Patna: The ruling NDA leaders can’t hide their glee. With the last day of filing nominations for the first phase of the election for 121 seats on October 17, the Mahagatbandhan, the Bihar avtaar of the INDIA bloc, appears to be in tatters.

More than fighting the NDA rivals, the INDIA bloc candidates appear to be fighting against their own allies in as many as seven constituencies going to polls on November 6.

In what could be considered a poor show of unity and complete disregard for each other, the Congress will be fighting against the RJD at Lalganj in Vaishali district. The Mahagatbandhan’s undeclared chief ministerial candidate, Tejashwi Yadav, has fielded Shivani Shukla, daughter of former MLA from Lalganj, Munna Shukla. The Congress has fielded Aditya Kumar from the constituency, w

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