LJP Chief Chirag Paswan Announces Seat-sharing With BJP For LS Polls In Bihar

LJP chief Chirag Paswan said the division of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar among NDA parties has been decided and will soon be formally announced.

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Updated on: 13 March 2024 9:01 pm

LJP chief Chirag Paswan. (File photo) | Photo: PTI

Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Wednesday said his party has finalised a seat-sharing formula with the BJP over 40 seats in Bihar.

Paswan made the announcement after a meeting with BJP chief J P Nadda in New Delhi.

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"All my concerns have been addressed by the BJP. I am satisfied," he was quoted as having said by PTI.

He said the division of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar among NDA parties has been decided and will soon be formally announced.

Asked about the fate of the LJP faction led by his uncle Pashupati Paras, Chirag Paswan said, "It is not my concern".

“As a member of the NDA, today in a meeting with BJP national president J P Nadda ji, we have together finalised the seat sharing in Bihar for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls,” he said in a post on X.

“The same will be announced in due course,” he added.