Grand Alliance in Bihar: RJD to contest from 20 seats, Congress from 9
Patna, Mar 22 (IBNS): The RJD will contest 20 of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats while Congress will fight from only 9, the Grand Alliance of opposition parties announced today.
Sharad Yadav of Loktantrik Janata Dal will contest on the RJD symbol this election and will merge his party with the RJD after the election. Other alliance partners Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and Vikasheel Insan Party (VIP) will field candidates in five and three seats respectively. Former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) will contest from three seats.
The ruling JDU and BJP will contest 17 seats each while Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party will fight for six seats.
Leading opposition leaders such as RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, Sharad Yadav and Jitan Ram Majhi were conspicuously absent at the news conference where the seat sharing announcement was made.
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