{"id":19447,"date":"2025-10-20T15:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/chirag-eyes-bjp-turf-jdu-minister-loses-seat-why-ndas-bihar-candidate-list-is-stuck-exclusive-elections-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T15:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:35:16","slug":"chirag-eyes-bjp-turf-jdu-minister-loses-seat-why-ndas-bihar-candidate-list-is-stuck-exclusive-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/chirag-eyes-bjp-turf-jdu-minister-loses-seat-why-ndas-bihar-candidate-list-is-stuck-exclusive-elections-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Chirag Eyes BJP Turf, JDU Minister Loses Seat: Why NDA\u2019s Bihar Candidate List Is Stuck | Exclusive | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9634728\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 14, 2025, 12:13 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9634728\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3328738523 asubttl-schema\">The allies are caught in a fix over seats like Govindganj, Sonbarsha and Chainpur, and hectic parleys are on to break the stalemate<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgsky\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3328738523 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NDA constituent parties meet to discuss the Bihar elections, (PTI)\" title=\"NDA constituent parties meet to discuss the Bihar elections, (PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3328738523\"\/><\/p>\n<p>NDA constituent parties meet to discuss the Bihar elections, (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">The much-anticipated NDA press conference in Patna on Monday was quietly shelved after back-to-back parleys among alliance partners failed to resolve pending seat-sharing disputes. While HAM and RLSP continue to remain upset about the six seats each given to them, Monday night\u2019s hectic negotiations were to allay concerns of three major players\u2014BJP, JDU and LJP (RV)\u2014who have complaints about not the number of seats allotted to them but the specific seats themselves.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Sources told News18 that the first round of discussions took place at BJP leader Sanjay Jha\u2019s residence, followed by a late-night huddle at deputy CM Samrat Choudhary\u2019s bungalow, where frantic efforts were made to rejig a few contentious seats.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Sources privy to the discussion told News18 how disputes over seats have entangled the BJP, which was about to announce its candidate list on Monday but had to delay the plan.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><strong>1. Govindganj:<\/strong> Currently held by the BJP, the seat has become a flashpoint, with Chirag Paswan insisting it be allotted to his party, the LJP (Ram Vilas). Paswan, the source insists, wants the seat for his Bihar state president Raju Tiwari. Though LJP (RV) has already been given Govindpur, Paswan is adamant on swapping it for Govindganj.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><strong>2. Sonbarsha:<\/strong> The constituency, represented by JDU minister Ratnesh Sada, has been allotted to Paswan\u2019s LJP (RV) in the new formula, leaving Sada fuming and the JD(U) leadership scrambling to placate him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><strong>3. Chainpur:<\/strong> Another point of friction is Chainpur, which was earlier represented by minority affairs minister Jama Khan, who had joined JD(U) after contesting from BSP. The seat now falls in BJP\u2019s quota, which has sparked fresh unease within the ruling camp.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">These are some of the many unresolved differences that have cast a shadow over the NDA\u2019s Bihar seat-sharing announcement, with alliance managers working overtime to keep the coalition intact and prevent local-level dissent from spilling out publicly.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">But you ask Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal and he will tell you: \u201cAll is well&#8221;. \u201cDisagreement over seat-sharing was just an old story,&#8221; he added, claiming the entire bloc is together like a \u201crock&#8221;. Interestingly, the late-night huddle at Samrat Chowdhury\u2019s residence was called after Jaiswal\u2019s confident statement. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anindya Banerjee\" title=\"Anindya Banerjee\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anindya-banerjee-2023-11-d7d7a3f5495bf7808f56d527d20041ea.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/anindya-banerjee-27073.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Anindya Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anindya Banerjee, Associate Editor brings over fifteen years of journalistic courage to the forefront. With a keen focus on politics and policy, Anindya has garnered a wealth of experience, with deep throat in &#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anindya Banerjee, Associate Editor brings over fifteen years of journalistic courage to the forefront. 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