Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Tuesday that his party, Janata Dal (United), will participate in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections from 115 seats and the BJP will compete in 121 seats in a 243-member assembly.
At a press conference on October 6, the CM of Bihar said that as part of the seat allocation formula reached by the NDA partners, the JD (U) has received 122 seats, of which it will award seven seats to Jitan Ram Manjhi. Hindustan Awam Morcha.
“JD (U) has been allocated 122 seats. Under that quota, we give HAM 7 seats. BJP has 121 seats. Talks are ongoing, the BJP will allocate seats to the Vikassheel Insaan Party under its quota,” stated Kumar. to the press. get together.
BJP to allocate few seats to Vikassheel Insaan Party
Nitish Kumar also said that the BJP has been awarded 122 seats, of which the party will allocate some seats to the Vikassheel Insaan Party.
Nitish Kumar also said that there was no confusion between the NDA partners JD (U) and the BJP about the allocation of seats in the upcoming state elections. “A decision has been made on who will compete from where. No one in BJP or JD (U) has any confusion about anything,” Kumar added.
On the Lok Janshakti Party, Nitish Kumar said: “Ram Vilas Paswan is not well. We want him to recover. Did he come to Rajya Sabha without the help of JDU? How many seats do they have in Bihar Vidhan Sabha? Two. So, BJP- JD (U) gave RS a ticket What do we have to do with what someone says?
Taking advantage of Congress and the RJD, Kumar said: “There was no development. University professors weren’t even getting their salaries … but, now, we are asking for votes based on the work we have done.”
Meanwhile, in an apparent message to LJP ally Chirag Paswan, who recently said his party would contest the Bihar polls on its own and fight Nitish Kumar, the BJP said its alliance with JD (U) of Nitish Kumar in Bihar is “ unshakable ”.
Bihar Election Dates
The Election Commission of India had already announced the calendar for the Bihar Assembly elections in 2020. The vote will take place in three phases, the first on October 28, the second on November 3 and the third on November 7. of November. The counting of all votes will take place on November 10, the ECI said.
In the first phase, 71 seats will be covered. The date of the survey is October 28.
In the second phase, about 94 seats will be covered. The date of the survey is November 3.
And in the third phase, 78 places will be covered. The date of the survey is November 7.
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