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According to ToI, BJP is likely to retain the post of Assembly Speaker. While JDU is also said to be interested in the Speaker's office, party insiders described it more as an expression of aspiration rather than a hard demand, as both allies work through the contours of the next government. Chirag Paswan's party, which has 19 MLAs and is seen as a crucial mobiliser of Dalit votes, is pressing for a deputy CM slot from its quota.
Allies BJP and Janata Dal (United) are resisting Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan's claim to the deputy chief minister's post in the new Bihar government scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday, ToI reported.
The parties held extensive internal consultations on Tuesday as negotiations continued over ministerial roles and the structure of the new National Democratic Alliance government in the state.
Sources told ToI that BJP is likely to retain the post of Assembly Speaker. While JDU is also said to be interested in the Speaker's office, party insiders described it more as an expression of aspiration rather than a hard demand, as both allies work through the contours of the next government. Chirag Paswan's party, which has 19 MLAs and is seen as a crucial mobiliser of Dalit votes, is pressing for a deputy CM slot from its quota.
In the outgoing administration, BJP held two deputy chief minister posts and is expected to retain them in the new setup. Speculation in political circles has pointed to Jamui MP Arun Bharti, who is Chirag Paswan's brother-in-law, as LJP(RV)'s preferred candidate for the position.
High-level consultations and shifting power balance
Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda held discussions with JDU working president Sanjay Jha and senior leader Lalan Singh as the alliance reviewed likely changes in the power arrangement.ToI noted that the new government will look different from the previous one due to JDU's strengthened numbers and the entry of two new allies, LJP(RV) and Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Morcha.
A senior NDA leader told ToI that differences were a natural part of finalising a government involving five parties but insisted there was “no dispute, just different points of view”.
Expanded House strength reshaping coalition dynamics
The NDA registered a comfortable victory, winning 202 out of 243 seats. BJP emerged as the single-largest party with 89 MLAs, followed closely by JDU with 85. This marks the first instance where the two allies hold nearly equal strength, a sharp contrast from the outgoing assembly where BJP had 80 seats and JDU 43. This numerical shift has recalibrated bargaining power within the coalition, although BJP has consistently backed Nitish Kumar's leadership since their first joint Bihar win in 2005.Smaller partners are also expected to secure representation. Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), with five MLAs, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha, with four, may get one berth each. Paswan's LJP(RV) could secure two to three ministerial positions.
In the current outgoing government, BJP's two deputy CMs belong to Kushwaha (OBC) and Bhumihar (upper caste) communities.
On Tuesday, the party appointed Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and former Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti as observers for the legislature party meeting. The social composition of these central leaders is seen as significant political messaging.
Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary, who has witnessed a swift political rise within BJP, is viewed as a frontrunner to retain his role as legislature party leader.
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