Nitish, Lalu desperate to exist politically, says BJP's Subramanian Swamy

Amidst news of former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar reaching out to rival, Lalu Prasad Yadav to counter the Bhartiya Janata Party, Subramanian Swamy today described the two leaders as desperate for votes.

"Both Nitish and Lalu are desperate and their existence is under question, they are facing a huge challenge from the BJP so let them have alliances because it's better to take them together than take them separately," Swamy told ANI.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) General Secretary, Tariq Anwar, however, appreciated the move.

He said, "It's a very good move if Nitish and Lalu are talking about secular front because in the recent Lok Sabha elections BJP won a good majority with 35 percent votes in Bihar so in the coming Vidhan Sabha elections if JDU, RJD, NCP, Congress, etc all fight together then BJP and its alliances could be stopped from winning."

The BJP, the main opposition party in Bihar and JD-U rebel legislator has extended support to two independent candidates against the JD-U nominee for the Rajya Sabha election, making the contest close.

The Rajya Sabha polls are due on June 19.