Patna, March 31: Upendra Prasad, the candidate of Grand Alliance or Mahagathbandhan from Bihar's Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat, met with a road accident on Saturday night when a speeding Bolero hit his car. After the mishap, injured Upendra Prasad and his supporters protested at the road and alleged that it was an attempt to kill him. The police arrested two persons in connection with the accident.

Prasad, a leader of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular, was headed to Aurangabad for election campaigning when the accident happened at National Highway-139. The police reached the spot after supporters of Prasad started protesting at the road, leading to traffic congestion. 'Grand Alliance' Failed to Take off as Rahul Did Not Override Local Satraps: Gogoi.

"A speeding car came from the wrong side and tried to drag our car. Our driver showed presence of mind and used emergency brakes and we were saved. This was undoubtedly a plot to kill me," Prasad was quoted as saying. "We reached the accident site when we got the information that the Mahagathbandan(Grand Alliance) candidate has been injured in an accident. Two people have been arrested and probe is on in the case," a cop told NDTV.

The Grand Alliance in Bihar on Friday announced the formal allocation of 31 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state. It also announced the names of the candidates for most of the seats. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, speaking at a joint conference here, also announced the names of the candidates for 18 of the 19 seats the RJD is contesting under the seat-sharing deal.

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