New Delhi: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav appeared resigned to fate about his possible non-inclusion in the Union Cabinet saying "power comes and power goes."
"Power does not remain forever. It comes and goes. Ups and downs, ups and downs. We have seen a lot of this," he told NDTV whether it would be difficult for him to be out of power.
Prasad said his inclusion in the cabinet was the prerogative of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
RJD, which was the largest ally of the UPA in the 14th Lok Sabha, managed to win only four seats in the recent general elections.
Lalu Prasad and LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan had joined hands with Samajwadi Party to form the Fourth Front which got 27 seats in the elections. Paswan's party faced a complete rout in the elections as his party could not win a single seat.
Prasad said he would go back to the people who are the real strength of the party.
"We will go back to the people who are our real strength. Winning and losing is a part of politics," the RJD chief said.