According to a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader closed to Lalu, seat sharing talks have not got finalized because two Lok Sabha seats are the main bone of contention between the two.
Although Congress has agreed to contest 15 of 40 Lok Sabha seats of Bihar and RJD on 25 seats, Congress is eyeing Madhubani and East Champaran seats and Lalu is in dilemma over it.
RJD legislature party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui wants to contest from there as he narrowly lost it to the BJP in 2009. Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmad is equally keen to be fielded in Madhubani as he won it in 2004.
Lalu is also under pressure after a revolt in his party by 13 of 22 legislators. It is a different matter that nine of the 13 have returned to the party fold on a promise that most of them will be given party ticket to contest Lok Sabha polls. "Any wrong step by Lalu may trigger another crisis within his own party," a RJD leader said.
