Bihar polls: BJP spares 11 seats to associate partner VIP from its quota

Vikassheel Insaan Party, floated a couple of years ago by former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni, was with the opposition Grand Alliance till last week

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar interacts with ticket seekers at party office ahead of Bihar Assembly Election.

Press Trust of India Patna

2 min read Last Updated : Oct 07 2020 | 11:44 PM IST

The BJP on Wednesday allocated 11 seats to associate partner Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) from its quota of 121 seats in Bihar assembly polls.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had announced at a joint press conference Tuesday that while JD(U) will spare some seats to Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) of former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi from its share of 122 seats and the BJP will accommodate VIP from its quota of 121 seats in the 243-member assembly.JD(U) has provided seven seats to HAM.

The seat distribution to VIP was announced by Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, Bihar unit president Sanjay Jaiswal,

Topics : Bihar Elections Janata Dal (United) Nitish Kumar Sushil Modi Rashtriya Janata Dal Tejaswi Yadav LJP Chirag Paswan