On Tuesday, Nadda was present at the closed-door meeting in which preparations for the formation of the new government, including the allocation of ministerial portfolios, especially candidates for two key posts—Home Minister and the Speaker, were discussed.
Nitish Kumar is expected to take oath as Chief Minister for the tenth time, along with around 20 ministers from the five NDA allies. The remaining ministers are likely to be inducted during a cabinet expansion after the floor test.
The buzz is that along with key Cabinet posts, LJP’s Chirag Pawan is also negotiating for one deputy chief minister and sources indicate that there is also considerable pressure on the BJP to select those who will man the post from its side. In the outgoing councils of ministers, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were BJP's two deputies to JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar.
While social media has erupted over the video amid earlier widespread allegations with regard to the SIR exercise in Bihar ahead of the polls, the Patna district administration has denied any wrongdoing on the part of the MP or election staff deployed on duty during the first phase of the election.
The party’s state unit chief, Raju Tiwary, is fielded from Govindganj in East Champaran, while senior leader Hulas Pandey has been fielded from Brahampur in Buxar district.
Until a few weeks ago it was believed that the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar will see a direct contest between the NDA and the Grand Alliance, while Jan Suraaj Party and the AIMIM will make attempts to enhance their vote share in a few constituencies.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 has sparked a political debate that extends beyond its legislative framework, shaping electoral narratives and ideological positioning within the NDA alliance. While the ruling coalition’s allies have backed the bill, their approach highlights a careful political calibration ~ balancing legislative alignment with the BJP while preserving their outreach to Muslim communities.
While polling for the seventh and the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections is on Saturday, Lok Janshakti Party President Chirag Paswan visited the Ram Temple here to have a darshan of Ram Lalla and pray at Hanumangarhi temple.
In 2019, both the BJP and the JDU had contested on 17 seats each.
"It is not right to share the talks that took place with the BJP on a public platform but it is certain that Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will contest the Lok Sabha election from Hajipur," Chirag Paswan said.
