India, July 12 -- With the upcoming Bihar Assembly election showdown fast approaching, leaders of the INDIA bloc held a six-hour closed-door meeting on Saturday at Tejashwi Yadav's residence in Patna.

According to PTI, the session centred on seat-sharing discussions, coordination planning, and tackling concerns over electoral transparency.

The assembly elections in Bihar is scheduled later this year and Tejashwi-led Mahagathbandhan is looking on to topple Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar.

After the meeting, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who heads the coalition's coordination committee, told the media that seat-sharing talks for the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls have formally begun.

However, he declined to provide specifics, stati...