India, Oct. 12 -- Even as seat-sharing talks are in the final stage and the screening committee is set to decide on the remaining candidates in Bihar, several Congress leaders have sought tickets for their sons and daughters in the crucial Bihar Assembly polls that will take place in two phases on November 6 and 11.

According to sources, during the virtual screening committee meeting on Friday, several senior Congress leaders put forth the names of their sons and daughters as probable candidates.

The leaders include former Bihar Congress chiefs Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Madan Mohan Jha, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, and Bhagalpur MLA Ajit Sharma, among others.

However, in a surprise move, the names of all these leaders' family mem...