Nitish Kumar’s party, Janata Dal United, has announced its plans to contest in 17 seats for the upcoming parliamentary election in Bihar. The remaining 23 seats will be divided among Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress, and the Left, according to senior JDU leader KC Tyagi. Sources suggest that the RJD is likely to contest in 17 seats, following the formula from the 2015 assembly polls. Additionally, five seats will be allocated to the Congress, and one seat to the CPI-ML.
In the previous elections, the BJP won all 17 seats it contested, while the RJD failed to secure any seats. The Congress, however, managed to win a solitary seat in Kishanganj. Mr. Tyagi stated, “Janata Dal United should receive 17 seats. We have informed the parties associated with INDIA Alliance. Therefore, seats will be divided between the Congress, RJD, and the Left parties in Bihar.” He further emphasized the need for flexibility among all political parties associated with INDIA for the INDIA Bloc to contest elections together.
The long-pending seat-sharing talks within the INDIA bloc have finally commenced, with the state unit leaders of the Congress taking charge of the negotiations, as confirmed by their chief, Mallikarjun Kharge.
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