JD-U in two minds over alliance with Congress

Another JD-U leader said that Nitish Kumar has hinted time and again that he will support a party that will grant special category status to Bihar.



"After Raghuram Rajan Committee identified Bihar as one of the 'least developed', the state is set to receive more funds for development, even if not special category status, under a new criteria to measure backwardness. It is a big victory for Bihar. Nitish Kumar will encash it in upcoming elections," said the party leader.

Nitish Kumar declined to give a straight answer while interacting with media Monday. "We have not yet thought about it, so how come we say that a decision is being taken in this regard," he said in response to queries whether any decision has been taken on a tie-up with the Congress.

The idea of an alliance with the Congress was first publicly aired by senior party leader Shivanand Tiwari, who sought to justify his stand by saying that the anti-Congressism started by veteran socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia was now over.