It was not a “worthy proposition,” said the person.
According to the source, the Left Party was offered the same number of seats for which it had broken in the 2020 legislative elections.
“At least three of our seats have also been changed,” said the source.
In 2020, the Indian Communist Party of Liberation (Marxist-Leninist) fought for 19 seats and won 12. This time, the left party had asked about 40 seats to fight.
“The ICC (ML) rejected the offer because it was not a worthy proposal, and we are going to make a new proposal to fight for around 30 seats,” said the source.
“We reduce the number of seats by almost 25 percent,” said the person.
The ICC (ML) also argued that the party helped Mahagathbandhan not only for the seats it fought, but also to obtain votes in the surrounding areas.
Asked about the party’s position in case their new offer is not accepted, the source replied: “All the options are open”. The Mahagathbandhan is a grouping of Congress, leftist parties – ICC, CPI (M) and CPI (ML) – and the Vikassheel Inaan (VIP) party of Mukesh Sahni. The alliance is led by Rashtriya Janata Dal.
In 2020, among the Allies, the RJD was on the RJD 144 seats and won 75, while the Congress played 70 seats and won 19.
