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PATNA: The two major Grand Alliance (GA) partners in Bihar — JD(U) and RJD — are very close to finalising the number of Lok Sabha seats they will contest along with Congress and the Left parties in the coming elections, sources said on Thursday.
The assertion holds credence after Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, visited the official residence of CM Nitish Kumar in the afternoon and had one-on-one discussions on the seat-sharing issue.It is believed that Tejashwi carried his father’s message to Nitish on the issue.
“While seat-sharing has almost been finalised and leaders keep talking over the phone, there are some glitches over a few seats which both RJD and JD(U) want to contest. This issue will also be sorted soon,” said a senior RJD leader. He said as per a rough formula, RJD and JD(U) will contest 16 seats each while Congress will be given five seats and the Left three. One plus or minus is negotiable, he added. There are 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar.
“Nitish is adamant on 17 seats as his JD(U) had contested the same number of seats in the 2019 LS elections and won 16 in partnership with BJP. If RJD and JD(U) fight 17 seats each, Left may have to compromise and will be given one seat only,” said a Grand Alliance-politician.
Sources said that apart from the number there are minor glitches over the seats that JD(U) had contested and won. RJD this time wants to field candidates from those constituencies, like Jehanabad and Jhanjharpur. While top JD(U) and RJD politicians have decided to give five seats to Congress in Bihar, those from the Grand Old Party said they would not agree. “It has to be minimum six. Let the top RJD and JD (U) leaders discuss it with our party leadership. A final seat-sharing announcement has not been made yet,” a Congress politician said.
The assertion holds credence after Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, visited the official residence of CM Nitish Kumar in the afternoon and had one-on-one discussions on the seat-sharing issue.It is believed that Tejashwi carried his father’s message to Nitish on the issue.
“While seat-sharing has almost been finalised and leaders keep talking over the phone, there are some glitches over a few seats which both RJD and JD(U) want to contest. This issue will also be sorted soon,” said a senior RJD leader. He said as per a rough formula, RJD and JD(U) will contest 16 seats each while Congress will be given five seats and the Left three. One plus or minus is negotiable, he added. There are 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar.
“Nitish is adamant on 17 seats as his JD(U) had contested the same number of seats in the 2019 LS elections and won 16 in partnership with BJP. If RJD and JD(U) fight 17 seats each, Left may have to compromise and will be given one seat only,” said a Grand Alliance-politician.
Sources said that apart from the number there are minor glitches over the seats that JD(U) had contested and won. RJD this time wants to field candidates from those constituencies, like Jehanabad and Jhanjharpur. While top JD(U) and RJD politicians have decided to give five seats to Congress in Bihar, those from the Grand Old Party said they would not agree. “It has to be minimum six. Let the top RJD and JD (U) leaders discuss it with our party leadership. A final seat-sharing announcement has not been made yet,” a Congress politician said.
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