Sharad Yadav breaks silence, terms JD(U)-BJP alliance in Bihar 'unfortunate'

Sharad Yadav is reportedly "upset" over not being taken into "confidence" by Nitish Kumar before he decided to align with the BJP.

New Delhi: Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav, who was apparently upset with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a new government in Bihar, broke his silence on the matter on Monday.

In his first reaction to the breakup of Grand Alliance, Yadav described the turn of events in Bihar as “unfortunate”.

“I don't agree with the decision in Bihar, its unfortunate. The mandate by the people was not for this,” the former JD(U) president told reporters outside Parliament.

Yadav is also reportedly "upset" over not being taken into "confidence" by Nitish Kumar before he decided to align with the BJP.

JD(U) MPs Ali Anwar and MP Veerendra Kumar, who have voiced their discontent with the decision to ally with the BJP, had met Yadav on July 27.

After the meeting, Veerendra Kumar told reporters that Yadav has told him that he is not going to accept the decision of Nitish Kumar.

On Sunday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad urged Yadav to undertake a nationwide tour to defeat "communal" forces that have fanned out in the country.

In a surprise move last week, Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left the "grand alliance" with Lalu Yadav's RJD and the Congress.

Kumar allied with the BJP and formed a new government.