The seats claimed by the CPI include Teghra, Bakhri, Bachwada, Harlakhi, Jhanjharpur, Rupauli, Phulwari Sharif, Dumraon, Goh, Banka, Beldore, Kesaria, Chanapatia, Motihari, Jale, Barisnagar, Sikandra, Khajouli, and Kargahar. This time the assembly elections in Bihar are going to be very interesting, as there is a hope of a thorn in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Grand Alliance.

The CPI, which is part of the Grand Alliance, has claimed more than 24 seats, further aggressively, aggressively. CPI National General Secretary D. Raja said, “Our party lays a strong base in Bihar, especially between rural and working class. Our possibility of victory in these seats is strong and we will give a tough challenge to the NDA with the Grand Alliance.” He has demanded a soon meeting with Tejashwi Yadav, so that the shared agenda and seat sharing of the alliance can be finalized.

The Grand Alliance includes RJD, Congress, CPI (Male), CPI, CPI, and Developing Human Party (VIP). In the last assembly election 2020, CPI (Male) contested 19 seats and won 12, which emerged as the third largest component in the Grand Alliance. This time the CPI is also in the mood to increase its stake. Among the seats claimed by the CPI claimed, its strong mass base in areas like Teghra, Bakhri, and Bachwara, especially between Scheduled Castes (SC) and Backward Classes. Apart from this, the party also wants to register its presence on urban and rural mixed seats like Phulwari Sharif and Dumraon.

However, there are also challenges in the grand alliance regarding seat sharing. There are already reports of tussle between the RJD and the Congress over the number of seats. The RJD, which is the largest component of the Grand Alliance, wants to contest more than 150 seats, while the Congress is demanding 50-60 seats. CPI (Male) has also claimed 40-45 seats. In such a situation, the demand for more than 24 seats of the CPI can complicate the equation within the coalition. Political analysts believe that if the seat sharing is not agreed, then the Grand Alliance can be damaged, which can benefit the NDA.

On behalf of NDA, Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JDU) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have already intensified their preparations through activists and rallies. Chirag Paswan has claimed that NDA will win more than 225 seats. On the other hand, Tejashwi Yadav has tried to woo voters with promises like ‘My Bahn Mann Yojana’. It is clear from the increasing demand of the CPI and the activeness of D. Raja that Tejashwi will have to make a difficult balance for a common strategy in the Grand Alliance.

The Election Commission is soon going to start the process of special intensive revision of voter list in Bihar, and election dates may be announced in September-October. This claim of CPI has brought a new turn in the politics of Bihar. Now it has to be seen that after the meeting of Tejashwi Yadav and D. Raja, the seat of the Grand Alliance goes in which direction and whether this coalition will be able to challenge the government’s double engine government.