NDA Seat-Sharing In Bihar: BJP Likely To Get Up To 22 Seats, JD(U) At Least 12 For Lok Sabha Polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, which rules the centre, is likely to get a major share in the state with 20-22 seats out of the total 40 seats.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Nitish Kumar during his visit to Bihar.

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With just few weeks remaining for the crucial Lok Sabha Elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has likely arrived at an agreement over the seat-sharing, sources told ABP News on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, which rules the centre, is likely to get a major share in the state with 20-22 seats out of the total 40 seats.

While the JD(U) led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to contest on 12-14 seats. The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which has two factions led by late Ram Vilas Paswan's brother Pashupati Paras and his son Chirag Paswan respectively, will get 4 seats in the state.

However, it is yet to be decided whether the two LJP factions will get an equal share or one of the factions will get the greater number. Chirag Paswan, who is the leader of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), will meet BJP President JP Nadda today on the seat-sharing.

Other NDA allies including Upendra Kushwaha of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party will get one seat and Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha will also get one seat. 

The BJP which released the first list of 195 candidates on Sunday is yet to announce its list for Bihar. The saffron party is scheduled to release its second list anytime this week.

Amid the seat-sharing talks, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday left for a nearly week-long vacation to UK with former cabinet colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha.

There were speculations that Nitish will meet the BJP top brass only next week on seat-sharing when he returns back from abroad.

In the last Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-led NDA alliance won 39 of the 40 seats in the state. The BJP won 17 seats, while the JD(U) got 16 seats and LJP 6.

The Congress managed to get only one seat in the state, while the RJD which was till recently part of Nitish's government couldn't get any seats in the state. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, took a tour of Bihar twice in a week, where he inaugurated several projects and lashed out the at the opposition parties including Congress and the RJD.

(With inputs from Niraj Pandey)