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The five-party opposition Mahagatbandhan or Grand Alliance (GA) in Bihar on Friday announced its seat-sharing pact a day after the deadline for filing nominations for the first phase, allotting the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) 26 of the states 40 Lok Sabha seats, the Congress nine, the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (Liberation) three, and the Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist) one each.o)..
The quantum of seat distribution was on expected lines though the choice of some seats such as Purnea in eastern Bihar where the Congress wanted to field strongman former parliamentarian Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav but which has gone to the RJD might cause some consternation in the alliance..
Still, the announcement marks an important moment for the Opposition alliance that is still struggling to clinch seat pacts in crucial states such as Maharashtra..
To be sure, RJD candidates Abhay Kushwaha from Aurangabad, Archna Ravidas from Jamui, Kumar Sarvjeet from Gaya and Shrawan Kushwaha from Nawada filed their nominations on Thursday, the last day for filing nominations for the four seats (out of 40) that go to polls in the first phase in the state on April 19..
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Janata Dal (United), the Chirag Paswan faction of the Lok Janshakti Party, the Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular) and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), has already announced its seat pact..
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