Lok Sabha elections: BJP to contest 17 seats in Bihar, JD (U) in the fray from 16 constituencies
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will fight from five seats, while the Hindustani Awam Morcha and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha will contest one seat each.
The Bharatiya Janata Party will contest 17 out of the 40 seats Lok Sabha seats in Bihar and the Janata Dal (United), its biggest ally in the state, is set to fight from 16 seats in the upcoming elections, the National Democratic Alliance announced on Monday.
It also said that the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) led by Chirag Paswan will fight from five seats, and the Hindustani Awam Morcha and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha will contest one seat each.
The announcement on the seat-sharing arrangement was made by BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, along with Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, Janata Dal (United) General Secretary Sanjay Jha, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Raju Tiwari and Hindustani Awam Morcha leader Rajneesh Kumar at the BJP’s headquarters in New Delhi.
BJP National General Secretary Shri @TawdeVinod addresses Bihar NDA press conference at party headquarters in New Delhi. https://t.co/iNur6Crqjg— BJP (@BJP4India) March 18, 2024
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, the Election Commission announced on Saturday. The results will be announced on June 4.
The elections in Bihar will be conducted in seven phases.
On Monday, Tawde also said that the BJP would fight from West Champaran, East Champaran, Aurangabad, Madhubani, Araria, Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Maharajganj, Saran,...
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