LJP, RLSP rebuff rumours of discontent among NDA in BiharThe RLSP too asserted that there was "neither any fight nor any contradiction" within the NDA over seats.
BJP, JDU to contest equal number of seats in BiharThey said the exact number of seats each party will contest will be announced in “two-three days”. Bihar has 40 Lok Sabha seats.
Upendra Kushwaha may remain with NDAAccording to one seat-sharing formula model, BJP may contest 20 seats while allocating 12 seats to JDU, 6 to Ram Vilas Paswan-headed LJP an...
Bihar polls: 40 seats, 4 allies & the elusive formula for sharing of seatsIf RLSP leaves NDA, BJP will have to sacrifice two seats. But, there is a chance that JDU may seek more seats.
BJP may sacrifice a few Bihar seatsAlthough NDA partners prefer to remain silent over the possible formula, sources said BJP may sacrifice a few of its sitting seats to accom...
BJP's infighting on Bihar debacle, allies relievedBJP allies HAM, LJP and RLSP are watching the infighting within the BJP over the outcome of the Bihar polls with some relief.
Bihar decides 2015: Some key contestants in phase-II electionsIn 2010, JD(U) had won 18 seats, BJP 9, RJD 2, LJP 1 and independents 2. This time JD(U) and RJD are contesting 13 seats each and Congress ...
LJP 'agrees' with BJP MP R K Singh's concernLJP leader Chirag Paswan said Singh's allegations will not have any impact on the NDA's prospects in the state as he named 11 more party ca...
Despite rift with partners, Amit Shah and BJP unfazed while allies forced to toe its lineUpendra Kushwaha fielded a junior party functionary to remind the BJP of violation of "coalition dharma" for not consulting allies over the...
Bihar polls: Paswan's LJP smokes peace pipe after Amit Shah steps in douse seat-sharing fireWe were not angry but definitely there were concerns in the party. We were shocked. There is no smoke without fire,” Chirag Paswan said.
Bihar seat sharing: Sulking LJP calls truce, says no question of quitting NDAChirag son of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who had a midnight meeting with Amit Shah late last night to iron out the differences.
Bihar elections: BJP allies continue to haggle over seatsSources in NDA confided that BJP’s allies were jostling to garner maximum number of seats from the 83 BJP is ready to share with them.
Now, Jitan Manjhi's HAM(S) wants BJP to contest 122 seats in BiharThe LJP and RLSP state presidents had asked the BJP to contest 102 seats and allot the other 141 of the total 243 seats to its allies.
BJP may give away only 80 seats in Bihar to alliesThe BJP may not give away more than 70 to 80 assembly seats to its allies in Bihar though the latter are pitching their demands high, party...
Bihar polls: Allies press BJP on seat-sharingLJP vice-president Paswan urged Amit Shah to finalise the seat-sharing quickly, noting that the rival alliance of JD(U) and RJD had already...
Seat-sharing during assembly elections not as per Lok Sabha formula: Upendra Kushwaha"....it was agreed that formula for seat distribution during Lok Sabha elections will not apply at the time of seat distribution at time of...
RLSP declares Upendra Kushwaha as Bihar CM faceUpendra Kushwaha is the president of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party and a Union minister, and is a part of the National Democratic Alliance.