A day after the allies of the National Democratic Alliance held a joint press conference announcing the seat sharing for the Bihar elections, sources say that Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan is upset with the seat sharing deal.
The Paswans believe that Hindustani Awam Morcha leader Jitan Ram Manjhi has been given more importance. Sources say that they were promised 41-42 seats but their quota of seats went to Manjhi and have been given 40 seats instead.
However, the BJP is playing down the reports of a rift. Chirag will be clarifying the stand of the party in a press conference on Tuesday.
After several rounds of hectic discussions, party president Amit Shah had announced that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be fighting the polls on 160 seats, while the allies have been given 83 seats.
Under the agreement, LJP will be fighting on 40 seats, Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) will be fighting on 23 seats and Jitan Ram Manjhi's party Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) will be contesting on 20 seats. However, BJP chief Amit Shah said that Manjhi's HAM will be fighting on a few seats of the BJP as well.
The five-phase polling for the 243-member assembly begins from October 12 and concludes on November 5.
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