As Bihar heads toward its high-stakes assembly polls in a few months, the contours of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seat-sharing formula are almost settled. Sources suggest that the BJP and Janata Dal (United) have reached a consensus, with a formal announcement expected soon.

According to the emerging formula, JD(U) is likely to contest on 102 seats, while the BJP will get 101. The arithmetic has been reached keeping in mind Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s insistence of “at least one more seat than BJP". Meanwhile, Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is expected to be allotted 20 seats, say sources. The distribution marks a slight recalibration from the 2020 assembly elections, when JD(U) had fielded candidates on 115 seats and BJP on 110. Smaller allies then—Jit

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