Lok Sabha Elections 2024: RJD gets 26 seats, Congress gets 9 in INDIA bloc's seat-sharing deal in Bihar
INDIA bloc parties in Bihar announced the seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections on March 29. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will contest 26 of the state's 40 Lok Sabha seats while the Congress will field candidates in nine seats. The Left parties will contest on five seats, as per the arrangement finalised.
The Congress won only one seat while the RJD and Left parties drew a blank in Bihar in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The NDA alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) 33 seats together. The remaining seats were won by undivided LJP.
Also Read : Delhi Police tightens security ahead of INDIA bloc protest today against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest | Top updates The BJP, JD-U and LJP are contesting the Lok Sabha polls together and have also finalised a seat-sharing arrangement in Bihar. The BJP will contest 17 seats and the JD-U on 16 seats. The Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will contest five seats.
The Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Aawam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) will contest one seat each. The Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will contest five seats. The seven-phase Lok Sabha Elections is begining on April 19.
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