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“In case it is not feasible, the seat-sharing should be done in 50:50 arrangements between BJP and JD (U). RLSP had won three seats in 2014 Lok Sabha election – Sitamarhi, Karakat and Jehanabad.JD (U) functionaries maintained that BJP should recognize the “key position” of Nitish’s party in the NDA. PATNA: New JD (U) entrant Prashant Kishor met BJP president Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday to hold another round of seat-sharing talks with the saffron party for next year’s Lok Sabha election. The 20:20 formula envisages 20 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar to BJP, 12 to JD (U), six to Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP and two to Upendra Kushwaha’s RLSP.JD (U) sources, however, said the party has asked the BJP to give it 17 seats. NDA sources said the BJP would offer one more seat to JD (U) in the event of Kushwaha quitting the NDA as he has an open offer from RJD as well..