The issue of seat sharing in the Grand Alliance regarding Bihar Assembly elections has not been resolved yet. The tussle between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which is leading the grand alliance, and the Congress over assembly seats has increased. Tejashwi Yadav is adamant on his offer to Congress. At the same time, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi has directed for tough bargaining with the leaders of Bihar Congress. The important meeting of top leaders of both the parties in Delhi also remained inconclusive.
According to sources, from Congress leaders Tejashwi Yadav He clearly said that the alliance cannot move forward in the current situation. After this, Tejashwi Yadav left the meeting saying ‘we will see and answer’. Tejashwi returned to Patna without meeting Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi.
At the same time, like the Lok Sabha elections in Patna, without finalizing the seat sharing formula, Lalu Yadav also started distributing the symbol of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). However, it is being said that upon Tejashwi’s arrival, the symbols were taken back from those to whom the symbols were given. According to information RJD Congress Lalu is also ready to fulfill the demand of 61 seats, but the Grand Old Party is demanding some seats which Lalu’s party is not ready to give.
The seats where the dilemma is involved include Kahalgaon as well as Narkatiaganj, Warisaliganj, Chainpur and Bachhwara assembly seats. Kahalgaon seat has been a strong stronghold of Congress. Congress has held this seat nine times till 2015. Narkatiaganj has a high Muslim population and due to social equations, Congress is eyeing this seat. The Congress candidate had to face defeat from Warisaliganj seat by a close margin in 2020. Except Chainpur and Bachhwara, no consensus could be reached on the remaining seats.
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Tejaswi alert about Sahani
Bihar Leader of opposition in the Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, also seems to be cautious about the activities of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and Mukesh Sahni. If RJD sources are to be believed, Tejashwi feels that Mukesh Sahni is not trustworthy and is demanding more. Tejashwi is said to be angry with the VIP chief. The reason behind this is being said to be that they have already given party symbols to RJD’s 10 strong seats, which is creating confusion. There was also discussion that Sahni was lobbying with BJP.
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However, the leaders of the Grand Alliance are rejecting such discussions outright. In the meeting of Congress and RJD, the leaders of the Grand Old Party left the decision to Tejashwi on whether to keep VIP in the alliance or not. Congress leaders clearly said that whatever decision Tejashwi takes on VIP, we are with him. It is noteworthy that Mukesh Sahni had also come to Delhi, but without meeting Rahul Gandhi or Congress President Kharge on Monday. Patna Returned back. Mukesh Sahni had expressed his desire to meet the Congress leadership.
Rahul made this statement on seat sharing
Rahul Gandhi recently held a meeting with Bihar Congress leaders at 10 Janpath. Rahul Gandhi had left the responsibility of bargaining on seats to the leaders of Bihar Congress. He had also given clear instructions to the party’s Bihar leadership not to leave such seats where the party can perform well. Rahul Gandhi had bluntly said that whether the seats are 60 or something else, it is important to avoid a situation in which a large number of seats have to be lost.
Kharge’s instructions- solve problems
Congress leaders kept discussing till late night of 13 October regarding Bihar elections in Delhi. In case of not getting a positive response from RJD, Congress has also prepared Plan B. Bihar Congress leaders met Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal and requested the Congress president to talk to Tejashwi on the seats. Kharge advised Bihar Congress leaders to contact Tejashwi and resolve the matter by October 14.
Congress has also proposed to RJD that if there is an exit of VIP from the Grand Alliance, then the party’s seats should be increased to at least 65. Congress is also ready for compromise on 61 to 63 seats, but has also drawn a line that it will not accept a list full of weak or remaining seats. According to a senior Congress leader, the party has identified 51 strong seats where it is confident of achieving 50 percent strike rate. The Central Election Committee of Congress has already given approval for these seats.
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