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We are shocked with the allocation of seats for Bihar polls : LJP

by IBNS 14 Sep 2015, 08:21 pm

Patna, Sept 15 (IBNS) Expressing displeasure over the number of seats the Lok Janshakti Party has been given by the BJP for the Bihar assembly polls, party leader Chirag Paswan has said "We are shocked by allocation of seats."

His comment came a day after  the allies of the National Democratic Alliance held a joint press conference announcing the seat sharing for the Bihar elections. , sources say that Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan is upset with the seat sharing deal.


After several rounds of hectic discussions, party president Amit Shah had announced that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be fighting the polls on 160 seats, while the allies have been given 83 seats.

Under the agreement, LJP will be fighting on 40 seats, Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) will be fighting on 23 seats and Jitan Ram Manjhi's party Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) will be contesting for 20 seats.