While Congress has reportedly toned down on its demand for larger seat share within the INDIA bloc, the challenges for the grand outdated occasion will not be over but. Now, considered one of its allies, Janata Dal (United) has mentioned that it is impractical for the Congress to demand extra seats in states the place it isn’t in energy. The JDU at the moment holds 16 seats in Bihar; 17 are held by the BJP and the RJD doesn’t have any Lok Sabha seat within the state.
JD-U chief KC Tyagi mentioned the 2 principal allies of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar – JDU and RJD – are able to counter the BJP. He mentioned that these two events had received 16 seats and thus will not compromise there.Â
“It is all right if Congress is seeking more seats in those states where they are in power. But it is impractical if they demand more seats in the states where they are not in a powerful position,” mentioned Tyagi.
The JDU chief that that being the organising physique of the INDIA bloc, the occasion is anxious concerning the seat-sharing technique of the INDIA bloc and desires issues to get finalized as quickly as attainable. On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s function within the alliance, Tyagi mentioned that Kumar is the face behind the formation of the alliance, and this submit is much greater than that of the convener.
“Congress is free to decide on the convener. They are worried about their own party, and we are worried about the alliance,” Tyagi mentioned in a dig on the grand outdated occasion.
As the countdown to the upcoming Lok Sabha polls has begun, the INDIA bloc has begun its seat-sharing talks in earnest. After the Trinamool Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT), it’s the Janata Dal-United that has been agency in its demand for 16 seats in Bihar.Â
The INDIA bloc is dealing with important hurdles in addressing essential points equivalent to settling seat-sharing agreements and, notably, figuring out a chief ministerial candidate. Meanwhile, the BJP has initiated the implementation of methods devised in 2023 aimed toward making certain success within the upcoming basic elections.