March 20, New Delhi: Former Union minister Sharad Yadav on Sunday amalgamated his Loktantrik Janta Dal (LJD) with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) led by Lalu Prasad Yadav at the former’s residence in Delhi.
Soon after the development, Sharad Yadav, while speaking to the Media called the move first step towards opposition unity.
Yadav speaking to ANI said, “Merger of our party with RJD is first step towards opposition unity. It’s imperative that whole opposition gets united across India to defeat BJP. As of now, unification is our priority, it’ll be only after that we would think about who’ll lead the united opposition.”
On March 16, Yadav announced that his party LJD will merge with Rashtriya Janata Dal on March 20 as part of his efforts to unite various offshoots of the erstwhile Janata Dal.
