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“Almost done”: Congress leader Akhilesh Singh on seat-sharing talks ahead of Bihar Polls
As the 2025 Bihar elections draw near, Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh has announced that the seat-sharing negotiations are entering their final stage, reports 24brussels.
Singh confirmed that an official announcement regarding the seat allocation is imminent. “The seat allocation is almost done, but at the last moment, some difficulties arise in all parties; these are there in the NDA as well and here too. Everything will be announced in 1-2 days,” he stated.
On the same day, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Shambhavi Chaudhary revealed that her party had convened a central parliamentary board meeting, chaired by party chief Chirag Paswan. She emphasized that discussions on seat-sharing are still ongoing, and the final decisions will be made by the party’s National President. “Today, there was a meeting of our central parliamentary board. This meeting was chaired by the national president, Chirag Paswan. All MPs and office-bearers of the party were present in it. A very positive and good discussion took place,” Chaudhary said.
Chirag Paswan, meanwhile, has remained tight-lipped about the details of the seat-sharing agreement, stating, “I have nothing to say now. All seat-sharing-related announcements will be made later,” as he was en route to further discussions.
This electoral battle is set to pit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), against the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) and the INDIA bloc, which is spearheaded by Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The INDIA bloc incorporates several parties, including Congress, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML), the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), and Mukesh Sahani’s Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP). Additionally, Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj has claimed ambitions for all 243 seats in the state.
Political parties in Bihar are intensifying their preparations for the upcoming assembly polls, conducting a series of meetings in Delhi and Patna to finalize seat distribution. The Election Commission has slated the Bihar Assembly elections for two phases on November 6 and November 11, with vote counting scheduled for November 14.