Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who is not on good terms with BJP presently after being sidelined in recent Bihar elections, has met "dear friends" Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad separately.


Sinha, who is the BJP Lok Sabha member from Patna Sahib, had a cordial meeting with Prasad at Patna Airport today. Prasad, accompanied by wife Rabri Devi, exchanged pleasantries with Shatrughan and his elder brother Lakhan Sinha and went for nice photo-op of the interaction.


Sources close to Sinha who were with him at the time said Prasad in a lighter vein patted the 'Bihari Babu' for single- handedly taking on the leadership of BJP for trying to sideline him.


"It's a matter of appreciation that you alone had posed a challenge to BJP leadership," the RJD supremo said. Sinha, who is the second term MP from Patna Sahib, had a warm and cordial meeting with Nitish Kumar at a marriage function here last night during which they shared fond memories and affection for each other.


Sources said Kumar quipped during meeting, "election time was good that we used to meet very often unlike now. We should meet more frequently". When asked about his meeting with rivals Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, Sinha told PTI "I believe in the maxim 'once a friend always a friend'."


"We know each other very well since long and our friendship should not be seen only from political angle...it's friendship forever," the actor-turned BJP leader