<h1>Opposition demands fair seat sharing, incumbents give up seats for newcomers and alleges systemic electoral manipulation amounting to 'vote theft'</h1> A national opposition party urged allied groups in a state assembly seat-sharing negotiation to evenly distribute winnable and less winnable constituencies and for all incumbent partners to cede seats to accommodate new entrants. The party's state in-charge alleged systemic electoral manipulation by the ruling party, claiming changes to the selection process for election officials, legal protections for commissioners, tampering of electoral rolls and irregularities during polling and counting, framing these as 'vote theft' undermining governance. Party leaders said campaign strategy, manifesto and candidate selection were settled and stressed balanced seat allocation, rejecting further yatras for now.