LS polls: NDA announces seat sharing in Bihar

  • | Sunday | 17th March, 2019

PATNA: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday announced the seat sharing in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.According to the agreement, the JD (U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 17 seats each while the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will contest from six seats.The announcement was made by JD (U) state President Vashishtha Narayan Singh, BJP state President Nityanand Rai and LJP state President Pashupati Kumar Paras, during a press conference here.The JD (U) will contest from Valmiki Nagar, Sitamarhi, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Kishanganj , Katihar, Purnia, Madhepura , Gopalganj, Siwan, Bhagalpur, Banka, Munger, Nalanda, Karakat, Jahanabad and Gaya.The BJP will contest from Purvi Champaran, Paschim Champaran, Sheohar, Madhuvani, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Ujiarpur, Begusarai, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram Aurangabad, Arariya, Maharajganj.The LJP would contest from Vaishali, Hajipur, Samastipur, Khagaria, Jamui and Nawada.However, the name of candidates for all the 40 Lok Sabha seats will be announced in the next two to three days.

PATNA: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday announced the seat sharing in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.According to the agreement, the JD (U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 17 seats each while the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will contest from six seats.The announcement was made by JD (U) state President Vashishtha Narayan Singh, BJP state President Nityanand Rai and LJP state President Pashupati Kumar Paras, during a press conference here.The JD (U) will contest from Valmiki Nagar, Sitamarhi, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Kishanganj , Katihar, Purnia, Madhepura , Gopalganj, Siwan, Bhagalpur, Banka, Munger, Nalanda, Karakat, Jahanabad and Gaya.The BJP will contest from Purvi Champaran, Paschim Champaran, Sheohar, Madhuvani, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Ujiarpur, Begusarai, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram Aurangabad, Arariya, Maharajganj.The LJP would contest from Vaishali, Hajipur, Samastipur, Khagaria, Jamui and Nawada.However, the name of candidates for all the 40 Lok Sabha seats will be announced in the next two to three days.

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