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.
National Conference was joined by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami and other independent MLAs in the meeting to strategise for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday.
While briefing the media, Uma Bharti stated that she had conveyed her wish to the party and said that next time, she would not refuse to contest elections.
RJD leader Shweta Suman on Wednesday broke down in tears as she claimed that the Election Commission cancelled her candidature from Mohania Assembly constituency.
Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the party should contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently of an alliance.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Jaiswal on Wednesday took a dig at Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, saying that all 153 candidates fielded by the latter's party will lose their deposits in the already announced Bihar assembly elections.
"All the promises and announcements that Tejashwi Yadav is making, the Bihar government has already fulfilled all those promises. Whether it's about women's reservation, women's empowerment, livelihoods, or education," Tyagi told ANI.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJP-RV) chief and Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Wednesday stated that the Mahagathbandhan alliance has completely collapsed in Bihar, with serious infighting ongoing within the bloc.
Gehlot, who has been named as Senior Election Observer by the All Indian Congress Committee (AICC) for the assembly polls in Bihar, was accompanied by state Congress incharge Krishna Allavaru.