Bihar NDA announces seat distribution for Lok Sabha polls; 5 sitting BJP MPs to make way for JD(U), LJP

Mar 17 (AZINS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders of Bihar on Sunday announced seat-sharing for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. The announcement was made during a press conference at the Janata Dal (United) office in Patna.

Bihar JD (U) chief Bashishtha Narayan Singh, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Pashupati Kumar Paras and Bihar BJP president Nityanand Rai addressed the presser where the three parties shared the name of the seats they will be contesting.

According to the arrangement, the BJP will contest on Patliputra, Patna Sahib, Arrah, East Champaran, West Champaran, Sheohar, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Maharajganj, Saran, Buxar, Sasaram, Begusarai, Araria, Aurangabad and Ujiyarpur parliamentary constituencies.

The JD (U), on the other hand, will test their fate in Purnia, Madhepura, Supaul, Kishanganj, Katihar, Siwan, Balmiki Nagar, Jhanjharpur, Sitamarhi, Gaya, Gopalganj, Munger, Banka, Bhagalpur, Nalanda , Karakat and Jahanabad Lok Sabha seats.

Lok Sabha seats of Hajipur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Jamui, Nawada and Khagadia have gone to the LJP kitty.

The formula of seat-sharing was announced a few months ago in Delhi by BJP president Amit Shah, JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar, and LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan.

According to the NDA seat-sharing formula, the BJP and the JD(U) will contest 17 seats each, while the remaining six would be fought by the LJP.

Bihar will see polling in seven phases. The dates of polling in Bihar are April 11, 18, 23, 29 and May 6, 12 and 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won only four seats and the Congress won two. The JD-U, which contested separately, won two seats. The BJP-led NDA won 31 seats, with the former's tally being 22.

List of seats:

    Patna: BJP
    Patliputra: BJP
    Ara: BJP
    Buxar: BJP
    Saran: BJP
    Maharajganj: BJP
    Purvi champaran: BJP
    Paschim champaran: BJP
    Darbhanga: BJP
    Muzaffarpur: BJP
    Begusarai: BJP
    Ujiarpur: BJP
    Madhubani: BJP
    Sasaram: BJP
    Araria: BJP
    Sheohar: BJP
    Aurangabad..BJP

    Hajipur: LJP
    Vaishali: LJP
    Samastipur: LJP
    Nawada: LJP
    Khagriya: LJP
    Jamui: LJP

    Nalanda: JDU
    Munger: JDU
    Bhagalpur: JDU
    Karakat: JDU
    Gaya: JDU
    Jehanabad: JDU
    Purnia: JDU
    Banka: JDU
    Kishanganj: JDU
    Supaul: JDU
    Katihar: JDU
    Valmiki Nagar..JDU
    Siwan: JDU
    Gopalganj: JDU
    Jhanjharpur: JDU
    Sitamarhi: JDU
    Madhepura: JDU