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This article is about the regional political alliance in Bihar. For the multi-state political alliance at the national level, see Mahagathbandhan.
For the national political alliance, see Mahagathbandhan.
Mahagathbandhan
LeaderTejashwi Yadav
ChairmanLalu Prasad Yadav
Founded2015
Political positionCentre-left
AllianceUPA
Seats in Lok Sabha
01 / 40
Seats in Rajya Sabha
06 / 16
Seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly
109 / 243
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council
14 / 75

Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) was a coalition of political parties in the Eastern state of Bihar in India, formed before the 2015 Vidhan Sabha elections in Bihar.[1]

The alliance consisted of Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal, and Congress parties won the majority of the seats and formed the government in the state.[2] On 26 July 2017 Nitish Kumar broke the alliance and resigned from Chief Minister post. On 20 December 2018 RLSP joined Mahagathbandhan[3]

History

Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar and then leader of the Mahagathbandhan

On 7 June, Lalu Prasad Yadav announced the RJD was joining in an alliance with the JDU for the election.[4][5] On 13 July, he led a march demanding that the central government release its findings of the Socio Economic Caste Census 2011 (SECC) on caste,[6][7][8] although Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan pitched for a comprehensive classification of caste data of SECC 2011 before its release,[9] and also said Lalu, Nitish will be worst impacted from the caste data even if its released.[10][11] BJP Leader Sushil Kumar Modi called for a rectification of errors in the cases of 1.46 crore people in India, including 1.75 lakh in Bihar, before releasing the caste data.[12]

On 3 August, incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared that he would not stand in the election.[13][14] On 11 August, he announced the seat-sharing formula, according to which JD(U) and RJD will contest 100 seats each, while Congress will contest 40 seats in Bihar.[15] NCP pulled out of this alliance later.[16] On 23 September, Nitish Kumar announced the list of 242 candidates for the JDU-RJD-INC alliance.[17][18][19] OBCs were most favoured in the alliance ticket distribution plan.[20][21][22] 10% of tickets were allotted to women candidate by the alliance.[23]

Nitish Kumar was the declared chief ministerial candidate for the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance). Kumar started his Har Ghar Dastak (door-to-door) campaign on 2 July.[24][25][26] Initially there were definite political overtures when both Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar shared stage together in a public[27] event commemorating former chief minister Satyendra Narain Sinha's birth anniversary that witnessed veiled attacks on each other, the last time[28] they did it in public. Prashant Kishor was a key election strategist for the alliance.[29][30] The Janata Dal-United started 400 audio-visual vans called Jan Bhagidari Manch[clarification needed] for the campaign.[31] Kumar is launching 'Bihar Samman Sammelan' in various cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, to connect with the Bihari diaspora.[32]

Current members

No Party Current No. of MLAs in Bihar Assembly Current No. of MLCs in Bihar Council
style="background-color:Template:Rashtriya Janata Dal/meta/color; text-align: center;" | 1 Rashtriya Janata Dal 80 8
style="background-color:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color; text-align: center;" | 2 Indian National Congress 26 3
style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation/meta/color; text-align: center;" | 3 Communist Party of India (ML) 3  –
style="background-color:Template:Hindustani Awam Morcha/meta/color; text-align: center;" | 4 Hindustani Awam Morcha 1 1
style="background-color:Template:Rashtriya Lok Samta Party/meta/color; text-align: center;" | 5 Rashtriya Lok Samta Party 0 0
style="background-color:Template:Rashtriya Janata Dal/meta/color; text-align: center;" | - Total 109 12

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nitish alliance way ahead of BJP, wins 31 of 39 seats declared so far". Telegraphindia.com. 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  2. ^ "Reasons behind JDU-RJD-Congress Mahagathbandhan's massive win in Bihar elections". News18. 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  3. ^ https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/india/upendra-kushwaha-mahagathbandhan-upa-lok-saba-elections-2019-rlsp-1965651
  4. ^ "Lalu, Nitish seal the deal: RJD, JD(U) form alliance for Bihar polls, seat sharing talks on cards". Firstpost.
  5. ^ "Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav alliance may be a 90-seat worry for BJP".
  6. ^ "Lalu leads march for caste census data".
  7. ^ "Lalu's Ultimatum to Modi Government on Caste Census Data".
  8. ^ "Caste census data demand is 'jehad': Lalu".
  9. ^ "'Ram Vilas Dalit face wherever you go, Jitan Ram Manjhi can be Mahadalit face'".
  10. ^ "Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar to be hit hardest if caste data released: Paswan".
  11. ^ "Lalu Prasad Yadav , Nitish Kumar to be hit hardest if caste data released: Ram Vilas Paswan".
  12. ^ "Caste census data to be release after error correction: Sushil Modi".
  13. ^ "Won't contest Bihar polls, will devote time for campaigning, says Nitish Kumar".
  14. ^ "Won't contest Bihar elections: Nitish Kumar".
  15. ^ "Nitish Kumar Announces Seat-Sharing Formula For Bihar Elections: JD(U)-RJD To Contest On 100 Seats Each, Congress 40".
  16. ^ "Bihar elections: NCP pulls out of anti-BJP alliance, may contest alone".
  17. ^ "Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar releases 'joint list' of 242 candidates, OBCs get lion's share".
  18. ^ "Nitish Kumar yields, Lalu Prasad gets both his sons an Assembly ticket each".
  19. ^ "Nitish-led alliance releases list of 242 candidates for Bihar polls".
  20. ^ "OBCs most favoured in alliance plan".
  21. ^ "In Bihar elections, it is my social combination versus yours".
  22. ^ "Bihar elections: OBCs and Dalits 70% in Nitish list, upper castes 42% in BJP". The Indian Express. 24 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Little room for women in Nitish's 'Grand' design". The Times of India.
  24. ^ "Har Ghar Dastak: Nitish's Bihar strategy is old fashioned door-to-door campaigning".
  25. ^ "Nitish sounds poll bugle with 'Har Ghar Dastak'".
  26. ^ Sajjad, Mohammad (8 November 2015). "How Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav won Bihar". rediff.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  27. ^ "They may have 'amicably' come to a seat-sharing agreement, but 15 months of tumultuous relationship later, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav still remain frenemies". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  28. ^ "Giant slayer". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  29. ^ "Team 178: Faces behind Grand Alliance's victory in Bihar polls".
  30. ^ "Amit Shah vs Prashant Kishor: Who will be the wizard of Bihar election?".
  31. ^ "BJP's hi-tech chariots and JDU's Jan Bhagidari Rath setting mood for a high-voltage battle in Bihar".
  32. ^ "Nitish, BJP to woo Bihari diaspora".
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