The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders of Bihar on Sunday announce the seat-sharing in the state for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
According to the NDA seat-sharing formula, the BJP and the JD(U) will contest 17 seats each, while the remaining six would be fought by the LJP.
As per the list, LJP will fight on six seats which constitutes of – Hajipur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Jamui, Nawada and Khagadia.
The formula of seat-sharing was announced a few months ago in Delhi by BJP president Amit Shah, JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar, and LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan.
Bihar will see polling in seven phases. The dates of polling in Bihar are April 11, 18, 23, 29 and May 6, 12 and 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won only four seats and the Congress won two. The JD(U), which contested separately, won two seats.
