BJP leaders arrive in Delhi ahead of core committee meet on Bihar polls

Senior BJP leaders arrived in Delhi on Friday ahead of the party’s core committee meeting scheduled for Saturday, where the focus will be on finalising candidates and seat-sharing arrangements for the two-phase Bihar Assembly elections on November 6 and 11. Vote counting is set for November 14.

Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal dismissed rumours of friction within the NDA, particularly regarding Union Minister Chirag Paswan, emphasising that the alliance remains united and confident of securing a strong majority in the state.

Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi confirmed that the final seat-sharing decisions will be taken in Delhi. “All our leaders are attending the NDA meeting, and I’m going too,” he said. To a question on BJP chief JP Nadda's statement that the seat-sharing formula is nearly finalised, Manjhi said, “If the party chief says it’s final, then it must be. We’ll contest all seats allotted to us.”