Bihar has 243 Assembly seats. In the 2020 polls, the mahagathbandhan alliance LED by the RJD included the congress, CPI (ML), CPI and CPI (M). While the RJD contested in 144 seats, the congress fought in 70, and the CPI (ML), CPI and CPI (M) was allotted 19, 6 and 4 seats respectively.

The RJD Had Emerged As the Single Largest Party, Winning 75 of Its 144 seats. The congress, on the other hand, had got only 19 of its share of 70. The cpi (ml) had the best strike rate Among the allies, Winning 12 of its 19 seats.

A senior RJD Leader Said Negotiations Were on “A Friendly Atmosphere”. “Naturally, any ally will want to retain the number of seats they contested in the last polls. But this time, we have more allies. Janshakti Party) We have tried to the consequence, as the second partner. Concluded Soon to Everyone’s Satisfaction. “

Sources in the Mahagathbandhan Said the RJD, Given Its Performance Last Time, Wants To Rost of the Seats It Conteted In 2020, And Would Ideally Vant To Contest 140 Seats. The party had also seen an increase in its vote share in the lok sabha polls last year.

“We would be happy if the congress accepted 50 seats.

RJD Sources Dismissed the General Perception After the 2020 Results That Conceding “Too Many Seats” to a Much Weakened Congress HD Left the Mahagathbandhan Just Short of a Majority. “Barring a Few, the congress hadn very strong seats last time. Like to contest 135-140 seats as we believe we have a good chance of forming the next government, “The leader said.

Sahni has been pushing for 60 seats in public for his vip, but the alliance is unlikely to cede than 12 to the party, which has a significant support base among the mallah community. In 2020, when it was a part of the nda, the vip had conteted 11 seats and won 4.

Paras, who was with the nda but joined the mahagathbandhan a Few month ago, is likely to get 2-3 seats, sources said.
“There is pressure from the left parties too for an injory in their share. Accommodated, ”an RJD Leader Said.

Though the aimim had reached out to the mahagathbandhan for an alliance, rjd leders ruled this out. The RJD Counts on Muslims As Its Biggest Vote Bank After the Yadavs. While the aimim had surprised everyone by winning 5 assembly seats in bihar in 2020, four of its mlas had later switched to the rjd.

An RJD Leader Said the Aimim was not being consided “Largly Due to the Perception of Communal Politics Associated with him (Aimim Chief Asaduddin Owaisi). Polarizing figures and parties. “

The leader added that even if the aimim benefited the mahagathbandhan on a few seats in the Muslim-dominated semanchal region, where the aimim picked up its seats always last time, “Such an alliance will end hurting. of the state “.
The leader added that it was precised for this reason that, in 2020, RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Had flatly rejected alliance from the sdpi, the political front of the popular front of India, which is a banned sine. 2022.