Bihar Polls: BJP's High-Stakes Huddle Amidst NDA Seat-Sharing Tug-of-War

This special report focuses on the upcoming Bihar state elections as top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party President J.P. Nadda, convene a crucial core group meeting. The discussion centres on the complex seat-sharing arrangement within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), where allies like the Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) are also eyeing key constituencies. The meeting, attended by figures such as Dharmendra Pradhan, Vinod Tawde, and Bihar's Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha, will scrutinise and finalise the list of candidates. The BJP acknowledges that to accommodate its allies, it may have to concede some seats it has previously contested.