The Congress will contest 11 out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, said Bihar Congress campaign committee Chairman Akhilesh Prasad Singh here on Friday.
"The Congress will contest 11 seats in Bihar. The party will send a list of the candidates' names to party President Rahul Gandhi for final approval," Singh told the media after a meeting of the Congress state election committee.
Singh said the "grand alliance" has worked out its seat sharing details and a formal announcement will be made in the next two to three days.
As per the seat sharing formula, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will contest 17 or 18 seats, the Congress 11 and the remaining seats will be contested by the other allies, including the Left parties.
--IANS
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