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Patna: Seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Bihar has been announced by the leaders of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left parties. Lalu Yadav’s RJD will be contesting on 26 out of the total 40 seats, showcasing a strong presence in the state. Congress, on the other hand, has been allocated 9 seats to field its candidates, aiming to make a significant impact in the upcoming elections. The left parties have secured 5 seats as per the distribution. In this allocation, RJD has strategically retained the safe seats of Purnea and Hajipur, ensuring a stronghold in these areas. Additionally, Kishanganj and Patna Sahib have been allotted to Congress.
As per the announcement, the Congress has been made to give up the Purnea Lok Sabha seat, which recent entrant Pappu Yadav, husband of Rajya Sabha MP Ranjeet Ranjan, was hoping to contest, claiming that he had received assurance of Congress ticket from Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. The seat will be contested by RJD, which recently gave the party ticket to JD(U) turncoat Bima Bharti, but stopped short announcing it formally.
The Mahagathbandhan’s seat-sharing announcement comes a day after the filing of nomination papers for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls was over.
The RJD has fielded its candidates in all four seats going to polls in the first phase, in what has been resented by allies as a “unilateral move”.
RJD national spokesman and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha, who spoke at the press conference, said names of candidates would be announced soon in seats where the same has not been done already.
Notably, CPI and CPI(M) have already announced their candidates for Begusarai and Khagaria respectively.
Jha, who spoke in the presence of state Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh and other allies, maintained, “We have arrived at a unanimous decision and we will win”.
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