Bihar Elections 2020: In Congress star-campaigners, Ghulam Nabi Azad before Priyanka Vadra

Prepping for Bihar State Assembly polls, Congress on Saturday, released its star campaigners list as BJP chief J P Nda anunced his first rally in Patna. list comprising of top Bihar politicians like former Speaker Meira Kumar and ex-MP Shatrughan Sinha, also h Ghulam Nabi Az, Priyanka Gandhi Vra, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi. Or star-campaigners include three Congress CMs - Amarinder Singh, Bhupesh Baghel, Ashok Gehlot, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala. Congress has also released its first list of 21 candidates for Phase-1 polls.

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Congress releases star-campaigners

list of campaigners - for phase 1 polls which will be held on October 28 - also included ex-Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam, Sachin Pilot, Raj Babbar etc. Incidentally, Az - who recently penned a letter seeking 'structural changes' in Congress - features ahe of Congress General Secretary (UP) Priyanka Gandhi Vra.  Az's 'elevation' over Vra is evident as  star-campaigners' list tritionally represents a heirarchy within grand old party. Congress and RJD along with three Left parties are contesting Bihar polls under leership of Tejaswi Yav - coalition's CM candidate.

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Seat sharing formula

NDA- led by BJP poll-in-charge Devendra Fnavis has faced a revolt from LJP, which has decided to contest separately claiming ideological differences with JD(U). Snubbing m, BJP has reaffirmed Nitish Kumar as its CM candidate and has released its seat-share with JD(U) with BJP keeping 121 seats for itself out of which 11 seats will be given to Mukesh Sahni-led Vikassheel Insaan Party. On or hand, JD(U) will field its candidates in only 115 constituencies whereas Hindustani Awam Morcha has been given go-ahe in 7 seats- Kasba, Makhdumpur, Kutumba, Imamganj, Barachatti, Tikari and Sikandra. LJP has stated that it will t field its candidates against BJP and is open to a post-poll coalition.

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Similarly, Mahagathbandhan which saw initial revolt from Congress finally agreed to a 144-70 seat-share formula with Congress,  and three or Communist parties contesting on 29 seats. BJP, JDU, Congress, RJD, JMM have alrey released ir list of candidates. NDA and Mahagathbandhan face three coalitions -  'Progressive Democratic Alliance' (PDA) - comprising of JAP, AJP, SDP, BMP, and Grand Democratic Secular Front - comprising of AIMIM, RLSP, BSP, SJDD and SBSP. Bihar will vote in 3 phases - October 28, vember 3, and vember 7, with results being declared on vember 10.

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