Lalu, Nitish, Mulayam to hold merger talks tomorrow

May 21, 2015 21:17

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad will hold talks with Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh Yadav in the national capital tomorrow amid continuing differences over formalising a merger before the state Assembly polls.

A day ahead of the meeting, Lalu caused disquiet in JD-U with remarks that former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, a detractor of Kumar, should also be made part of the "broader unity" against BJP.

JD(U) spokesperson K C Tyagi said Kumar and Lalu have arrived in Delhi for the meeting during which the talks will focus on Bihar polls, due later this year, and merger issues.

Though Kumar is keen on a merger between the two Bihar-centric parties materialising before the polls, neither Samajwadi Party nor RJD seem as interested.

After initial burst of enthusiasm which led to the announcement of merger of six Janata Parivar offshoots last month, there are clear signals that SP and RJD want to have a relook, which had prompted Kumar to ask Mulayam to "clear the air".

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