Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha on Saturday dismissed speculations about rumblings of discontent among NDA constituents in Bihar over seat sharing for the upcoming assembly polls and said that talks have not yet concluded.
The former Union minister, in an X post, said, “Don’t pay attention to rumours floating around. The talks are not yet concluded. Wait…! I don’t know how the news is being circulated in the media. If someone is planting news, it’s deceit, it’s betrayal.”
Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi had earlier said that he was “requesting and not making a claim” that his Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) be given a respectable number of seats, otherwise the party might not contest the election.
Another Union minister, Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), which had earlier settled for around 20-22 seats, is now reportedly asking for at least 25 more.
Assembly elections in the state will be held on November 6 and 11, while votes will be counted on …
