A blueprint for the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) seat-sharing arrangements for Bihar's capital Patna was prepared on Saturday after a meeting of top BJP leaders in Delhi earlier today.
The blueprint is set to be revealed in the Sunday meeting, which includes various constituent leaders from the state, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP President J.P. Nadda.
Although a final consensus on seat-sharing has yet to be reached, the prepared blueprint indicates that the seating formula would be revealed on Sunday, a Jagran report said, citing unnamed sources.
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The sources added that the final seat formula is expected to be revealed after the Sunday meeting, after ironing out a few minor issues.
The BJP's Central Election Committee is also scheduled to meet that evening to finalise the names of candidates—the last hurdle for the NDA ahead of formally entering the electoral battle.
This follows disputes over seat allocation that have threatened the optics of the alliance. The new blueprint has reportedly settled differences of opinion put forth by Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader and former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha.
The report added that seat allocation for the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) was still an issue—not because of numbers, but because of Chirag Paswan's "preference" for certain seats, most of which are held by the Janata Dal (United), as per BJP sources.
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In terms of numbers, Paswan's party is expected to get around 25-26 seats, as opposed to his initial demand of 45 from the BJP and JD(U).
Sunday's meeting is expected to resolve the seat-sharing disputes between BJP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U), with the latter to remain the "elder brother" in the alliance. |
