The Mahagathbandhan (Grand alliance) in Bihar is fully "united" and "contesting the elections with strength" after the negotiations over the allocation of seat-sharing went down the line with a few days left for the polling for 243 constituencies on November 6 and November 11.
Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday assured that the INDIA Bloc is "fully united" after he and AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru met with Rashtriya Janata Dal's top leadership, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Manoj Pandey held Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal responsible for the "confusion" in the Mahagathbandhan alliance over the seat sharing, adding that due to this reason, his party decided not to contest the upcoming Bihar polls.
Prashant Kishor accused the BJP of looting candidates. He alleged that in the previous election, "at least 10-12 seats in which there was a close contest, the NDA declared the results in their favour".
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday hit back at BJP leaders B Y Vijayendra, B Y Raghavendra, and others for alleging that the Congress party was sending money to the Bihar Assembly elections.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor has said that three declared candidates of Jan Suraaj "were forced to withdraw their nominations" in the last three to four days and alleged that the BJP is trying to "create an atmosphere that we're scared".
He clarified that the individual in question, Sakaldeo Bind, had previously contested as an independent and is not a VIP candidate, though he has now extended his support to the BJP.
Speaking to reporters in Patna, Yadav said, "The entire public is on one side. All people are standing with the 'Mahagathbandhan'. Only the grand alliance's government will be formed. When the public is united, it will unite everyone..."