22 Mar : Lalu has said that alliance with Paswan’s LJP in Bihar is final while RJD is to contest all 3 sitting Congress seats and the JD(U) announced the list of 25 seats in the state.Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Lalu said that regional parties have their own identities and without them no government can be formed at the centre.

He also said that RJD will field its candidate from Aurangabad, Madhubani and Sasaram Lok sabha seats where Congress has sitting MPs.The UPA alliance suffered a set back in Bihar on Saturday when Congress announced that it will contest 37 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.

Congress announced 22 seats from Bihar fielding Sadhu Yadav, controversial brother-in-law of Lalu Prasad, from Paschim Champaran.Former RJD leaders Ramai Ram, Girdhari Yadav and Hind Kesari Yadav were also nominated in the 22 candidates list .