The Opposition’s INDIA bloc sealed the seat-sharing deal in Bihar for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The RJD will field its candidates from 26 seats, including Purnea and Hajipur. The Congress will contest on nine seats, including Kishanganj and Patna Sahib., while the Left will fight on five seats.
The announcement comes days after RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav dismissed claims of tensions between his party and the Congress and said an understanding over seat sharing for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar had been reached and an announcement in this regard will be made in Patna soon.
Tejashwi attended an INDIA bloc meeting regarding Bihar’s seat-sharing formula at Congress leader Mukul Wasnik’s residence in Parna on Tuesday and later said the RJD, the Congress and the Left will fight the Lok Sabha elections together in Bihar.
He said the INDIA bloc partners have agreed orally on the seat-sharing arrangement and all the constituents are getting a respectable deal.
His remarks come amid reports of disquiet in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance in Bihar over seat sharing.
The Congress was said to be upset over “unilateral” announcements of candidates by the RJD on certain seats it was interested in contesting in Bihar.
