JD(U), RJD & Congress join hands to stop BJP in Bihar

Former chief ministers Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad will also campaign together in the assembly bypoll

A “grand alliance” of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress has been formed to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the by-elections for 10 Assembly seats in Bihar next month, a senior ruling party leader said on Sunday.

“A grand alliance among the JD(U), RJD and Congress has been clinched with the JD(U) and RJD getting four seats each, while the Congress will contest in the remaining two seats,” state unit JD(U) President Bashisth Narayan Singh told reporters.

He, however, refused to divulge the specific seats from which the respective parties would contest, saying the details would be announced later.

“I have the list with me about specific Assembly seats to be contested by the JD(U), RJD and Congress in the bypolls, but I will not throw light on it as of now,” Singh said asking the journalists0 to wait for some more days for announcement in this regard.

Former chief ministers Nitish Kumar of JD(U) and Lalu Prasad of RJD will also campaign together in the Assembly by-elections, Singh said.

Observing that the alliance among the JD(U), RJD and Congress was the need of the hour to take on the BJP, he thanked the leadership of all these parties for coming together to form the alliance in Bihar.