North India Statesman
News India Live, Digital Desk: These days, election activities are intense in the politics of Bihar and meanwhile there is a stir regarding alliance and seat sharing. Amidst these discussions, news has come that Bihar Congress has finalized the names of its candidates for all the Lok Sabha seats. This makes it clear that Congress has finalized its election preparations and now it will strongly present its stand regarding seats within the INDIA alliance.
It is being told that a committee under the leadership of Bihar Congress President Akhilesh Prasad Singh has completed this work. Now these finalized names will be placed before the Congress high command and they will be announced as soon as they get the green signal. One name in particular that is coming to the fore is that of Rajesh Ram, who can potentially be the Congress candidate from one of the important seats. With this step, Congress has given a clear message to the rest of the INDIA alliance partners, especially Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal United (JDU) that it is ready to enter the elections with full preparation and will register its strong presence.
While till now the talks between the alliance parties were going on at a slow pace on the issue of seat sharing, this step of Congress is now expected to speed up the pace. Now the rest of the parties of INDIA alliance will also reconsider their strategy, because Congress will play an important role in the seats in Bihar. In the coming days, it will be interesting to see how the announcement of these names of Bihar Congress and the complete blueprint of seat distribution in the INDIA alliance comes out. It is certain that these preparations and announcements before the election contest will give rise to a new debate in the politics of Bihar.