Janata Parivar Merger

After a failed attempt at unification of the larger Janata Parivar, JD(U), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajtantrik) and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) look set to merge in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Ahead of today's Janata Parivar meeting in Delhi to arrive at an understanding over the alliance and its leadership for the Bihar polls, Janata Dal United chief Nitish Kumar met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday said there would be neither merger of the Janata Parivar nor alliance between JD(U) and RJD for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.

With uncertainty prevailing over 'Janata Parivar' constituents contesting the Bihar Assembly polls as one party, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to convene a meeting of the merger committee to "clear the air".

Amid reports of delay in the merger of Janata Parivar parties, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today took potshots at the alliance constituents, which he said have divorced even before tying the knot.

The proposed Janta Parivar merger is on track, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad both said today. The assurance comes a day after senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said the merger will not take place before the Bihar elections, scheduled for later this year.

The much talked about Janata Parivar merger will not take place before the Bihar elections which are scheduled for later this year, Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav said today.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the process of merger of splinter parties into Janata Dal was "treading its own path."

Head of the newly formed Janata Parivar outfit Mulayam Singh Yadav today said the opinions of all constituent parties would be considered while deciding the structure of the new party.

Raising questions on the unification of Janata Parivar, Shiv Sena today said that the leaders in the new front have been constantly at loggerheads with each other and it is impossible to say that they would not "stab one another" for political gains.

The Janata Parivar merger has finally been announced. Six primarily family (parivar) driven regional outfits have come together in a seemingly forced marriage of convenience, hoping to create an alternate pole to the BJP.

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today termed as "fraud" the merger of six 'Janata Parivar' offshoots and wondered if it was for real as the new party was without a name, flag and symbol.

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda today said the merger of 'Janata Parivar' parties is not to destabilise the Narendra Modi government but to highlight its "failures" to fulfil election promises.

Stating that the emergence of strong secular parties was the need of the hour, Communist Party of India (CPI), today, welcomed the merger of the offshoots of 'Janata Parivar', hoping the six unified outfits will fight the Narendra Modi-led central government.

Six parties that were once part of what was called the Janata Parivar have announced that they will merge to form a national party headed by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

After a failed attempt at unification of the larger Janata Parivar, JD(U), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajtantrik) and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) look set to merge in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Ahead of today's Janata Parivar meeting in Delhi to arrive at an understanding over the alliance and its leadership for the Bihar polls, Janata Dal United chief Nitish Kumar met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday said there would be neither merger of the Janata Parivar nor alliance between JD(U) and RJD for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.

With uncertainty prevailing over 'Janata Parivar' constituents contesting the Bihar Assembly polls as one party, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to convene a meeting of the merger committee to "clear the air".

Amid reports of delay in the merger of Janata Parivar parties, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today took potshots at the alliance constituents, which he said have divorced even before tying the knot.

The proposed Janta Parivar merger is on track, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad both said today. The assurance comes a day after senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said the merger will not take place before the Bihar elections, scheduled for later this year.

The much talked about Janata Parivar merger will not take place before the Bihar elections which are scheduled for later this year, Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav said today.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the process of merger of splinter parties into Janata Dal was "treading its own path."

Head of the newly formed Janata Parivar outfit Mulayam Singh Yadav today said the opinions of all constituent parties would be considered while deciding the structure of the new party.

Raising questions on the unification of Janata Parivar, Shiv Sena today said that the leaders in the new front have been constantly at loggerheads with each other and it is impossible to say that they would not "stab one another" for political gains.

The Janata Parivar merger has finally been announced. Six primarily family (parivar) driven regional outfits have come together in a seemingly forced marriage of convenience, hoping to create an alternate pole to the BJP.

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today termed as "fraud" the merger of six 'Janata Parivar' offshoots and wondered if it was for real as the new party was without a name, flag and symbol.

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda today said the merger of 'Janata Parivar' parties is not to destabilise the Narendra Modi government but to highlight its "failures" to fulfil election promises.

Stating that the emergence of strong secular parties was the need of the hour, Communist Party of India (CPI), today, welcomed the merger of the offshoots of 'Janata Parivar', hoping the six unified outfits will fight the Narendra Modi-led central government.

Six parties that were once part of what was called the Janata Parivar have announced that they will merge to form a national party headed by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.