2004 Indian general election in Bihar

The 2004 Indian general election in Bihar was held in April to May of that year. Lok Janshakti, a party with strong support amongst Dalit communities, were allotted eight seats. NCP and CPI(M) were allotted one seat each. RJD itself contested 26 seats. Two large non-NDA parties in the state, CPI and CPI(ML) Liberation, did not join the Lalu-led front but contested individually. CPI(ML)L contested 21 seats and CPI six. The NDA front consisted of BJP and JD(U). The alliance was threatened at several points, over disagreements on seat-sharing formulas. In the end JD(U) contested 24 seats and BJP 16. BSP contested all 40 seats and SP 32 on their own, unsuccessfully. Lok Janshakti held sway over Dalit votes and RJD over Yadav votes, thus making it impossible for the Uttar Pradesh-based caste parties to make a breakthrough in the state. The result was an overwhelming victory for the Laloo-led coalition. It won 29 seats. The rest went to the BJP-JD(U) combine. Voting in the state was confronted with many irregularities, and repolling was ordered in four constituencies. == Schedule == The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 February 2004. == Parties and alliances == === United Progressive Alliance === === National Democratic Alliance === == Candidates == == Voting and results == === Results by alliance or party === Note: In 1999, before Jharkhand was created as a separate state, Bihar had 54 constituencies. === Results by constituency === == Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Bihar == == Assembly segments wise lead of Parties == == References == == External links == Thisismyindia – Election results 2005