New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar and Congress Campaign Committee Chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh has claimed that the seat-sharing in Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) has still not been finalised and asserted that it would be cleared by Wednesday.
However, ETV Baharat sources have claimed the grand old party has demanded 70 seats in the upcoming Assembly election in Bihar.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar and Congress Campaign Committee Chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh speaking to ETV Bharat Speaking to ETV Bharat, Singh said that RJD-Congress have to accommodate all the parties, as many parties are in the Mahagathbandhan. "I can say that seat-sharing for Bihar Assembly poll has not been finalised yet, But it is equally true that all small allies like Left front, RLSP, HAM all will be adjusted," said Singh.
"There has been no such thing right now, RJD and Congress will see the interest of all parties together and according to the capacity they will get seats," he added.
Further, Singh has expressed concern over the departure of the Hindustani Awam Morcha chief Jitan Ram Manjhi from 'Mahagathbandhan' and termed it as 'unfortunate' for the state politics.
He asserted that the grand old party would secure 70 seats in the upcoming election. However, our sources have claimed that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has agreed to provide only 58 seats to the Congress party.
Assembly tenure of Bihar is scheduled to end on November 29. The electoral process has to be completed by November 28 to avoid a constitutional crisis. Bihar state legislature has 243 Assembly constituencies. Congress has 27 MLAs in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) 80, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 54, and Janata Dal-United (JDU) 71.
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