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NDA announces seat sharing for Bihar assembly polls; BJP, JD-U allotted 101 seats each

Patna, Oct 12 (UNI) The NDA today announced seat sharing among its constituents for the Bihar assembly elections, with the BJP and JD(U) being allotted 101 seats each while the rest of the seats were given to its other allies to contest for the 243-member state assembly.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary made the announcement through a post on his social media account X.
As per then seat sharing, besides the BJP and JD(U) who will contest 101 seats each, the LJP will contest 29 seats.
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