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No Truck With Congress or BJP: JD(U) Bats for Third Front

New Delhi: Janta Dal-United today ruled out any truck with Congress or its erstwhile ally BJP and voiced confidence that despite "inherent contradictions", a third force will emerge after Lok Sabha polls of which it

The conclave was also attended by NCP leader DP Tripathi.

"BJP's projection is more in media than in reality," Yadav alleged.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has also said that there was no wave in favour of BJP in the coming Lok Sabha polls adding that the latter was "day dreaming" in its own world.

On Janary 31 in Bihar, he also hinted at formation of coalition of like-minded parties against Congress and BJP before Lok Sabha polls but refused to call it a Third or Fourth front.

"There is a possibility of a block in Parliament in future of many like minded parties," Kumar had said.

He had also said many parties of erstwhile Janata Dal family were talking to each other.

"There is a possibility of them federating with each other," he said, but clarified he was not talking about their merger.

Yadav has also been maintaining in past that the erstwhile Janta Dal was always an axis whenever non-Congress, non-BJP government were formed.

JD(U) could also have tie-up with CPI and CPI(M) in Bihar this Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, the only state where it is the ruling party.

To questions about alliance possibilities in Bihar, Yadav ruled out any talks or inclination in the party to join hands with Congress but admitted there was some initial interest in aligning with Ramvilas Paswan's LJP, which he said was from both sides.

"Congress-RJD and LJP were together earlier also. So There is nothing in their alliance this time if it is happening. Our alliance was never with Congress. We were in NDA and now we are out of it," he said.

Asked about the possibility of Aam Aadmi Party winning seats in Lok Sabha polls at the expense of traditional political parties, he merely said that it was the existing political parties who ensured that the accused in 2G and CWG scams are sent behind bars.