For Congress in Bihar it’s family and friends in Lok Sabha polls; senior State party leaders rue

Under Opposition mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) seat distribution, Congress got only nine seats to contest. On April 22, it announced names of candidates for five seats, out of which the party has given tickets either to dynasty or borrowed players at the cost of grass root party leaders, alleged some senior State party leaders.

For Congress party which is contesting on nine seats out of total 40 under mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar, it seems, all in family and friends in ticket distribution.

Senior State party leaders rued that Congress party in Bihar has reached a political point from where returning to its old glorious days seems “not only a difficult but impossible”.

Under Opposition mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) seat distribution, Congress got only nine seats to contest, Rashtriya Janata Dal 23, the three Left parties five and the new entrant Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) of Mukesh Sahani who better advertise himself as “Son of Mallah” (Mallah is fisherman / boatman backward caste in Bihar) with three seats.

Earlier, Congress had announced names of three party leaders Tariq Anwar from Katihar, sitting MP from Kishanganj Mohd. Jawed and Ajit Sharma from Bhagalpur seats.

However, on April 22, it announced names of candidates for five more seats: Samastipur, Sasaram, Muzaffarpur, Paschim (west) Champaran and Maharajganj.

Out of these five seats, party has given tickets either to dynasty or borrowed players at the cost of grass root party leaders alleged some senior State party leaders.

On Maharajganj seat, party has named Akash Prasad Singh as party candidate who is the son of State party president Akhilesh Prasad Singh. Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) president Akhilesh Prasad Singh is considered close to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and also with other party leaders.