Bihar polls: BJP, allies set to wrap up seat sharing talks today

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be contesting 170 of the 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

The remaining 73 seats will be distributed among other three partners -- Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of Ram Vilas Paswan, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party of Upendra Kushwaha and Hindustani Awam Morcha of former CM Jitam Ram Manjhi -- of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

A maximum of 40 seats was likely to go to LJP, followed by 20 seats to Rashtriya Lok Samta Party and 13 seats to Hindustani Awam Morcha.