested that it include 122 of the 243 seats in its quota. In the 2020 assembly election, the BJP had one seat less than the JDU, which had 122 seats. The alliance also includes Chirag Paswan’s LJP, which is allegedly vying for at least 40 seats, making seat sharing more difficult this time. For the NDA, the next election will be very important since the ruling alliance will want to replicate the state’s government.
Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met earlier on September 18 to talk over the election-related initiatives. During the crucial meeting, Chirag Paswan’s demands were also discussed; however, the chief minister allegedly requested that the BJP divide its seats with the LJP. During the interview, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary gave his assurance that important negotiations, including seat sharing, are nearing their conclusion.
Since Chirag Paswan promised to oust Nitish Kumar from his position as chief minister, the LJP ran an independent campaign in the most recent 2020 assembly election. Chirag did not criticize the saffron party, despite his campaign being fiercely anti-JDU. He even referred to himself as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Hanuman.” Despite the LJP’s failure to make an impression, Nitish’s party suffered a great deal because the JDU was only able to secure 43 seats.
Nonetheless, Chirag Paswan has re-joined the NDA and promised to back the Nitish Kumar-led administration. Other parties, like as Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Ahwam Morcha (HAM), are also requesting more seats than they did previously.