Kanhaiya Kumar opines on Mahagathbandhan's CM face Tejashwi Yadav ahead of Bihar elections

After being absent from political scene for around two months, CPI leer and former JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar re-appeared on September 16 and released a statement accusing government of 'political witch hunt' against activists and journalists. However, with days left for Bihar elections, Kanhaiya has been away from campaign scenario and has t even been vocal about polls on his Twitter handle. Though he h held "Jan Gan Man Yatra" in February this year and h toured state extensively, he was away from poll scene of CPI, till party named him as a star campaigner. Left parties are contesting upcoming elections with Mahagathbandhan-led by RJD. 

With 12 days left for elections, Kanhaiya Kumar has opined that ruling coalition is setting ndas and opposition is only reacting to it inste of coming out with ir own issues. He lamented that ndas which were relevant to state 15 years back continue to dominate present polls. Kanhaiya, while speaking to PTI, said that Opposition should set ir own alternative ndas. 

When asked about Tejashwi Yav - who is CM face for Mahagathbandhan, "he is leer of largest constituent of coalition so, it's natural that he will be leer and re is question about it." tably, former JNUSU general secretary, Sandeep Saurav, has been fielded by CPI-ML, also a member of grand alliance, from Paliganj assembly seat.

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Seat-sharing formula 

Out of or Mahagatbandhan seats, Congress, RJD, CPI(M-L), CPI and CPM shall field candidates from 70, 144, 19, 6 and 4 constituencies each. Contrary to initial anuncement, JMM has t been allocated any seats from RJD's quota. Earlier in day, it was revealed that CPI(M-L) candidates will fight election from Paliganj, Arrah, Agiaon, Tarari, Dumraon, Karakat, Arwal, Ghosi, Bhore, Zirei, Darauli, Daraundi, Digha, Phulwari, Sikta, Balrampur, Aurai, Kalyanpur and Warisnagar. Vikash Mandal (Rupauli), Ramnaresh Pandey (Harlakhi), Suryakant Paswan (Bakhri), Ram Ratan Singh (Teghra), Abdhesh Kumar Ray (Bachhwara) and Ramnarayan Yav (Jhanjharpur) have been named as CPI candidates. For CPM, Rajmangal Kushwaha, Satyendra Yav Manjhi, Ajay Kumar and Rajendra Pras Singh will contest from Pipra, Manjhi, Bibhutipur, and Matihani respectively. Bihar will vote in 3 phases - October 28, vember 3, and vember 7, with results being declared on vember 10.

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Or parties in poll-fray

This year's Bihar elections will witness clash of as many as five alliances. ruling JDU-BJP is contesting along with Mukesh Sahni's VIP and former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), while LJP has decided to go solo.  Mahagathbandhan led by RJD has lost many key allies and is contesting with Congress and three left parties, with Lalu Yav's son Tejashwi as CM face.

On 28 September, Pappu Yav who is eyeing a comeback in politics of Bihar stitched an alliance of his party Jan hikar Party (JAP) with Chandrashekhar Az's Az Samaj Party', MK Faizi's Social Democratic Party and Bahujan Mukti Party. y named it Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA). On or side, confident after his party's victory in byelections, AIMIM chief Asuddin Owaisi has teamed up with Upendra Kushwaha-led RLSP, Mayawati's BSP, Devendra Yav's SJDD, and SBSP as 'Grand Democratic Secular Front' to contest upcoming polls. 

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