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Janata Dal(U) splits

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, NOV. 26. The fractious Janata Dal politics raised its head again today with the Communications Minister, Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, seeking separate allotment of seats in the Lok Sabha.

On a day when the JD(U) executive decided to rally behind its president, Mr. Sharad Yadav, the Communications Minister met the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Mr. G.M.C. Balayogi, and sought separate seat allocation claiming support of four MPs including himself.

Mr. Paswan said his supporters included, Mr. Jai Narain Prasad `Nishad', Mr. Ramchandra Paswan and Ramesh Jigajini of the 10- member JD(U) MPs in the Lok Sabha.

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