Key Points
The INDIA bloc, a coalition of 26 opposition parties, that aims to take on the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), is currently engaged in seat-sharing talks for three key states ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections...
The Congress, the biggest of the opposition parties, is in direct fights with the BJP in 13 states, and is reportedly eyeing to contest nearly 255 Lok Sabha seats...
While the AAP reportedly offered three of the seven seats to the Congress, the latter is seeking key constituencies like East Delhi, North East Delhi, and Chandni Chowk...
Bihar, with 40 seats, has seen Mahagathbandhan allies Janata Dal United (JDU) demanding 16-17 seats, while its senior partner, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) wants 17, leaving limited room for the Congress and the Left parties in the fold...
While Mamta Banjejee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) offered two seats to Congress in West Bengal, in Jharkhand, Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) are reportedly looking to get their hands on more seats than their partners in the INDIA bloc...
