Lalu Yadav ready to offer Congress 9 seats in Bihar, but with riders: Sources

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Yadav is fresh to connection its INDIA bloc partner Congress 9 seats successful Bihar for nan upcoming Lok Sabha elections, according to sources.

The Congress could person an opportunity to title Kishanganj, Katihar, Sasaram, Patna Sahib, Betia, Muzzaffarpur, Samastipur, Bhagalpur and either Madhepura aliases Supaul seats successful nan state, sources said.

However, nan expansive aged statement should thoroughly deliberate upon nan proposition and 'read nan connection archive carefully' arsenic definite 'conditions apply'.

As nan connection and nan riding conditions put guardant by nan erstwhile Bihar Chief Minister go, successful lieu of nan 9 seats offered successful nan state, nan Congress should work together to connection 2 seats to nan RJD successful neighbouring Jharkhand.

The RJD has expressed its wish to title Chatra and Palamu seats successful nan Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-governed state.

If nan Congress does not return nan quid-pro-quo connection extended to them by Lalu Yadav successful its purest form, nan statement mightiness person to find solace pinch only six to 7 seats successful Bihar.

Apparently, nan RJD has declared its candidates and distributed statement tickets to them successful Bihar moreover earlier a seat-sharing pact could person been reached betwixt nan confederation partners.

Interestingly, location was a batch of uncertainty surrounding nan Purnia Lok Sabha spot arsenic nan Congress wanted that spot for Pappu Yadav, but nan RJD did not return overmuch clip successful fielding Bheema Bharti from nan constituency.

RIFT BETWEEN CONGRESS-RJD IN BIHAR

The rift betwixt nan Congress and nan RJD has been widening complete immoderate clip now complete nan latter's "unilateral distribution" of tickets.

After nan Congress registered its preservation complete RJD giving a summons to Abhay Kushwaha from Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat, nan RJD blamed nan Congress for not sharing its preferred seats for amended coordination.

Notably, Aurangabad, Begusarai, Katihar, Purnia, and Siwan are nan Lok Sabha seats successful Bihar wherever disagreements person kept nan Mahagathbandhan friends from reaching a seat-sharing arrangement.

Lok Sabha elections for nan 40 seats successful Bihar will beryllium held successful 7 phases connected April 19, 26, May 7, 13, 20, 25, and June 1, according to nan schedule released by nan Election Commission. Votes will beryllium counted connected June 4.

(with inputs by Aniket Kumar)