JD-U rules out alliance after RJD extends support

Posted on 23rd May 2014 02:08 pm by admin

Patna, May 22 (IANS) Bihar's ruling JD-U Thursday welcomed the support extended by Lalu Prasad's RJD to the new state government led by Jitan Ram Manjhi, but ruled out any chance of an alliance with it.<br /><br />"We welcome the Rashtriya Janata Dal's support to the state government but there is no possibility of an alliance or any chance of realignment with it," Janata Dal-United state president Bashisht Narain Singh told media persons here.<br /><br />He said the JD-U did not seek the RJD's support, and it announced the support on its own. "We cannot say 'no' to support," he said.<br /><br />The new chief minister also said he was happy to get the RJD's legislative backing.<br /><br />"It is nice to hear that the RJD will support my government," he said.<br /><br />Nearly half a dozen JD-U leaders and cabinet ministers in the Manjhi government, including Narender Singh, Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Shyam Razak and Shahid Ali Khan, made it clear that the RJD's support to the government has nothing to do with alliance.<br /><br />"We have made it clear that there is nothing in it... no question of alliance of the JD-U with the RJD," said Water Resources Minister Choudhary, who is considered close to former chief minister Nitish Kumar.<br /><br />"The JD-U government has a comfortable majority, there is no threat to the government at all," Razak said.<br /><br />RJD state president Ram Chandra Purve said the party decided to support the Manjhi government without any condition.<br /><br />The RJD has 21 members in the 243-member state assembly.<br /><br />The Congress, which has four legislators, has also extended support to the Manjhi government.<br /><br />The JD-U has 117 legislators and enjoys the support of one Communist Party of India member and two Independent legislators.

Other news

Republic Day: This year there will be no foreign chief guest in the parade, no head of state is invited due to Corona

No foreign head of state will be made the chief guest in the Republic Day parade this year. The n

IND vs ENG: 'You wasted the opportunity you got...', Zaheer Khan got angry at Shreyas Iyer who was in bad form, showed class

Shreyas Iyer once again failed to score big in the second Test match against England in Visakhapa

Center will give 10 lakh jobs in one and a half year: Opposition called PM's announcement a jumla, asked what happened to 2 crore jobs

The central government has announced to recruit 10 lakh posts in the next one and a half years. T

LSG vs MI: After Mumbai's third defeat, captain Hardik Pandya got angry at the batsmen and bowlers, know what he said

After losing the IPL match against Lucknow Supergiants by 12 runs in IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians cap

India Inc. hopes Kejriwal will make Delhi a Global City

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The business fraternity is hopeful that newly-installed Delhi Chief Mi

Russia halts delivery of S-400 missile defense system to China; China said - this decision taken under pressure

Russia did not tell China the reason to stop delivery of the world's best missile defense system<

The Philippines will buy BrahMos supersonic missile from India, will China's troubles increase?

A deal has been signed between India and the Philippines for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missil

Salim Khan Health Update: How is Salim Khan doing? Doctor gives health update; reveals how he arrived at the hospital.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan's father, Salim Khan, is admitted to Lilavati Hospital, where doctors

NEET Exam Pattern 2022: What will be the pattern of NEET-UG, how many questions will come, and how much time will be available, know here

NEET Exam Pattern 2022: National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Graduation i.e. NEET UG 2022 is s

Six cricket bookies arrested in Kolkata

Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Six people were arrested for allegedly operating a cricket betting rac