Patna, Oct. 14 -- BJP today released its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections before the final announcement on seat allotment details among constituents of the ruling NDA, even as the opposition Grand Alliance seemed to be still struggling to zero in on a seat-sharing formula among its various partners.

Despite the announcement on seat sharing among constituents of the NDA two days back, the grouping has so far not been able to jointly announce the details of specific seats to be contested by each of the partners. The alliance was set to release the details of seats in a joint press conference last evening, but it was deferred due to apparent differences among the constituents on a few seats.

Even today, JD(U) work...