New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday hailed Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's conviction in a fodder scam case, saying it is a day of justice for the people of Bihar.

"It is a historic judgment and a justice day for 10 crore people of Bihar," said BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

He said although the justice was delayed, it was an important decision.

"He was saving himself for last so many years by having political alliance with the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government," added Rudy.

The BJP leader expected similar conviction of other political leaders involved in cases of irregularities like 2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games and coal scam.

The quantum of punishment in the fodder scam case will be announced Oct 3.