Congress, RJD to cut down its tally by at least a dozen seats to accommodate allies 

The Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagatbandhan successful Bihar is veering towards a seat-division formula, wherever the 2 biggest parties successful the conjugation — the RJD and Congress — volition contention less seats than they did successful the erstwhile Assembly election. Each enactment could springiness up astatine slightest a twelve seats to accommodate different allies, including Mukesh Sahani’s Vikassheel Insaan Party. The last look volition beryllium connected seat-wise deliberations betwixt the allies.

As per sources, the RJD is apt to restrict itself to 130 seats, which is 14 little than the fig it fought successful the 2020 election. The Congress is besides apt to hold to 58 seats, a twelve little than its 2020 count. The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist), which won 12 of the 19 seats it contested successful 2020, could get 8 more. The tally for the different Left parties — the CPI and CPI (Marxist) — whitethorn stay the same, with the erstwhile contesting six and the second four.

There are 3 caller entrants successful the Mahagatbandhan, oregon Grand Alliance — the VIP, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Pashupati Nath Paras’s Lok Janshakti Party. As per sources, the VIP could get 14 seats portion the JMM and LJP whitethorn person to settee for 2 each.

Senior leaders from the 3 cardinal constituents, the Congress, RJD and CPI(ML), nevertheless said the last seat-sharing statement volition beryllium connected “seat by spot deliberations”. “More than the party, we person to guarantee that the campaigner champion suited for a constituency gets the ticket,” an RJD person said.

The CPI(ML) quoting its beardown show successful 2020 polls has laid assertion to 40 seats. Many of the seats it sought were contested by the Congress and RJD successful the past election.

The Congress is besides sensing an accidental for itself, with the spotlight firmly trained connected Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who undertook the “Vote Adhikar Yatra” past month. Sources said it doesn’t caput getting less seats, but is keen that it is fixed “winnable” seats. The fertile and record are besides getting anxious astir the campaigner list. Senior Congress person and Lok Sabha MP Tariq Anwar, successful a station connected X connected Saturday said, “The announcement of the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections could hap anytime. Supporters and workers of the Congress Party are eagerly awaiting the database of candidates. It is hoped that this time, honest, dedicated, and grassroots workers volition beryllium fixed priority.”