New Delhi: A senior leader from Ramvilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party on Sunday said that his party has decided to go with BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls. After a meeting of LJP leaders at Paswan’s residence here, former MP and party leader Surajbhan Singh told reporters,”Alliance between LJP and BJP has been finalised.”
However, LJP secretary general Abdul Khalik told PTI that no final decision has been taken, and only parliamentary board of LJP can decide it. When asked how can the LJP chief, who was the first to quit NDA in 2002 protesting against Gujarat riots, could align with BJP whose prime ministerial candidate is Narendra Modi, Surajbhan Singh said,
“When the court has given a clean chit to Modi, who are we to say anything.” He said that a formal announcement about the alliance will be made “very soon” in which it would be made clear which party will contest how many seats in Bihar.
He also said that Paswan will soon meet BJP chief Rajnath Singh over the issue. However, other senior party leaders chose to remain ambivalent on the issue, saying no such decision has been taken as yet and the party is still to decide on the alliance issue.
“With regard to the alliance issue, no final decision has been taken only the parliamentary board of LJP can decide it. The board will meet in a couple of days,” Khalik told PTI.
He however parried a question as to whether the LJP has had any talks for alliance with BJP. (PTI)