Overview

• The INDIA bloc’s Coordination Committee meeting in Patna on June 12 ended without finalizing seat allocations or naming a chief ministerial candidate.
• Tejashwi Yadav will hold one-on-one talks with each alliance partner to prevent disputes and finalize candidate lists by the next meeting.
• All parties have agreed to use the same seat-sharing formula from the 2020 Bihar assembly election and must submit their preferred constituencies to Yadav.
• The alliance formed subcommittees to handle manifesto drafting, media outreach, campaign strategy and legal issues at the grassroots level.
• The INDIA bloc endorsed a Bharat Bandh called by Left parties on July 9 to spotlight Bihar’s law and order challenges and worker concerns.