The two left parties which were being offered one seat each have also issued an ultimatum to quit the grand alliance and contest the Lok Sabha elections on their own if “respectable seats” are not offered.The NDA in Bihar, on the other hand, has already settled the seat-sharing issue and the BJP and JD(U) would be contesting on 17 seats each and Ram Vilas Paswan’s party LJP has been given six seats to contest in the Lok Sabha.On the other hand, film star-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha whose tense relationship with BJP is no secret is another strong candidate who also wants to retain his sitting Patna Sahib constituency and may contest on RJD ticket in the 2019 general elections.Sources said that during the first round of talks, RJD and Congress mainly discussed Darbhanga, Madhubani and Patna seats.“All parties in the grand alliance will be given respectable seats and the decision would be announced in next few days,” RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said.Sources said that the name of former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar was dropped from the CPI first list of candidates Wholesale Children Toilet Seats last Friday because the RJD refused to field him from the Begusarai constituency. Former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awami Morcha supremo Jitan Ram Manjhi Patna: With less than a month left for general elections, the grand alliance faces a daunting task of resolving the thorny seat-sharing issue among its allies in Bihar.
People will reject this grand alliance during elections as they are aware that Nitish Kumar has been working hard to develop the state,” JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said.However, as per the jail manual, he has been allowed to meet only three persons every Saturday.“Everyone in Bihar knows that the matter can only be resolved by Lalu Yadav who is in Hotwar jail, Ranchi.The other partners who have been rigid in their demands for a sizeable seat share were Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP).However, the LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan will not be contesting 2019 Lok Sabha elections and may enter the Rajya Sabha with BJP’s support..C.Sources claim that further delay in seat sharing may adversely affect the grand alliance in Bihar which has to finalise candidates and begin campaigning in the state. In the past few months, RIIMS has become a hub of Bihar politics as grand alliance partners have been meeting him to discuss seat-sharing arrangements for the Lok Sabha elections. Former cricketer Kirti Azad who recently dumped the BJP and joined the Congress is keen on contesting from Darbhanga which has been his sitting constituency.Sources claim that after Lalu Yadav gave his nod, top leaders of grand alliance met at the residence of Congress general secretary K.Sources claim that the Congress party’s stand on the issue is one of the reasons for the delay in building a consensus among grand alliance partners.
