No seat sharing agreement in Bihar yet: Upendra Kushwaha

October 27, 2018 11:07

Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party chief Upendra Kushwaha reacts to reports of Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal-United reaching seat sharing deal in Bihar for 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

"Number of seats has not been decided yet, we are discussing, I have talked to Amit Shah Ji, can't say anything else right now," Kushwaha said told ANI.

BJP president Amit Shah announced on Friday that his party and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JD-U will contest equal number of Lok Sabha seats in the state, in what is being seen as a big boost to Kumar who had been insisting on a parity with the saffron party.

Shah told reporters that an announcement on the number of seats both parties, besides two other allies -- Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party and Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party -- will contest in 2019, will be announced in two-three days.

Meanwhile, Kushwaha's meet with Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday also triggered speculations. -- Agencies

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