Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal has landed the biggest chunk of 143 seats and will accommodate Mukesh Sahani's Vikassheel Insaan Party on 10-12 of them. Bihar's Opposition Grand Alliance, led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), on October 3 announced the seat-sharing deal for the forthcoming Assembly polls in the state. All rights reserved. Here click on the “Settings” tab of the Notification option. Announcing the poll schedule at a press conference here, Arora said the number of phases for 243-member Bihar assembly polls has been reduced keeping in mind security arrangements and festive season, among other factors. Also read: Owaisi’s AIMIM eats into ‘secular’ parties’ votes but not enough to help BJP win, data shows. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them. Once the Grand Alliance identifies the respective constituencies, a formal announcement will be made in the next couple of days. 51000: Will Upward Rally Sustain? Social distancing norms will need to be followed at public gatherings during the poll campaign. In 2015 elections, the BJP contested just 158 of the 243 seats, leaving the rest to its allies — Lok Janshakti Party, RLSP and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM). But the news media is in a crisis of its own. He was offered five, according to sources. A senior BJP leader said Kushwaha had approached them for eight seats. Click on the Menu icon of the browser, it opens up a list of options. The Bihar assembly elections would be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7. Twitter. ................................ Advertisement ................................ Bihar's Grand Alliance Close To Sealing Seat-Sharing Deal: Sources. Notably, the seat-sharing exercise gained momentum after RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s emissary Bhola Yadav returned to Patna from Ranchi on Thursday with his message on the distribution of seats among different partners, they said. The announcement was made at a press conference in the presence of leaders of the coalition. Similarly, in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the RJD contested just 19 of the 40 seats. Voting for the first phase on October 28 will cover 71 assembly constituencies, while the second-phase voting on November 3 will cover 94 seats. "Bihar assembly polls will be one of the biggest elections globally to be held during prevailing COVID-19 situation," Arora said. All rights reserved. Shortly after Bihar's opposition Grand Alliance announced that it had reached a seat-sharing deal for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni's Vikasheel Insan Party (VIP) quit the formation, saying he did not get "a respectable offer". On bypolls for one Lok Sabha seat and 64 assembly constituencies, Arora said the Election Commission will take a decision after a meeting on September 29 where issues raised by some states on timing of polls would be discussed and a press release should be issued subsequently the same evening. Use Code: INTERMILES, International flights on October 10: List of flights operated by Air India under Vande Bharat Mission, Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Odisha reports 2,697 new COVID-19 cases, 17 fatalities, Twitter announces changes ahead of US election, imposes more warnings, restrictions, it is ready to fight the elections on all 243 seats, Trump’s new rules hike H-1B wages by up to 47% in some regions, Harshad Mehta scam: 10 key points of the scam that jolted India in 1992, Big Story | RBI keeps rates unchanged, says growth is slowly returning back. or medium without express writtern permission of moneycontrol.com is prohibited. Right Now, I'm Medication-Free": Trump On Covid Treatment, RJD to contest in 143 seats, Congress in 70 constituencies: Sources, The Left parties have been given 28-30 seats, sources said, Grand Alliance plans to target ruling coalition over Covid crisis. According to the Election Commission, 7 lakh hand sanitisers, 46 lakh masks, 6 lakh PPE kits, 6.7 lakh face shields and 23 lakh pairs of hand gloves have been arranged for Bihar polls.