Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Sunday attributed the delay in deciding Mahagathbandhan’s seat-sharing arrangement to accommodating Mukesh Sahani’s Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), noting a lack of unity within the alliance on several constituencies.

The CPI(ML) leader said the party has settled for 20 seats in the Mahagathbandhan’s seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

Speaking to ANI, Dipankar Bhattacharya said, “We had 19 seats last time. This time, we were hoping that CPI(ML) would get to contest in 25 seats. But since it’s a bigger coalition, we had to settle for 20.”

Addressing the delay in announcing the seat-sharing pact, he added, “One reason is that it is a bigger coalition this time. The

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