New Delhi: Congress candidate Aditya Kumar withdrew his nomination from Bihar's Lalganj seat where the RJD has fielded Shivani Shukla, bringing down the number of Assembly seats where both allies are fighting to four.

Indicating the unease in the I.N.D.I.A. bloc over seat-sharing arrangements, parties such as the RJD, Congress, CPI and Viskassheel Insaan Party (VIP) have fielded candidates against each other.

The RJD and the Congress were poised to fight in at least five seats against each other before the latter's Lalganj candidate withdrew his nomination papers on Monday. While negotiations are on, the RJD and the Congress are still locked in a contest in Narkatiaganj, Vaishali, Sultanganj and Kahalgaon.

The RJD also did not field a candidate in Kutumba, the seat held by Bihar Congres

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