The decision took place on 6 September 2025 (Saturday) in an important meeting held at the residence of opposition leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav.
Under this agreement, RLJP will be allotted seats with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, Left parties and other coalition partners like Developing Human Party (VIP). JMM will get seats from the part of RJD.
Apart from this, Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Ram told the interview to Hindustan Times that an important meeting on seat-sharing between parties involved in India alliance has been held in the "cordial atmosphere" and a consent has been reached.
Congress will take candidates on its winning seats
Rajesh Ram said, "Unlike the previous elections, the Congress and other parties will field candidates in their influence areas." He also emphasized that the success of Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikar Yatra has boosted the morale of the party, but clarified that it would not have to force other colleagues to compromise on the part of their seats.
Will India contest Bihar elections under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav?
According to sources in India (India) alliance, most of the seats have been adjusted and the final form can be given after another high-level meeting between RJD and Congress. VIP founder Mukesh Sahni said, "We are discussing every seat, and the conversation is going on smoothly. We have to contest elections under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav in the Grand Alliance. There is no dispute about the seats."
Which parties will contest elections in how many seats in 2025?
In the 2020 assembly elections, RJD contested 144 seats, Congress at 70, CPI (ML) Liberation on 19, CPI contested six and CPM on four. This time, RJD is expected to contest in 122–124 seats, Congress 58-62, 31-33 in Left parties, 20-22 of VIP, 5-7 of RLJP and 2-3 seats of JMM.
Why did RLJP involved in India alliance?
In 2020, RLJP was part of the BJP -led NDA and contested three seats, all of which he won. However, in the last Lok Sabha elections, it was separated from the NDA after BJP's Chirag Paswan's alliance with LJP (Ram Vilas) and bypassing RLJP. Similarly, VIP contested 11 seats under NDA and won four, but later most of its MLAs joined BJP.
JMM's big statement
JMM spokesperson Bablu Pandey said that his system in Bihar is similar to the Jharkhand model, where the party had shared its seats quota with the Congress. Congress and leftist leaders said that the meeting was fully focused on seat-sharing. The RJD, however, has proposed a visit on the lines of Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikar Yatra, which will start from Sasaram on 15 September and will cover the districts that were released earlier.
Will Yatra RJD campaign or combined attempt of alliance?
RJD spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav confirmed that plans were going on, but the details are still being finalized. Some India (India) coalition workers expressed uncertainty on whether the visit of Tejashwi Prasad Yadav would be mainly an RJD campaign or a joint effort with other colleagues. Rajesh Ram clarified that there was no discussion on the journey during the meeting and there is still time to decide its structure.
