Six Janata Parivar Parties Set To Merge Under Leadership Of Mulayam

15 April , New Delhi

Six parties from the erstwhile Janata Parivar are set to merge today, Wednesday under the leadership of Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

The meeting will take place at Yadav’s residence in the national capital this evening. The development comes ahead of Bihar Assembly elections slated later this year and the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls which is likely to take place in 2017.

The meeting is expected to be attended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Janta Dal United JD(U) Chief Sharad Yadav, RJD Chief Lalu Prasad, Janta Dal (Secular) Chief and former Prime Minister HD Devegowda, Samajwadi Janata Party chief Kamal Morarka and INLD leader Dushyant Chautala besides Mualyam Singh Yadav’s brother Ramgopal Yadav.

Reacting to the development, Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan ruled out any adverse impact due to the merger of the erstwhile Janata Parivar parties.

He said that the Janata Parivar will not affect the prospects of alliance between BJP and Lok Janshakti Party in the Bihar polls.