The battle for Lok Sabha elections 2024 has now started. There will be competition on 40 seats in Bihar. Along with deciding the distribution of seats, NDA has also decided candidates for most of the seats. The nomination process is also going on. But there is a situation of tussle regarding seat sharing in the Grand Alliance. After the meeting of top leaders of RJD and Congress in Delhi, there is hope that the matter will be resolved. Purnia parliamentary seat is currently in the headlines from where Pappu Yadav has staked claim for Congress. Pappu Yadav has reached Purnia and has expressed his feelings among the public.
What did Pappu Yadav say to the Congress leadership…
Congress leader Pappu Yadav, who reached a function organized at Shanti Bhawan on the occasion of Holi in Purnia, told the people what is his stand in the situation of uncertainty regarding seat sharing for Purnia seat. Pappu Yadav said that I have told my leadership that if we fight, we will fight from Purnia only. If you do not want to make us fight from Purnia for the sake of alliance, then refuse, but Pappu Yadav will not leave Purnia.
RJD fielded its candidates.
Let us tell you that the position of the Grand Alliance regarding seat distribution in Bihar is not completely clear yet. Meanwhile, RJD has also finalized candidates for many seats and also handed over party symbols to them. RJD has given symbols to candidates on some seats which have been traditional seats of Congress. Due to which there was resentment in the Congress camp. Among these seats, one seat is Purnia, on which a situation of doubt arose when Rupauli MLA Bima Bharti left JDU and joined RJD. Bima Bharti has also expressed its desire to contest elections from Purnia.
Pappu Yadav is adamant on contesting elections from Purnia.
Congress leader Pappu Yadav had made it clear by tweeting that his claim on Purnia will continue. He has also revealed to the media that he wants to contest elections from Purnia only, but when he met RJD supremo Lalu Yadav, RJD supremo Lalu Yadav proposed him to contest elections from Madhepura instead of Purnia. Pappu Yadav also told that Lalu Yadav wanted to include him in RJD but he chose Congress only and said that he would contest elections from Purnia only.
The suspense of the Grand Alliance will be removed.
Let us tell you that the top leaders of Congress and RJD are meeting each other in Delhi. Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the alliance is strong in Bihar and has said that the consensus on seat sharing will be announced soon. The suspense of the Grand Alliance is also likely to be resolved soon.