India, Oct. 16 -- The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates, its partner the Bharatiya Janata Party, two lists of 30 candidates, a third partner, Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), a list of 14 and the head of another partner, the Rashtriya Lok Morcha met the Union home minister and his deputy, and said he was hopeful of there being "no more difficulties" - all suggesting that issues within the alliance, so evident on Tuesday, were close to being resolved.

Part of the resolution will involve seat swaps - partners swapping seats allotted to each other - as evident in the JD(U)'s first list including candidates for four seats presumably allotted to Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvi...