Patna: The dates of Bihar Assembly Election 2020 have been announced, after which political parties have started their preparations. On Sunday, the seat-sharing formula has been decided in the Nitish Kumar-led NDA. According to which the Janata Dal-United will contest 104 seats in the 243-seat assembly, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 100 seats.
The special thing is that Upendra Kushwaha has returned to the NDA. Even before this he was part of the grand alliance. This time his party RLSP will field candidates for 5 seats.
Chirag Paswan’s LJP will contest 30 seats. Apart from this, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party we will contest 4 seats. It is being told that this seat sharing formula of NDA is almost certain. Sources have expressed the possibility of shuffling of one or two seats in it.
Will Upendra Kushwaha fight in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat?
The by-election is going to be held in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat. Upendra Kushwaha can contest on this seat. Significantly, this seat is vacant after JDU MP Vaidyanath Prasad Mahato. Kushwaha’s party RLSP was also a part of the NDA earlier, but had joined the Grand Alliance before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Last night there was a long conversation between Upendra Kushwaha and Nitish Kumar. After which RLSP joined the NDA.
BJP’s new strategy to keep allies together!
On the other hand, Shiromani Akali Dal has given a shock to BJP by saying goodbye to NDA on Saturday. Now the BJP has come up with a new strategy to keep its allies engaged. The BJP has given him some seats of its own to convince Chirag Paswan in this election.
Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey joins JDU
Today, former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey has joined JDU. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has given him party membership at his residence. Let me tell you that after Pandey took voluntary retirement, the discussion about his joining JDU started. With this, he can be fielded in the assembly elections.
If sources are to be believed, JDU may contest Pandey for the assembly from either the Buxar Urban seat or any adjoining seat to increase his electoral penetration in Shahabad and his confidence in the people. It is also said that Sasaram, Buxar, Ara Lok Sabha seats in Shahabad are in the account of the BJP and JDU also wants to strengthen itself in this area.
Election in corona era
Significantly, this is the first election in this Corona period. This time, Bihar will have three phases in three phases and the results will be declared on 10 November. Voting for the first phase will take place on October 28, while the second phase will go to polls on November 3 and November 7 for the third phase.
