PATNA: The Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance), the opposition coalition in Bihar – including Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Left parties – on Friday announced that the RJD, its largest constituent, will contest 26 out of the state’s 40 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections.The Congress will contest nine seats, followed by CPI(ML) on 3 seats, and CPI and CPI(M) with one seat each.Former state minister and senior RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui announced the seat-sharing arrangements among constituents of grand alliance in the presence of RJD state president Jagadanand Singh and other leaders. The RJD will contest the following seats: GayaNawadaJehabanabadAurangabadBuxarPatliputraMungerJamuiBankaValmikinagarPurvi ChamparanSheoharSitamarhiVaishaliSaranSiwanGopalganjUjiarpurDarbhangaMadhubaniJhanjharpurSupaul,MadhepuraPurneaArariaHajipur The Congress has been allocated Kishanganj, Katihar Bhagalpur Muzaffarpur Samastipur (SC) Paschimi Champaran Patna Sahib Sasaram (SC) MaharajganjMeanwhile, the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation will field its candidates from Ara, Karakat, and Nalanda seats.The CPI and CPI(M) will contest Begusarai and Khagaria seats, respectively.
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