Mukesh Sahani-led Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) on April 05 joined hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal to contest from three Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. RJD leader and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav announced that his party would spare three seats from its quota for the VIP to contest.
Under the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) seat-sharing arrangement in Bihar of a total of 40 Lok Sabha seats, RJD was to contest in 26 seats, Congress in nine while the remaining five seats were left for the Left parties — three to Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), one seat each to Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist).
The RJD has allotted Gopalganj, Jhanjharpur and Motihari to the VIP from its quota of seats. “Now, the RJD would contest in 23 seats after sparing three seats from its quota to the VIP,” said Mr. Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister, while addressing media persons on Friday.