Patna,(BiharTimes): Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan said on Sunday that it was for the Congress to decide whether the secular alliance in the state would include Lalu Prasad’s RJD or Nitish Kumar’s JD(U).

“Our alliance with Congress is decided as far as we are concerned. Both parties will remain together. As far aligning with JD(U) or RJD is concerned, the LJP has left this decision to Congress.This much is clear for us that we will go with Congress.

“If Congress goes with JD(U), then it will be a Congress-JDU-LJP alliance, if Congress goes with RJD, it will be a Congress-RJD-LJP alliance for Bihar. Whichever of the two party joins the Congress-LJP grouping, it will have strength to stop the march of the BJP in Bihar,” he was quoted by the PTI.

This is the first time that Mr. Paswan has spoken categorically on the issue of alliance in Bihar amid indications that LJP and JD(U) were warming up to each other.

Reports also said that two Rajya Sabha MPs from JD(U) Ali Anwar Ansari and Sabir Ali were seen at the house of Ram Vilas Paswan during a lunch programme this week. He also attended an event with JD(U) MP K C Tyagi on Saturday giving a call for socialist forces to come together.