LJP, JD(U) look to form govt with BJP support

The Lok Janshakti Party and the Janata Dal-United are likely to join hands in a bid to form the next government in Bihar.

Sources in both the camps told rediff.com that LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan [ Images ] and top JD(U) leaders Nitish Kumar, George Fernandes [ Images ] and Sharad Yadav held a secret meeting in New Delhi [ Images ] on Friday.

"By Saturday something concrete will emerge on this issue" the sources said.

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However, state JD(U) president  Bijendra Yadav confirmed that the JD(U) and LJP would seek outside support of the Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ].

"There is also a possibility that BJP will support a LJP-JD(U) government from outside to keep the Rashtriya Janata Dal out of power," another JD(U) leader concurred.

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Bihar LJP president Narendra Singh said things were moving in the "right direction".

In the February elections in the state, LJP got 29 seats and the JD-U won 55 seats.

The two parties are confident of getting support from small parties and Independents to get 122 seats required to form the government.