The problems of the Grand Alliance regarding seat sharing in Bihar Assembly elections do not seem to be reducing. According to the information received so far, the constituent parties of the Grand Alliance are face to face with each other on these seven seats: Lalganj, Vaishali, Rajapakar, Bachhwara, Rosra, Bihar Sharif and Sikandra.
While the nomination process has been completed in the first phase, in the second phase a new political tussle has come to the fore regarding Sikandra seat. Both Congress and RJD have fielded their candidates on this seat. While Vinod Choudhary of Congress was declared the official candidate from Sikandra, former Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary has also filed nomination on RJD symbol.
Similarly, Congress made Aditya Kumar Raja the candidate for Lalganj seat, but a few hours later RJD gave the ticket to Shivani Shukla. While there has been a clash between the Left and Congress in Bachhwada, a friendly fight has arisen between the two parties in Kahalgaon and Rajapakar also.
According to sources, due to lack of consensus on seat sharing, a situation arose in which candidates from the same alliance filed nominations on many seats. Due to this, questions are being raised on the unity of the Grand Alliance.
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Political experts say that this time Congress seems to be taking a tougher stance than before. The party has also staked claim on those seats which were earlier considered RJD’s share. On the other hand, RJD also did not seem ready to reduce its numbers, due to which the coordination got spoiled.
The increased demands of smaller parties included in the Grand Alliance like VIP and Left parties have also complicated the equation. Now that the NDA has already entered the fray by announcing candidates on all 243 seats, the friendly fight within the grand alliance has exposed the organizational weakness and lack of coordination.
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