None of the BJP’s allies has questioned the seat sharing mechanism made public by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP co-in-charge for Jharkhand Assembly elections, on Friday. 

This means there was an agreement reached by the BJP, JD(U) and Lok Janshakti Party in the state. And these allies will fight jointly against the JMM and its allies - Congress, RJD and Communists together. 

In any case,as per announcement made by BJP’s co incharge Himanta Biswa Sarma, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituents AJSU Party will contest 10 seats whereas JD(U) and LJP (Ram Vilas) will contest two and one seats respectively. The BJP will contest from the rest 68 seats of total 81 constituencies. 

 Sarma said while the “seat-sharing arrangement is nearly finalised”. However, the BJP seems to have adopted  a "wait and watch" strategy as rival parties, including the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, are yet to disclose their plans. 

The elections for the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will be held in two phases, on November 13 and November 20, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 23. 

AJSU Party will contest from Silli, Ramgarh, Gomia, Ichagarh, Mandu, Jugsalai, Dumri, Pakur, Lohardaga, and Manoharpur. JD(U) will contest from Jamshedpur West and Tamar, while LJP (Ram Vilas) will contest from Chatra, he said.  
Sarma made these remarks in the presence of Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and AJSU Party chief Sudesh Mahto. 

A final decision will be made public after the BJP and its allies decide their candidates in the above constituencies. As of now, it is almost certain that the JD(U)’s Saryu Rai and Raja Peter will contest from Jamshedpur( West) and Tamar constituency respectively in Jharkhand.

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