Patna: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) finalized its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections after days of intense negotiations and vowed to keep the Opposition-led Mahagathbandhan at bay in state’s political circles.

As per the agreed formula, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) [JDU] will contest 101 seats each, while the remaining 41 seats have been allocated to the NDA’s smaller allies. Among them, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) led by Chirag Paswan will contest 29 seats, while the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) headed by Jitan Ram Manjhi and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) led by Upendra Kushwaha will contest six seats each.

With the seat distribution finalized, the selection of candidates is expected to be announced

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