Bihar War Room: Amit Shah in Patna as Mahagathbandhan Struggles With Seat-Sharing Deadlock

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This special report focuses on the escalating political battle for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Key figures like Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath are hitting the campaign trail for the NDA, while the Mahagathbandhan, featuring the RJD and Congress, faces a deadlock over seat allocation. A rebel candidate has challenged the BJP, stating, 'I have been a member of the BJP since I was a child. I have no problem with the BJP...I will fight. I am a fighter...Whatever the result is, I will fight.' The NDA is showcasing a united front with top leaders converging in the state, while internal rifts and delays in finalising candidates plague the opposition alliance, setting the stage for a high-stakes electoral contest.

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00:00Now to the political battleground that is heating up and on its last leg of campaigning right ahead

00:08of elections. State of War Bihar is ready for the big nomination day now. Mahagat Bandhan is in a

00:15final huddle over seat sharing, but the RGD Congress deadlock continues. Congress tally

00:21is expected to hover between 61 and 63 seats, with a final decision likely to come in soon.

00:28BJP, on the other hand, has released its final list for the polls and has named all 101 candidates

00:35at this point. Meanwhile, the NDA is all set to launch its campaign in full swing. Chief

00:40Minister Nitish Kumar and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be beginning

00:44campaigns, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah will camp in Patna throughout the elections

00:50to manage coordination and resolve alliance issues. On the nomination front, Deputy Chief

00:56Minister Samrat Chaudhary will be filing from Tarapur. NDA's show of strength will be on full display,

01:03with top Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers all reaching Bihar for the big day. Meanwhile,

01:10Tej Pratap Yadav is all set to file his nomination from Mahua. BJP has in fact mocked the Mahagat

01:16Bandhan for delaying its candidate list and struggling to finalize seat sharing. They've also taken a

01:22sarcastic jab at Congress by saying that it refuses to fight solo and keeps hiding behind

01:29alliance crotchets.

01:43In the first place of instruction, we won't do the formula in the beginning,

01:55but we won't do the formula in the end.

02:08he was giving us some money

02:11So, we don't go into this

02:13the entire party

02:15There is no difference

02:16People have people

02:17People give us a chance

02:20they have our children

02:22we have a baby

02:24we have the Hindus

02:26and Hindus

02:27and we will win

02:29We are fighting

02:31when we win

02:33if we win

02:33then we will win

02:36We will win

02:37the highest

02:38You

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