Congress, a major ally of the INDIA bloc, has already declared that it would not compromise with the seats it contested in the 2020 assembly elections. Congress had contest on 70 seats in 2020 assembly election in which it could register its win on 19 seats.Mukesh Sahani’s VIP was not a part of the INDIA bloc in the previous assembly election and had contested along with the BJP-led NDA. The VIP’s demand for 60 seats doesn’t seem feasible as it had won only four seats in the 2020 assembly election, said a senior RJD leader.On the declaration of the CM face of the Opposition, Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram said that it would be decided at an appropriate time. “INDIA bloc is intact, and everything will be finalised at appropriate time,” he asserted.RJD MP Manoj Jha, who was present at the meeting, said that there was no confusion about CM’s face of the Opposition. “It’s known to everybody,” he added. RJD never missed any opportunity to project Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as chief ministerial candidate of the party.
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