Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav will be the Chief Ministerial candidate of Grand Alliance for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly polls. Apart from the RJD, Grand Alliance consists of the Congress, Left Parties CPI-ML, CPI and the CPI (M), bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni’s Vikasheel Insan Party (VIP) and Jharkhand’s ruling party JMM.
On October 3, during a press conference Tejashwi said, “The Congress will be contesting on 70 seats, CPI (M) on four, CPI on six, CPI (M-L) on 19, while the RJD will contest on 144 seats in the 243-strong assembly. RJD will accommodate Mukesh Sahni’s VIP and JMM in its quota of 144 seats.”
“All components of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) have decided to come together as coalition for the Bihar Assembly elections. Congress, RJD, CPI, CPM and Vikassheel Insaan party will be part of this alliance under leadership of RJD. We want Bihar to prosper under Tejashwi Yadav,” Congress’ Avinash Pandey said.
Polls in the state will be held in three phases starting from October 28, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The counting of votes will happen on November 10.
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