New Delhi: The seat-sharing agreement that was simultaneously announced by all National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners on Sunday as a show of unity has quickly given way to public discontent from two allies — Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) [HAM] and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) — who are aggrieved over being allotted only six seats each.

The NDA had unveiled the agreement on Sunday evening. The final seat allocation, declared by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, stated that the BJP and Janata Dal (United) would contest 101 seats each, Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) [LJP (RV)] 29 seats, and HAM (S) and Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM six seats each.

However, by night, two of the five partners had publicly expressed disappointment over the “treatment” they had received. Unio

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