RLSP and VIP will be given respectable seats in grand alliance: Ajay Kapoor

In an interaction with ETV Bharat, the co-in charge of Bihar Congress, Ajay Kapoor has claimed that the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party and the Vikassheel Insaan Party will remain in a grand alliance in the Bihar election and they will be given respectable seats.

New Delhi: As Bihar’s Grand Alliance (GA) is working on a common agenda ahead of the assembly elections in the state this year, the co-in charge of Bihar Congress, Ajay Kapoor has claimed that the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party and the Vikassheel Insaan Party included in the Bihar Grand Alliance will be given respectable seats.

Speaking to ETV Bharat reporter, Kapoor said, "Anarchy is prevailing all over the state, as criminals are holding sway over the governance. But in the grand alliance, RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha and head of VIP, Mukesh Sahni will remain in respectable seats in the grand alliance."

"A coalition government will be formed in Bihar. All the parties of the grand alliance will unite and fight the elections firmly. Jitan Ram Manjhi left the Grand Alliance but now no party will leave the Grand Alliance. Congress will continue to play an important role in Bihar," Kapoor said.

"The Bihar Grand Alliance has Congress, RJD, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, Vikas Insan Party and Left parties. The top leadership of Congress is in talks with allies on the issue of seat-sharing and there will be no clash on seats," he added.

Notably, As per the arrangement, the RJD and the Congress will part from their share of seats to Left parties and other smaller constituent allies. The cumulative number of seats that Congress have pitched is about 60 out of a total of 243 in the state Assembly.