JD(U), RJD to contest 100 seats each in Bihar, Congress 40

Bihar's ruling JD(U) and RJD will contest 100 seats each and leave 40 for the Congress, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced today as the three parties formalised their alliance for the state assembly polls. Kumar, who announced the coming into being of the ‘Grand Secular Alliance’ in the presence of RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Congress general secretary incharge of Bihar C P Joshi, said no decision has been taken with regard to three seats of the 243 in the assembly and indicated those may go to NCP.