LS polls: RJD-LJP seals deal in Bihar
New Delhi, Mar 17: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) reached a seat-sharing alliance in Bihar on Tuesday, Mar 17. In a joint press conference RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and LJP supremo Ramvilas Paswan announced that RJD will contest 25 seats and LJP will contest 12 out of the 40 seats. Congress party which has sought more than 10 seats got only 3 seats in Bihar.
"We're
fighting
to
form
a
secular
government," Lalu
told
media.
"We're
with
the
UPA
and
will
remain
with
the
UPA,"
he
added.
RJD
and
LJP
have
also
decided
to
contest
together
in
Jharkhand.
Reports
suggest
that
the
deal
marks
a
major
concession
from
Lalu's
side.
In
2004
elections,
LJP
contested
in
8
Lok
Sabha
seats
loosing
half
of
them.
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Story first published: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 14:32 [IST]