NDA Finalises Bihar Assembly Election Seat-Sharing 2025: BJP, JDU, Allies Allocated Seats

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has finalized its seat-sharing arrangement for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. According to BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) (JDU) will each contest 101 seats out of the total 243, while the remaining 41 seats will be allocated among the alliance's smaller partners, including Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM).

Key Highlights of the NDA Seat-Sharing Deal

BJP and JDU: 101 seats each

• Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas): 26 seats
• Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM): 8 seats
• Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM): 7 seats

The seat-sharing agreement comes after several rounds of discussions among senior leaders of the BJP, JDU, and their allies. Dharmendra Pradhan publicly confirmed the arrangement, emphasizing the alliance's unified approach ahead of the upcoming elections. While the INDIA alliance continues to face internal rifts over seat-sharing.

This finalization underscores the NDA's strategy to maintain parity between its two largest partners while ensuring a clear division of seats for smaller allies, strengthening the coalition's position in the November 2025 polls.