Cong, RJD try to mend fences after days of bickering

After days of squabbling that left them pitted against one another in five assembly constituencies of poll-bound Bihar, the Congress and the RJD on Wednesday tried to mend fences and put up a cohesive fight against the formidable ruling NDA.

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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during a press conference on Tuesday

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Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, apparently under instructions from the party's top leadership, flew down to hold talks with RJD president Lalu Prasad and his son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav.

Accompanied by AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, Gehlot met Prasad at his 10, Circular Road residence, and later accompanied Yadav to 1, Polo Road, a kilometre away, for rounds of talks which leaders of both parties described as "positive and fruitful".

"I had a good discussion with Lalu ji. An impression has been created as if INDIA bloc was fraying at the seams in Bihar. It is far from the truth. If there is a friendly fight in five or ten seats out of 243, it is not something very big. We are going to take on the NDA as a team. Tomorrow, there will be a press conference where all doubts will be put to rest," Gehlot asserted.