Patna (Bihar) [India], October 19 : Former RJD candidate Madan Shah on Sunday broke down in public claiming that he was promised a ticket by the Rashtriya Janata Dal for the upcoming 2025 Bihar assembly polls and alleged that when he did not pay the Rs 2.7 crore that was demanded for the candidature, his ticket was given to another candidate.
Speaking to ANI, Shah also said that the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, was "arrogant".
Shah was seen tearing his clothes and falling to the ground weeping after giving chase to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's car at the latter's residence in Patna.
"They will not form the government; Tejashwi is very arrogant, doesn't meet people...They are giving away tickets...Sanjay Yadav is doing all this. Rs 2.7 crore... give that much, we'll give you the ticket. I have come here to die. Lalu Yadav is my Guru...He had said that he would give me a ticket...They gave a ticket to Santosh Kushwaha, a BJP agent...," Shah told ANI.
Shah further claimed that the father-son duo of Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi Yadav had backtracked on their promise to give him a ticket.
"In 2020, Lalu ji called me to Ranchi and got a survey done regarding the population of the Teli community, and that Madan Shah will defeat Randhir Singh from Madhuban constituency. Tejashwi ji and Lalu ji had called me and said they would give me a ticket. I have been working for the party since the '90s. I am a poor man, I sold my land," he said.
Meanwhile, in Bihar, the RJD and Congress-led Mahagathbandhan is yet to announce its seat-sharing arrangement.
The Congress on Saturday released its second list, announcing candidates for Narkatiaganj, Kishanganj, Kasba, Purnia and Gaya Town assembly seats.
The party has fielded Shaswat Kedar Pandey from Narkatiaganj and Qamrul Hoda from Kishanganj.
Irfan Alam, Jitender Yadav and Mohan Shrivasta will contest elections from Kasba, Purnia and Gaya Town constituencies, respectively.
Earlier, on October 17, the Congress party released its first list of 48 candidates for the assembly poll
Polling for the Bihar elections 2025 will take place on November 6 and 11. The results will be announced on November 14.