New Delhi/Patna: A big meeting of the Congress party was held in Delhi. On one hand, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge attended the meeting. On the other hand, Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, Ajay Maken, state president Rajesh Ram, Shakeel Ahmed Khan, Madan Mohan Jha, Akhilesh Singh, Pappu Yadav, Ranjit Ranjan, Kanhaiya Kumar and many other leaders were present. The party’s strategy and seat sharing were discussed in the meeting. Rahul Gandhi took feedback from Bihar leaders on which seats the Congress party should contest and which seats the party can win.
Rahul Gandhi took feedback from Bihar leaders: On coming out after the meeting, Bihar Congress in-charge Krishna Allavaru said that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with the senior leadership of Bihar Congress. The work done so far was reviewed and further strategy was made.
‘Campaign, manifesto, seat sharing, candidate selection, all these issues were discussed in the meeting. Everyone gave their opinion. Talks are going on with alliance partners regarding seat sharing. It is going on positively, there is good progress. Efforts are being made to do it as soon as possible.”- Krishna Allavaru, Bihar Congress in-charge
All parties should compromise – RJD: Rashtriya Janata Dal spokesperson Ejaz Ahmed has said that everything is fine in the Mahagathbandhan. Seat sharing will be done in time. Some new parties have come in the Mahagathbandhan. In such a situation, new parties also have to be respected and our senior leaders are brainstorming on this. All parties should compromise. Our family has grown and we expect better performance. Senior journalist and political analyst Bholanath believes that seat sharing is a big challenge for the Mahagathbandhan. Rashtriya Janata Dal will not want to reduce its figures. Congress will be under pressure to contest on fewer seats. After the entry of new parties in the Mahagathbandhan, Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal will have to reduce their share, only then a middle position can be found.
Who will get how many seats: According to information received from party sources, Rashtriya Janata Dal may get 135 to 140 seats, Congress 55-60 seats, CPIML 25-27, CPI 6-8 seats, CPM 4 to 6 seats, VIP 18-20 seats, Pashupati Paras 3 to 4 seats, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 2 to 3 seats and IP Gupta’s party may get two seats. All the big leaders of the alliance are trying to build a consensus.
Conflict among parties: Actually, the leaders of the grand alliance are excited after the Voter Rights Yatra. However, four new constituent parties have entered the grand alliance. In such a situation, the parties already included in the grand alliance are in a state of conflict. After the entry of new parties, seat sharing has become a challenge for the grand alliance. The question arises that which party can leave how many seats.
