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With the crucial first phase of nominations for the Bihar assembly elections already underway, the opposition Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) finds itself in a precarious position. The inability of its two largest constituents—the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Indian National Congress—to finalise a consensus on seat-sharing has cast a darkening shadow of uncertainty over the unity and electoral prospects of the entire coalition. This significant delay, even as the nomination deadline for the first phase rapidly approaches on October 17, stands in stark contrast to the ruling NDA, which, despite its own internal differences, has managed to officially announce its seat matrix.

The heart of the Mahagathbandhan’s crisis lies in the competing and seemingly non-

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