Ram Vilas Paswan meets Sonia Gandhi

January 11, 2014 21:05

LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss the issue of a poll alliance in Bihar.

Both LJP and RJD are aiming to ally with the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. RJD Chief Lalu Prasad had met the Congress President earlier this month and also Rahul Gandhi on Thursday in this regard.

"Congress is our natural ally. We have requested Congress to take the lead in firming up a secular alliance in Bihar," Paswan said after meeting Gandhi today.

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