POLITICS

Is Rahul Gandhi not taking interest in Bihar?

Rahul Gandhi is reportedly showing no interest in Bihar for the past month. He left for abroad after the Working Committee meeting in Patna on September 24. He skipped the Central Election Committee meeting convened for Bihar. He also did not meet with key allies RJD leaders Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav. And the INDIA alliance could not take decision on seat sharing till the last moment. Experts said that Rahul has ultimately realised the ground realities that the Congress is not in the race and now the party is trying to increase its vote percentage.

Bihar Elections: Grand Alliance partners contesting against each other

In Bihar, due to the dispute the RJD, Congress and Left parties are contesting against each other. CPI has fielded candidates in Rosera, Rajapakar, and Bihar Sharif constituencies, against Congress. In Rajgir, the CPI(ML) has given ticket to a candidate against the Congress nominee. In the Bachhwara seat of Begusarai Congress has fielded a candidate against the CPI’s nominee.The RJD has also put up its candidates against Congress in Vaishali and Lalganj constituencies. The Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) has filed nominations from Saharsa and Jamalpur constituencies. The RJD has given space to the IIP as the seventh partner in the Grand Alliance, which the party reportedly refused to accept.Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is also not happy with Mahagathbandhan and decided to field its candidates separately.