Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Dilip Jaiswal on Saturday clarified that the seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming elections will be announced jointly by the leaders of the five parties in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal said on Saturday that the Central leadership of the party will "sit together" and announce the "final seat" allocation for the two-phase Bihar assembly polls.
"Our national president has said that they are continuously discussing, and all our MPs and office-bearers have authorised our national president, and whatever decision they take will be final. Since there are elections, such meetings continue to occur during the election period. We have
BJP leaders arrived in Delhi on Friday ahead of the party's core committee meeting on Saturday, where they will finalise and discuss candidates for the upcoming two-phase Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled for November 6 and 11, with vote counting set for November 14.
Speaking to the media, Jaiswal said, "In Delhi, the BJP held a 3-day election committee meeting for seat sharing and a panel was formed for that. The BJP is a national party, and the central leadership selects candidates through the Central Election Committee, the Central Parliamentary Bo
Following Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi's cryptic post on X amid the seat-sharing talks in the NDA, Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Wednesday said that "all is well" in the alliance.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday inaugurated the first phase of the 3.6-km elevated stretch of the priority corridor of the Patna Metro rail project.
As Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will inaugurate the first phase of the Patna Metro from ISBT to Bhootnath, State BJP President Dilip Jaiswal hailed the project, saying that the people will be relieved of traffic jams.
Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal announced that the party's Election Committee held a three-hour review meeting at the BJP office, attended by all 18 members, including Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the election in-charge.
The party has also requested the poll body to conduct elections in only one or two phases, citing the disruption to institutions and the increasing expenditure to candidates and political parties.
Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar led a delegation to Bihar's Patna on Saturday, and reviewed poll preparations for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections.