India, Nov. 17 -- The process of government formation in Bihar picked up pace on Sunday as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners began discussing the broad contours of a formula to distribute ministerial berths, people aware of the matter said.

According to coalition leaders, the parties are considering allocating roughly one ministerial post for every six MLAs to ensure balanced representation within the alliance, which consists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) or HAM(S).

One slot each will likely go to the RLM and HAM(S), three to the LJP(RV), and the remaining 30-31 will be divided between the BJP and the JD(U). However, there may...