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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formally announced the seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, several leaders of the alliance expressed confidence of winning and said the “Five Pandavas alliance” will once again form the government in the state.
The ruling NDA comprising five parties in Bihar on Sunday revealed its seat-sharing arrangement.
BJP and JDU are contesting on 101 seats each. Union minister Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has been allotted 29 seats, while Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) will contest six seats each in the 243-member assembly.
Speaking to reporters, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said, “The NDA has completely and successfully reached consensus, taking decisions in the best interest of the people of Bihar and it will be successful. We will form the government with an overwhelming majority.”
Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary also expressed confidence in the alliance’s prospects and said the decision on the candidates would be announced soon.
“The seat-sharing agreement has been finalized and the NDA is completely comfortable. Going forward, discussions will take place to decide which candidate and which party will contest and a decision on the candidates will be taken soon,” he told reporters.
Minister Nitin Nabin said that the unity of the alliance and taking timely decisions reflects its strong leadership.
“If the policy is right, the intentions are right and the leadership is capable, then decisions are taken at the right time,” Nabin told IANS.
BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal, while addressing the journalists, said that the formal discussion on the candidates will start from Sunday.
He said, “NDA has announced its seat sharing. I have been saying for a long time that we will fight the Bihar Assembly elections unitedly as ‘Five Pandav Alliance’. We have announced the seat sharing and today we will start the formal discussion of the candidates.”
–IANS
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