Despite the claims that ‘all is well’ and the ‘NDA is united’, seat-sharing in the alliance is still stuck in seat-to-seat nitty-gritty. The alliance leaders, however, are confident that everything will be sorted out before the nomination for the first phase elections starts in October first week. The alliance is yet to announce the number of seats to be contested by each of the allies. The JD(U) and the BJP sources said that the main hitch is between two main alliance partners, the BJP and the JD(U), which are hooked on several issues. Anjali Ojha reports