NEW DELHI: Union minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan met Bihar chief minister. Nitish Kumar in Patna on Tuesday to congratulate him on the NDA’s decisive victory in meeting elections. The assembly stands out due to their political historical past and years of hypothesis over whether or not the 2 leaders may ever comfortably coexist in the identical alliance.Paswan, who referred to as on the CM at 1 Aney Marg, stated he had come “to increase congratulations and good needs” following the NDA crossing the 200-seat mark.
“I met the CM, congratulated him and prolonged him greatest needs. NDA registered a historic victory below the management of Nitish Kumar. So, a delegation of LJP(RV) met him and congratulated him. I’m delighted that the CM appreciated the position of each alliance associate within the NDA,” Chirag stated.“He supported the LJP(RV) candidate when he went to vote. In Alauli, the place I vote, I supported JD(U) candidate. This reveals that these had been deceptive relating to JD(U) and LJP(RV) had been simply setting false narrative…”,” he added.This comes after rift between the 2 events surfaced through the seat sharing deal inside NDA forward of Bihar polls.Throughout the run as much as the elections, Chirag had additionally criticized Nitish over deteriorating regulation and order scenario within the state.“I really feel ashamed that I’m supporting a authorities the place crime has turn into uncontrolled,” Chirag had stated.Apparently, this was the primary time when LJP(RV) and JD(U) had been contesting the meeting elections collectively below the umbrella of NDA.
From fierce rivals in 2020 to coexisting in NDA
In 2020 Bihar meeting elections, claiming himself as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Hanuman”, Chirag determined to go solo and fielded 135 candidates in fray — particularly harming JD(U) ballot prospects. LJP(RV)’s candidates acted as vote-cutters, contributing to JD(U)’s sharp decline from 71 seats in 2015 to only 43 in 2020, its lowest tally in years.Nevertheless, in 2025, LJP(RV) emerged as a key drive inside the NDA, successful 19 of the 29 seats it contested and serving to the alliance cross the 200-seat mark.Paswan stated his occasion selected from a “pool of 38 seats” supplied by the BJP, stressing “high quality over amount.” After a number of rounds of discussions with BJP and JD(U) leaders, LJP(RV) secured its place as the biggest junior ally. Different smaller allies acquired six seats every, displaying how negotiations tilted in Paswan’s favour.The NDA registered a historic landslide victory within the 2025 Bihar Elections, successful 202 of the 243 seats within the state; in the meantime, the Mahagathbandhan may solely safe 35 seats.NDA secured a three-fourths majority within the 243-member Home. That is the second time the NDA has crossed the 200 mark within the meeting polls. Within the 2010 polls, it had received 206 seats.Within the NDA, the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) received 89 seats, Janata Dal (United) received 85, Lok Janshakti Get together (Ram Vilas) (LJPRV) received 19, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAMS) received 5, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha received 4 seats.The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) received 25 seats, Indian Nationwide Congress 6, Communist Get together of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) – CPI(ML)(L) – two, Indian Inclusive Get together (IIP) – one, and Communist Get together of India (Marxist) – CPI(M) – one seat.All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) received 5 seats, and Bahujan Samaj Get together (BSP) bought one seat.The Bihar meeting elections had been carried out throughout two phases on November 6 and 11, respectively. Bihar recorded a historic 67.13% voter turnout, the very best since 1951, with ladies voters outpacing males (71.6% vs 62.8%).