Congress-RJD Spar In Bihar Over Seat Share Ahead Of Rajya Sabha Elections
The Congress and RJD is prone to contest the Bihar elections in alliance later this 12 months (Report)
New Delhi:
The relation between Congress and RJD have soured in Bihar over the seat-sharing within the Rajya Sabha elections.
Bihar has 5 seats within the Rajya Sabha, election to which will likely be hung on March 26. Consistent with the maths of the Bihar Legislative Meeting, the JDU-BJP alliance is profitable 3 of those seats whilst RJD is prone to win two seats.
Congress desires RJD to go away one seat for it however RJD isn’t able. Because of this that the Congress in-charge of Bihar, Shakti Singh Gohil, has issued an open letter within the title of RJD, reminding their “promise” of doling out one Rajya Sabha seat to the Congress.
In an open letter, Mr Gohil has appealed to RJD to fulfil its “promise”.
Mr Gohil wrote: “All through the joint press convention of the leaders of the Grand Alliance on the time of Lok Sabha elections, RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav had obviously mentioned that one seat of Rajya Sabha from RJD quota will likely be left for a Congress chief of Bihar. It’s mentioned that “pran jaye par vachan na jaye” (guarantees must be honoured even at the price of one’s lifestyles). Confidently, RJD leaders will practice their phrase.”
Mr Gohil has additionally made it transparent within the letter that the Congress candidate will likely be a pacesetter of Bihar. On the finish of the three-paragraph letter, Mr Gohil wrote, “The Congress candidate will simplest be a pacesetter of Bihar if the birthday celebration will get a Rajya Sabha seat. Someone like me, who isn’t a voter of Bihar, might not be a Congress candidate.”
Speaking about this factor, Mr Gohil informed ANI: “I noticed the observation of RJD state president Jagdanand Singh within the media that RJD is not going to depart a seat for Congress within the Rajya Sabha elections. After this, I issued an open letter reminding RJD in their promise.”
He mentioned that if RJD does now not fulfil its promise, then Congress will make a decision accordingly.
The remaining date of submitting the nomination for Rajya Sabha is March 13 whilst the vote casting will happen on March 26.
