Patna,(BiharTimes): In a bid to make its bargaining position strong Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Thursday hinted that it is prepared to go it alone if the RJD does not give what is due to it.

Speaking at the 14th foundation day function of the party at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall, the party chief Ram Vilas Paswan, said that the alliance with the RJD is in tact but at the same time went on to caution its leaders to desist from making irresponsible statements and asked his own party leaders not to be provoked.

He was possibly referring to the statement made by senior RJD leader and Vaishali MP, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, that his party was going to contest all the 40 Lok Sabha seats and 243 Assembly seats in the state.

Paswan said that in 2009 parliamentary polls, the alliance could not succeed because the decision in this regard was taken quite late and the message could not reach the party workers. He highlighted his own achievements as the Union minister.

But some senior leaders of the party, especially those coming from upper castes, for example, Surajbhan Singh and Rama Singh, openly challenged the RJD and warned that their party is prepared to go it alone.

Ram Vilas Paswan’s son and LJP parliamentary board chairman Chirag Paswan said his party was ready to contest on its own if situation demands. But he also advocated for unity among the secular parties to fight the communal forces.

He said he had met the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and plans to meet vice-president Rahul Gandhi after the Assembly elections in five states to discuss the alliance.

He further added that alliance is the need of the hour and his party did not want to break it. But if the adverse statements are not stopped, the party may take a decision keeping in view the overwhelming wishes of the party workers and supporters.
However, all the party leaders were unanimous on one point: They all criticized the Nitish government as well as the BJP for the present state of affairs in the state.