India, Oct. 12 -- Reflecting a change in political equations within Bihar's ruling alliance, the JDU and BJP have decided to contest an equal number of seats in the 2025 election. The math is impacted majorly by the entry of Chirag Paswan's LJP(RV).

Here's the math of the 243 seats as divided among NDA constituents, shared on X by JDU working national chief Sanjay Kumar Jha:

Janata Dal (United) or JDU: 101

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 101

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) or LJP(RV): 29

Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM): 6

Hindustani Awam Party (Secular) or HAM(S): 6

"Leaders and workers of all NDA parties welcome this with joy and are united to make Nitish Kumar the chief minister again with a massive majority," Sanjay Kumar Jha wrote in ...