Paswan heaps praise on Nitish for joining hands with NDA

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ANI Patna (Bihar) [India]
Last Updated : Jul 30 2017 | 5:42 PM IST

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan met Nitish Kumar in Delhi and congratulated him for forming an alliance with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the government in Bihar.

President of the Lok Janshakti Party, Paswan said that Bihar as well as have NDA government in power and that they'll work for the welfare of Bihar.

Speaking to ANI about the differences they had in the past, Paswan said, "I've never had personal problems with him (Nitish). We only differed in our ideologies".

Paswan pointed to the fact that Nitish's alliance with Lalu Prasad Yadav was the only difference they had.

Interestingly, these remarks have come after Nitish Kumar decided to quit the Grand Alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress.

Earlier, Paswan was highly critical of Nitish Kumar and his decision to form the Grand Alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress in Bihar.

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First Published: Jul 30 2017 | 5:42 PM IST

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