Patna, April 29 -- Seat-sharing talks in theIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) have hit a fresh roadblock in poll-bound Bihar with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Samajwadi Party (SP) showing interest in contesting the state assembly elections later this year.
Creating new challenges for the already complicated alliance negotiations, the JMM is reported to have submitted a list 12 constituencies it intends to contest to its INDIA bloc ally, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Making the matter worse for the alliance, Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari on Monday met RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in Patna, fuelling speculation about its keenness to contest seats bordering Uttar Pradesh, where the party claims significant influenc...