Grand alliance failing to make headway on seat-sharing issue in Bihar

Patna: Days after the NDA announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, all eyes are now on the opposition alliance of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and some other parties which appear to have made no headway on the issue.
According to sources, the two parties are yet to have formal talks on the issue of seat-sharing, mainly because RJD chief Lalu Prasad is in jail in the fodder scam case.
“Lalu isn’t easily available for all parties (of the potential allies) to discuss each and every issue,” said a party source.
On Lalu’s behalf, his younger son Tejaswi is managing the party’s politics but considering the seat-sharing talks, he is junior in front of leaders of the Congress and other potential allies like CPI and CPM, the source noted.
The potential allies of the “mahagathbandhan” do not feel free to talk to him on every issue, the source added.
The issue has also got complicated because of the Congress’ improvement on the electoral front recently as he wrested power from BJP in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.