Nitish happy over success of 'experiment' with RJD, Cong

With the "secular alliance" successfully halting BJP victory in Bihar bypolls, an elated JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today expressed satisfaction over the "experiment" and said the results would have been better had the parties discussed seat sharing in better way.

"The experiment we made through tie-up has proved successful. People have expressed their mind and mood in favour of it," a visibly happy Nitish Kumar told reporters.

As per results and trend available so far, the secular alliance has won four seats and is ahead in two more seats. BJP has won three seats and is ahead in one.

The BJP had bagged six seats out of the 10 in 2010 election while RJD had 3 and JD(U) 1. The secular alliance has annexed two seats from BJP-led NDA.

Kumar said, "The results in the bypoll would have been better if we had taken a decision on seat sharing in a better way." In the bypolls, RJD and JD(U) contested on four seats each while Congress fought on two seats.

"But, still in a short span of time the alliance has managed a good show in the bypoll that has taken place a little after the general election in which BJP had registered stupendous victory in Bihar," Kumar accompanied by state JD(U) President Basistha Narayan Singh and state minister Shyam Rajak, said at his 7 Circular road residence.

"Though the results are satisfactory, we still need to do a lot in future for more better outcome," he said.