Was it a mistake to go with the RJD in the Lok Sabha elections?
We had gone with the Congress in the Lok Sabha polls but because the RJD was on the same ship, the people of Bihar had apprehensions during the Assembly polls that we may join hands with Lalu Prasad Yadav after the results were out. Congress president Sonia Gandhi had come to my house in the run-up to the last Lok Sabha elections and the only choice I had was to fight alone or go with the Congress. I did not want to take the risk of going alone thinking that the LJP would be blamed if the BJP returned to power at the Centre. Q: Why cant the UPA allies join hands to form a government in Bihar? A: The RJD is an ally of the UPA. There are many other partners at the Centre. The AIADMK and the DMK were both partners of the NDA. Q: How far is the LJP responsible for the Presidents Rule? A: I had said even before elections that it is the only alternative. I knew that neither my party nor the NDA nor the RJD will get a majority and until two of the three forces joined hands, a government will
