Lalu Yadav and Mulayam Singh are in Delhi and may meet to discuss about a possible alliance for UP polls
Key leaders of the 'Janata Parivar' outfits, including Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav have arrived in New Delhi and may meet amid efforts for forging an alliance ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Sharad Yadav (JD-U), Ajit Singh (RLD), besides Shivpal Yadav, who heads Samajwadi Party's UP unit and is a keen votary of the alliance, are also in the capital.
"Meetings of senior leaders of different parties with Mulayam Singh Yadav may happen," a senior leader told news agency PTI.
In a show of solidarity, all these leaders had come together for the Samajwadi Party's silver jubilee celebrations in Lucknow on November 5 after Shivpal Yadav, who has received support from Mulayam in his feud with state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, gave a call for unity among erstwhile Janata Dal leaders.
JD(U) spokesperson KC Tyagi said if the Samajwadi Party President takes a lead in uniting these leaders his party will welcome it, noting that any such move will be in line with JD(U) President and Bihar Chief Nitish Kumar's call for a "Sangh-mukt" India.
According to PTI, an RLD leader said talks between leaders had taken place but the main issue is about distribution of seats among them.
"SP is the biggest party so it is for them to take initiative and finalise seat-sharing arrangements. We expect Mulayam Singh Yadav to hold meetings with various leaders in this regard," he said, adding other than Samajwadi Party, only RLD was a serious player among various Janata Parivar outfits in Uttar Pradesh.