Rift is wide open in Grand Alliance in the State as one of its important allies RJD has gone ahead with giving party’s symbol to Subhash Yadav from Chatra parliamentary seat, which was given to Congress. The development took place in Patna late on Tuesday evening.
According to the seat sharing formula out of total 14 seats of the State the Congress will contest from 7 seats, JMM will contest from 4 seats JVM will contest from two seats and RJD from one seat. Congress will contest from Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, Chaibasa, Lohardaga and Chatra while JMM will contest from Dumka, Rajmahal, Giridih and Jamshedpur and JVM (P) will contest from Koderma and Godda.
Denying the seat sharing formula of the alliance, Wife of RJD Supremo, Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Chief Minister of Bihar, Rabri Devi gave the party symbol to Subhas Yadav on Tuesday evening in Patna.
Speaking on the issue RJD General Secretary Sanjay Singh Yadav said that the party’s chief whip decided to give the party’s ticket to Subhahs Yadav as the party was insisting before announcement of the seat sharing formula that the party will contest from Palamu and Chatra seat. “We are talking to senior leaders of the alliance in this regard and we are hoping that everything will be settled amicably under the alliance,” he added.
A Congress insider said that if RJD will not follow the rule of the alliance then the Congress will also contest from the Palamu, which was given to RJD under the terms of the alliance.
Congress Spokesperson Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo said that as Congress State Chief, Ajoy Kumar had said at the time of announcement of seat sharing formula of the alliance, just couple of days earlier, that there will not be friendly contest in the State under the alliance. “Kumar had added that if any party will contest from allocated seats then it will be deemed that it is defying the alliance. The party will be shown exit door from the alliance. We hope that it will be sorted out till the time of withdrawal of date which is April 2,” he added.
General Secretary of JMM, Vinod Pandey said it is matter between Congress and RJD but for the betterment of the alliance and to prevent distribution of anti- BJP votes they should sort out it amicably.