The congress skillfully reached out to leaders of the ruling alliance, notably bihar Chief minister nitish kumar, when the india group and National Democratic Alliance's seat totals turned out to be closer than anticipated. Given that the two coalitions' combined number of seats is probably going to be close to fifty, the india bloc may decide to admit nitish kumar and Eknath Shinde, two erstwhile allies, into its fold.
According to the india Herald, overtures were allegedly made to tdp leader chandrababu naidu as well. Fourteen out of the sixteen lok sabha seats that Nitish Kumar's JDU ran for in bihar were won. The tdp of chandrababu naidu was predicted to do similarly. The two will effectively become the quintessential kingmakers with their combined 28 lok sabha seats.
In the past, nitish kumar has experienced difficulties with loyalty flipping. He left the india bloc a few months ago and joined the NDA, which is run by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ironically, it was Kumar who was crucial in bringing the strange partnership full of conflicting emotions together. However, JDU insiders informed india Herald that his party had no intention of switching allegiances once more.
Nevertheless, a Congressman brought up the fact that Kumar did not receive the visit from Samrat Chaudhary, the BJP's deputy chief minister, on Tuesday.
The leaders of the congress party are also attempting to court Eknath Shinde, whose shiv sena party was leading by ten seats.
Shinde was an undivided shiv sena ally of Congress. But he created a vertical rift in the party that bal thackeray established, relegating Sena leader and his son uddhav thackeray to the periphery of maharashtra politics.
In maharashtra, Thackeray's party led in about ten lok sabha seats, suggesting a robust resurgence.