Patna,(BiharTimes): Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP)  president and Union Minister of State for Education Upendra  Kushwaha on Wednesday acknowledged that the merger of the  five parties of Janata Parivar would no doubt pose a big  challenge to the BJP and its allies in Bihar in the Assembly  election to be held later this year.

Talking to the media he said the merger would send a strong  message across the state. It was easy for NDA to defeat them  when they fought election separately but the scene would not  be the same after the unification of these parties and the  BJP-led alliance would have to be well prepared for it. He cited the results of by-elections for 10 seats held on  August 21 last year, in which the JD-RJD-Congress won six out  of 10. 

Hosting a ‘dahi-chura’ party for RLSP workers in Patna  Kushwaha, however, said there was no need for NDA to worry. The Union minister said Nitish Kumar seems to be in a hurry  for merger while Lalu Prasasd is cold shouldering him. The  former has completely surrendered before the latter, he  added.