Paswan stops short of announcing alliance with BJP, tie-up almost finalized

"The opinions of our party leaders were not against BJP. We will decide in three to four days. So far there has been no talks with BJP at my level", the LJP chief said.

Paswan said, there will be no change in the ideology of LJP. "Ramvilas Paswan will continue to remain secular. I had resigned from NDA soon after the Gujarat riots. Secularism is our mission".

Asked about Third Front, Paswan said: "Where is the Third Front? There are only two fronts (UPA and NDA).  If the Third Front is non-Congress, non-BJP, then tell me are Mayawati and Mulayamji in that front? Are Laluji and Nitish together in that front? Are Mamtaji and Left Front in that front? When these leaders are not there, where is the Third Front?"