Patna, India – Mrityunjay Tiwari, a senior leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), fired back at rumors of fights inside the Mahagathbandhan on Saturday. Tiwari told that the alliance is moving smoothly and that seat‑sharing talks are finished, with official announcements coming “soon.”
He slammed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the BJP, saying the party is scrambling to stay relevant in Bihar. “The BJP claims it is the world’s biggest party, but in this state it is “going from town to town, door to door, to save its existence,” Tiwari said. “It is holding meetings from Delhi to Patna, yet nothing improves there.”
The Bihar elections are shaping up as a straight‑up battle between the ruling NDA, led by the BJP and the Janata Dal (United) (JDU), and the opposition Mahagathbandhan, headed by the RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav. In the 243‑member state assembly, the NDA holds 131 seats while the Mahagathbandhan has 111.
India’s Election Commission has set a two‑phase voting schedule: November 6 and November 11, with counting on November 14. The contest will feature the NDA’s BJP‑JDU ticket, the INDIA bloc that includes the Congress, CPI, CPI‑ML and the Vikasheel Insaan Party, and the RJD–Tejashwi Yadav front. A new party, Jan Suraaj, has also entered the fray, claiming all 243 seats.
In a turn that hurt JDU, two former JDU members, Santosh Kumar Kushwaha and Rahul Sharma, joined the RJD before the elections. Kushwaha, a two‑time MP for Purnea, said the party’s uneven power sharing and its disconnect from the ground pushed him to switch loyalties. “We said there can be no compromise on self‑respect,” he told . “I am confident that under Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar will move forward.”
Sharma, who served as a Ghosi MLA from 2010 to 2015, shared a similar story. He blamed the JDU leadership for ignoring local issues and said joining the RJD’s “employment program” felt like a stronger alternative.
These moves highlight a growing reshape of Bihar’s political landscape as the state prepares for the November elections. The big question remains: will the Mahagathbandhan’s seat‑sharing strategy pay off against the well‑organized NDA? The final answer will be revealed on the voting day and during the November 14 counting.
Source: aninews
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