Lalu denies offering 13 seats to allies in Bihar

May 24th, 2009 PATNA - Having suffered a major jolt in the recently held elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav wants to revive his relations with the people of Bihar and revive his party's fortune. Addressing a meeting here on Sunday, Lalu said that he would spend time with the people over the next one year so as to revive his party.

April 21st, 2009 PATNA - Senior Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav would not be a part of the next government. Addressing an election rally in Samastipur, Mukherjee said: "Lalu will neither form the government or will be a part of the next government.

March 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Tuesday said it was feeling hurt by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's desertion from its camp in Bihar -- all over seat-sharing. 'I do not find any explanation why Lalu Prasad could not accommodate six seats to the Congress out of 40 (in the state).

March 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Tuesday said it was feeling hurt by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's desertion from its camp in Bihar -- all over seat-sharing. 'I do not find any explanation why Lalu Prasad could not accommodate six seats to the Congress out of 40 (in the state).

March 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Rashtriya Janta Dal has released its list of 28 candidates for Bihar, with Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav contesting from two constituencies in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. "We will now contest in 28 out of 40 seats in Bihar as per our seat sharing pact with the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).

March 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Monday released its list of 26 candidates from Bihar with party chief Lalu Prasad contesting from two constituencies in next month's parliamentary elections. 'We will now contest in 28 out of 40 seats in Bihar as per our seat sharing pact with the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).

March 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Sunday said that his party and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) would contest all seats in Bihar. "The RJD and the LJP will contest all seats in Bihar," Prasad said.

March 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unfazed by the Congress announcing it would go it alone in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday asserted that he could not help if the Congress was unhappy with the seat sharing formula firmed up with the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and he would stick to it. At the same time, he sought to dispel talk about any spilt in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), saying his party continued to be a part of the ruling coalition.

March 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The cracks in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over seat sharing in Bihar widened Saturday, with the Congress deciding to go it alone after being rebuffed by partners Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). The RJD retaliated by saying it could not help it if the Congress was unhappy.

March 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Party on Saturday announced that it will contest 37 of the 40 seats in Bihar, leaving only three seats for the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). "We have decided to contest 37 seats in Bihar.

March 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unmoved by the Congress declaring it would go it alone in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday asserted that he would stick to the alliance firmed up with the Lok Janshakti Party for the state. Hours after the Congress announced that it would fight 37 of the state's 40 seats, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said: 'We will give only three seats to the Congress and there will be no reconsideration on this.' Yadav told reporters: 'If the Congress wants to field its candidates they can, but (Congress chief) Sonia Gandhi will realise the importance of the RJD after the elections.' The Congress move came after the RJD and Ram Vilas Paswan of LJP earlier in the week unilaterally decided the alliance formula for Bihar, leaving just three seats for the Congress.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hours after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) announced their seat sharing arrangement for Bihar, the Congress Tuesday termed the pact as 'unacceptable'. As per the seat sharing formula for Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, 25 will go to the RJD, 12 to the LJP and three to the Congress.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An upset Congress Tuesday termed as 'unacceptable' its two United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJSP), announcing their seat sharing arrangement for Bihar and leaving just three seats for the party. As per the seat sharing formula worked out for Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, 25 will go to the RJD, 12 to the LJSP, and just three to the Congress.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, on Tuesday strongly pitched for a secular form of government in Bihar while announcing the seat sharing arrangement between the two parties in the state. Out of the 40 seats, the RJD will contest 25 seats and the LJP will contest 12 seats.

March 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal have arrived at a seat-sharing formula for 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar on Tuesday. The formal announcement is expected to be made later today at a joint press conference here.