NEW DELHI: Breaking his silence on his party’s alliance with the BJP, JD(U) veteran Sharad Yadav today said people’s mandate was not for it, and termed the disintegration of Bihar’s Grand Alliance “unpleasant” and “unfortunate”.
“The situation is very unpleasant to us… It is unfortunate that the coalition has been broken. People’s mandate was not for it,” Yadav told reporters outside Parliament.
The Rajya Sabha member has met a number of opposition leaders since Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar walked out of the 3-party Grand Alliance, which also included the Congress, and joined the NDA camp.
Kumar, on the other hand, played down Yadav’s views, saying people have different opinions in a democracy and the party leaders would get to air them at the JD(U)’s national executive meeting in Patna on August 19. (AGENCIES)
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