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INDIA Bloc Nears Bihar Seat-Sharing Deal as Tejashwi Ends Yatra, Stakes CM Claim

Talks have shifted toward a winnability-first split after Congress’s poor 2020 strike rate.

Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during Bihar Adhikar Yatra at Sarairanjan in Samastipur on Saturday. (HT Photo)
Tejashwi Yadav's addresses a rally during his Bihar Adhikar Yatra. | X/@yadavtejashwi
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Overview

  • Tejashwi Yadav said seat-sharing is "almost finalised" and that an announcement will come "very soon" as he concluded his Bihar Adhikar Yatra on 20 September.
  • Congress is reported to be weighing a compromise of roughly 60–62 seats after initially pushing for about 70.
  • CPI(ML) Liberation has sought around 40 seats, while Mukesh Sahani’s VIP is pressing for about 60 seats plus a deputy chief minister post.
  • CPI(ML) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya urged Congress to be "realistic," and Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh said Tejashwi will be the alliance’s CM face, though a formal announcement has not been issued.
  • Tejashwi’s five-day tour focused on jobs, migration, corruption, and law and order, with little emphasis on the earlier voter-list SIR issue that featured in Rahul Gandhi’s campaign.