The Mahagathbandhan will be facing a friendly contest on more than half a dozen seats, leading NDA leaders to claim that the opposition bloc has failed to behave like a cohesive alliance. There is a clear disagreement over several constituencies, with each party fielding candidates as per its own decision. However, opposition leaders say this may also be part of a broader strategy to outsmart the NDA in select seats.

According to party leaders, the alliance has experimented with friendly contests in the Kahalgaon assembly segment, where there will be a four-cornered fight, and possibly in another constituency. “But there is disagreement on other seats,” a leader said.

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