The apparent success of the Vote Adhikar Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi in Bihar and the optimism surrounding the INDIA bloc’s prospects in the upcoming state elections have resulted in two more parties joining the grouping, but on the flip side, delicate seat-sharing negotiations are likely to get more complex. With the entry of the Pasupati Kumar Paras-led Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha led by Hemant Soren, seats will have to be allocated to them too. The other partners of the INDIA grouping in Bihar are the RJD, Congress, CPI(ML), CPI, CPM and the Vikassheel Insaan Party of Mukesh Sahani. The 243 seats in the state Assembly will have to be divided among these parties.........

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