Old rivalries put JD(U) in a spot: Rift between Lalan Singh & RCP runs deep

Lalan accused RCP of controlling people's reach to Nitish Kumar

Janata Dal (United) National President Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also known as Lalan Singh, on January 22 called a press conference to announce the party’s intention to contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on its own.

“We had authorised (Union Steel) Minister RCP Singh to negotiate with the BJP leadership. He assured the party the central leadership (of the BJP) was agreeable to an alliance. Due to this we waited this long. Had this (about not joining hands) been conveyed to us earlier, we would have contested more seats, and with greater strength,” he said.

“The party had given mantriji the task of