Lok Sabha elections 2019: Key players in Bihar

  • | Monday | 25th March, 2019

Forty Lok Sabha seats are up for grabs across Bihar, with the elections being held in seven phases starting from April 11. Forty Lok Sabha seats are up for grabs across Bihar, with the elections being held in seven phases starting from April 11.In 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 22 seats in the state, while the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) had won six. The other seats went to Rashtriya Janata Dal (4), Janata Dal United (2), Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (3), Nationalist Congress Party (1) and Indian National Congress (2).Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) had lost its deposits in 23 out of the 38 seats in the last Lok Sabha elections. JD(U)'s symbol is Arrow whereas RJD's symbol is Lantern. Phase Voting date Phase 1 April 11 Phase 2 April 18 Phase 3 April 23 Phase 4 April 29 Phase 5 May 06 Phase 6 May 12 Phase 7 May 19Political parties Election symbol BJP Lotus Congress Hand Janata Dal (United)(JD(U)) Arrow Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)Lantern Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) HutRashtriya Lok Samata Party(RLSP) Fan Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) PhonePATNA: All the parties in Bihar are bracing up for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Phase Voting date Phase 1 April 11 Phase 2 April 18 Phase 3 April 23 Phase 4 April 29 Phase 5 May 06 Phase 6 May 12 Phase 7 May 19 Political parties Election symbol BJP Lotus Congress Hand Janata Dal (United)(JD(U)) Arrow Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Lantern Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Hut Rashtriya Lok Samata Party(RLSP) Fan Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) Phone PATNA: All the parties in Bihar are bracing up for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Forty Lok Sabha seats are up for grabs across Bihar, with the elections being held in seven phases starting from April 11.In 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 22 seats in the state, while the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) had won six. The other seats went to Rashtriya Janata Dal (4), Janata Dal United (2), Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (3), Nationalist Congress Party (1) and Indian National Congress (2).Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) had lost its deposits in 23 out of the 38 seats in the last Lok Sabha elections. The Congress, which was bolstered by a pre-poll alliance with the RJD and the NCP, lost nine out of the 11 seats it had contested but had to forgo deposits in a couple of seats.BJP will contest on its symbol of Lotus flower whereas Congress will be contesting on hand symbol. JD(U)'s symbol is Arrow whereas RJD's symbol is Lantern. LJP fights on Hut symbol and RLSP will fight on its symbol of Fan and HAM's symbol is Phone.This time, the opposition 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar on March 22 had announced its seat-sharing formula for the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state, with Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) set to contest on 20 seats, Congress on nine, Upendra Kushwahas's RSLP on five and Jitan Ram Manjhi-led HAM-S on three seats.All the parties in Bihar are bracing up for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Forty Lok Sabha seats are up for grabs across Bihar, with the elections being held in seven phases starting from April 11.

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