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Hours after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) shared the seat allocation agreement between the parties in Bihar on Monday, March 18, reports emerged that gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan’s wife Lovely Mohan has joined the Janata Dal (United). .,
According to ANI report, on joining JDU, Lovely Mohan said, “…we have come to strengthen the party. Our aim is to win all 40 seats.”
As per the seat-sharing agreement announced by the NDA earlier in the day, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 17 of the total 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, while Nitish Kumar’s JDU will contest 16 seats.
Also read: NDA finalizes seat sharing in Bihar: BJP will contest on 17 seats; JDU got 16 seats, LJP got 5 seats
Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will field candidates in five Lok Sabha constituencies, and Jitan Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha will contest one seat each.
The NDA’s seat-sharing agreement in Bihar came days after the Election Commission of India announced the full schedule for the Lok Sabha elections. The general elections will be held in seven phases, starting from April 19 and ending on June 2. According to the fixed schedule, voting will be held in seven phases in Bihar. The results will be declared on June 4.
JDU broke ties with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to join hands with BJP and NDA in 2023. Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time on January 28, along with three BJP leaders who took oath as ministers.
Parties and their Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
1. BJP: West Champaran, East Champaran, Aurangabad, Madhubani, Araria, Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Maharajganj, Saran, Ujiarpur, Begusarai, Nawada, Patna Sahib, Patiliputra, Ara, Buxara and Sasaram.
2. JDU: Valmikinagar, Sitamarhi, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Kishanganj, Katiyar, Purnia, Madhepura, Gopalganj, Siwan, Bhagalpur, Banka, Munger, Nalanda, Jehanabad and Shivhar.
With agency input.
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Published: March 18, 2024, 07:11 PM IST
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