New Delhi: The RJD and the Congress are poised to contest against each other in five seats in the Bihar Assembly elections, as the parties on Monday released their lists of candidates, with the Lalu Prasad-led party naming candidates for 143 of the 243 seats and the grand old party in 61.

While the Congress and the RJD are locked in a contest in five seats where both could not reach a compromise, the Congress and the CPI are headed for a fight in three or four seats if no agreement is reached. At least in four seats, where the polls are in the second phase, leaders could still find a solution as the last date of withdrawal is Wednesday.

At the same time, the RJD put to rest rumours that it would contest Kutumba, held by Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Ram.

The Congress will be fighting nine

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