Patna, Sept. 28 -- union Minister and BJP's Bihar in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan today calledon Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, signaling that negotiations are being fast-tracked to finalise the alliance's seat distribution formula.

Accompanied by the Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, Pradhan met Kumar at One Anne Marg. JD(U) working president and MP Sanjay Jha was also present during the meeting.

Party insiders said the discussion is learnt to have taken place regarding election preparedness and joint campaign strategy. This meeting believes to mark the beginning of concrete discussions on seat-sharing.

While the BJP is focusing on organisational expansion and bringing new faces into the electoral fray, the JD(U) is banking on Nitish K...