Union Minister Pradhan stated that the seat-sharing discussions were held in a “cordial atmosphere” and all NDA allies were satisfied with the final arrangement.
The seat share agreement was announced by the ruling NDA .The BJP and JD(U) will each receive 101 seats, while the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) of union minister Chirag Paswan will compete for 29 seats in the 243-member Assembly. The Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) of Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) of former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha will each compete for six seats.
The agreement is the result of extensive negotiations in Delhi and Patna that included senior NDA leaders, such as BJP election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan, Vinod Tawde, and Nityanand Rai, as well as interactions with the leadership of LJP, RLM, and HAM. LJP chief Chirag Paswan, who had initially requested 40 seats, consented to a reduced allocation of 29 seats.
Union Minister and BJP’s Bihar election in-charge, Dharmendra Pradhan, made the announcement on the social media platform X.
हम एनडीए के साथियों ने सौहार्दपूर्ण वातावरण में सीटों का वितरण पूर्ण किया।
BJP – 101
JDU – 101
LJP (R) – 29
RLM – 06
HAM – 06एनडीए के सभी दलों के कार्यकर्ता और नेता इसका हर्षपूर्वक स्वागत करते हैं।
बिहार है तैयार,
फिर से एनडीए सरकार।#NDA4Bihar ✌️— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) October 12, 2025
This will be the first time since 2005 that the BJP and JD(U) will be contesting an equal number of seats. BJP contested 102 seats, while JD(U) contested 139 seats in the October-November 2005 Bihar Assembly polls. JD(U) and BJP each competed for 141 and 102 seats, respectively, in the 2010 Assembly election.
In 2015, JD(U) participated in Assembly elections alongside RJD and its allies. BJP competed for 110 seats, while JD(U) contested 115 in the 2020 Assembly polls. Both the BJP and JD(U) are eager to convey to the electorate that the alliance in Bihar is undisputed by resolving to participate in the polls in equal numbers this time. Chirag’s LJP (RV) ran independently in the 2020 election.
Chirag was a “significant gainer” in the current seat share agreement, as he ultimately secured 29 seats, despite the fact that the BJP had initially offered him 26 seats. The BJP has reportedly conceded some of its sitting districts to Chirag in order to meet his demands.
In the most recent Lok Sabha election, LJP (RV) achieved a 100% strike rate by winning all five seats it contested. Conversely, HAM, which had contested seven seats in the most recent Assembly election, was compelled to contend with six seats, despite its demand for fifteen.
Manjhi maintained that his party had no objection to receiving six seats. He stated that the NDA senior command made a decision in this regard. “We were allocated only one seat in Parliament; were we dissatisfied?” In the same vein, the senior command is responsible for the decision if we are only allocated six seats. We accept it…,” he stated.
Manjhi stated, “I am currently en route to Patna,” prior to the seat share agreement being announced. I have previously stated and will reiterate it today… I, Jitan Ram Manjhi, will remain in solidarity with the Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji until my final breath.
Sanjay Jha, the national working president of JD (U), commented on ‘X’, stating, “We, the NDA colleagues, have successfully distributed seats in a cordial manner.” 101 for JDU, 101 for BJP, 29 for LJP(R), 6 for RLM, and 6 for HAM. The leaders and worker companions of all NDA parties are overjoyed by this development and are resolute in their determination to ensure that CM Nitish is restored to power.
Kumar was reelected as the Chief Minister with an overwhelming majority. “Bihar is prepared; the NDA government is once again in power.” Chirag and RLM leader Kushwaha also announced the seat share agreement on social media, stating that it was reached in a friendly environment.
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In the interim, the opposition ‘Mahagathbandhan’ alliance in Bihar is expected to finalize its seat-sharing in the coming days and may declare its candidates, as well as a joint manifesto, this week.
According to authoritative sources, negotiations between the RJD and Congress are currently in progress. The leadership of the two parties may convene today , as RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi Yadav are currently in the national capital.
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Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “We must adjust some new partners in the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ and we must also adjust them in seat-sharing,” in reference to the delay in the seat-sharing announcement.
“We anticipate that all seats will be finalized and declared within the next two to three days,” he stated.
Ramesh responded, “Anything between half a century and a century,” when asked about the number of seats the Congress will contest this time.
The Congress won 19 of the 70 assembly seats in the most recent Bihar polls, while the RJD won 75 of the 144 seats in the 243-member Assembly.