JD(U) MLC Neeraj Kumar stated that all leaders in the NDA are united, citing Manjhi’s role as a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet. He added that NDA leaders in Bihar are holding joint conferences, emphasizing that the NDA remains strong on all issues while the grand alliance leaders are free to “daydream” about problems within the NDA. Senior BJP leader and state health minister Mangal Pandey also asserted that the NDA was intact in Bihar and all constituents were respected. “NDA leaders sit together and take decisions through consensus,” he remarked.Sensing that the seat sharing exercise in the grand alliance is not going to be smooth sailing, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav even went to the extent of saying that the opposition INDIA block was meant for the Lok Sabha election. Before that, RJD chief Lalu Prasad also said that TMC leader and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee should be allowed to lead the INDIA bloc. Even his remark was seen as an attempt to give a strong signal to Congress. Although a remarkable bonhomie between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leaders-Lalu-Tejashwi was seen during the former’s visit to the state capital, it is doubtful whether they will keep the same warmth when they huddle together to discuss seat sharing for the assembly election.In the 2020 election, Congress contested 70 seats but could win only 19 seats. On the other hand, CPI (ML) won 12 out of 19 seats it contested.
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