Nitish stands to lose in the seat-sharing arrangement

a close scrutiny of the seat-sharing arrangement shows that JD(U) has inflicted a loss on self. In the 2010 Assembly elections, it contested 141 seats and won 115, RJD contested 168 and won just 22, while the Congress fought on all the 243 seats and won only four. Going by this, both the RJD and Congress stand to gain at the cost of JD(U) in the new scheme of seat-sharing. more