Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
Patna, Oct 21: As Bihar gears up for its upcoming elections, the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) finds itself in visible disarray, with internal rifts surfacing through overlapping candidate nominations across key constituencies. An analysis of the finalised lists reveals that the alliance is heading toward direct contests in at least 11 seats — a development that raises questions over the bloc's coordination and threatens to fragment the opposition vote just weeks ahead of polling.
Despite prolonged back-channel negotiations and several high-level meetings, the opposition has failed to present a unified front. The most glaring fault lines lie between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, which are set to face off in six constituencies: Vaish