Mahagathbandhan likely to announce seat-sharing deal for Bihar today

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The Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) parties in Bihar are expected to announce its seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Friday..

According to sources, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will contest 26 seats, Congress nine and Left parties five...

The announcement will be made by state-level leaders of RJD, Congress and Left parties, the constituents of Mahagathbandhan, at the RJD office in Patna...

According to the seat-sharing deal, the Congress is likely to get nine seats -- Katihar, Kishanganj, Patna Sahib, Sasaram, Bhagalpur, Bettiah, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur and Maharajganj, sources said...

In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the Congress won only one seat while the RJD and Left parties drew a blank..

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