Patna, Aug. 30 :     First there was a revolt by the allies ? the Congress and the CPI ? over seat sharing, now Laloo Prasad Yadav has to sort out a dispute within his own party over the ticket for Gopalgunj, his home district. Three major contenders from the Rashtriya Janata Dal have staked claim to the seat, and no one is willing to budge. What has put Laloo Yadav in a tight corner is that one of the rivals is Sadhu Yadav, Legislative Council member and brother of chief minister Rabri Devi. The RJD has postponed the announcement of candidates for three seats ? Balia, Khagaria and Gopalgunj. The last is the hardest to decide on. The other two claimants to the Gopalgunj ticket are former chief minister Abdul Ghafoor, who won last time as a Samata candidate, and former MLA Prabhu Dayal Singh. Ghafoor quit the Janata Dal (U) recently and joined the RJD. Immediately afterwards, he demanded the Gopalgunj ticket. Prabhu Dayal?s case is being championed by another brother of Rabri Devi, Subhash Yadav. The argument of Prabhu Dayal, a Koiri leader, is that he could win the seat on the strength of Koiri votes. There are about 1.75 lakh Koiri voters in the constituency, which borders Uttar Pradesh. The RJD?s candidate lost here last time by about 70,000 votes. Though a candidate has not been named yet, Sadhu Yadav has already started interacting with the people of Gopalgunj, with frequent visits and requests for co-operation to local party workers. Ghafoor is not without his supporters either. Siwan MP Mohammed Shahabuddin feels the former chief minister is the best man for Gopalgunj as he is the only one who can attract minority, Yadav and backward votes. RJD workers are not too pleased with Shahabuddin?s drive to get ?Ghafoor chacha? nominated. Party national secretary Shivanand Tiwari said the workers would have been happier if Ghafoor had joined the party in Patna, instead of at Siwan. ?We would have given him a good reception,? he said. Tiwari added that Ghafoor had said before the 1998 elections that it would be his last contest and that he would quit politics. Though Tiwari gave enough hints against Ghafoor?s candidature, Laloo Yadav is worried that denying him a ticket might offend minority leaders from north Bihar like Md Taslimuddin and Md Shahabuddin.