Patna: Before Bihar goes to high-stakes polls, the opposition INDIA bloc, is apparently in disarray as the alliance failed to reach a compromise on seat-sharing even as the last date for withdrawal of nominations ended on Monday.

INDIA bloc`s main player in Bihar, RJD, also released the list of 143 candidates hours before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase was to be over. RJD had contested 144 seats in the last assembly election.

On the other hand, Congress has announced names of its 61 seats in five separate lists separately. In the last assembly election, it contested 70 seats but could win only 19 seats.

The saving grace for the opposition alliance was that RJD did not field its candidates from Kutumba seat as earlier anticipated. From Kutumba seat, state

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