Alam’s statement came two days after he contended that there is no ‘Bada Bhai’ (big player) or ‘Chhota Bhai’ (small player) in politics. “We must reinforce the ideological foundation of the coalition, rather than a hierarchy of power. Congress workers should not view themselves as subordinate to other partners. Any decisions on alliance would incorporate the inputs of Congress workers,” he said.On tickets for the assembly elections, Alam said that the distribution should be done on the basis of strike-rate — a metric reflection of the parties’ performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections. The Congress won three out of nine seats it contested (at the strike-rate of 33%), while the RJD won four out of 23 seats it contested (17%), respectively. The CPI(M-L), the third partner, however, registered the highest strike rate of 67% by winning two out of three seats it had contested in the polls.Remarks come after Lalu backs MamataAICC general secretary Shahnawaz Alam’s statement is significance in the wake of RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s backing West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee’s contention to lead the INDIA bloc at the national level.Congress is a major ally of the bloc and Rahul Gandhi is regarded as the most important leader of the coalition
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