Despite Bihar thunder, NDA to lag behind Oppn in Rajya Sabha for some time

Interest is centred around seat held by Congress leader Ahmed Patel, which BJP is trying to snatch

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have gained Bihar and may snatch a Congress Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat but the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition headed by it will still lag behind the opposition in the Rajya Sabha for some time to come.

Interest is centred around the seat held by Congress President Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel, which the BJP is trying to snatch.

Six Congress MLAs have already ditched the party and one of them, Balwantsinh Rajput, has been pitted against Patel in the August 8 election. In case more MLAs defect, Patel's fate may be sealed, which