Patna, Nov. 3 -- The Grand Alliance (GA) is set to witness "friendly contests" at five constituencies in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled for November 6.
The first phase will cover 121 assembly segments, but the spotlight will remain on Vaishali, Rajapakar (SC), Biharsharif, Bachhwara, and Beldaur, where alliance partners are set to compete against each other, turning allies into rivals within the same political alliance.
As per the seat-sharing arrangement within GA, the RJD is contesting 71 seats, Congress 24, CPI(ML) 14, CPI five, while CPI(M) and IIP are fielding candidates in three constituencies each. However, despite the alliance pact, five constituencies have seen overlapping claims, leading to direct com...