Infighting, damage control and more: Already fractured Mahagathbandhan faces new challenges in Bihar elections

Marred by infighting following a tussle over seat-sharing in Bihar assembly elections 2025 and the walking out of Hemant Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Mahagathbandhan partners RJD and Congress have gone into damage control after their candidates were pitted against each other in multiple constituencies in the state. This was revealed after the filing of second phase nominations papers concluded on Monday following which a total of 1,314 candidates remained in the contest on 121 seats of the 243-member Bihar Assembly, voting for which will be held on November 6. A total of 61 nominations were withdrawn and more than 300 were rejected by the Election Commission.

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