At First Rally Together, Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav Target BJP
NDTV
The two were campaigning for a by-election to the Kurhani assembly seat in Bihar.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav on Friday addressed a joint political rally, the first since the two former rivals patched up nearly four months ago, lashing out at the BJP.
The occasion was the campaign for the by-election to the Kurhani assembly segment, called because of the disqualification of Anil Sahani, the MLA belonging to Mr Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Mr Kumar's Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) has named a candidate to retain the seat for the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' or Grand Alliance.
"Nothing happens in their camp except prachaar-prasaar (propaganda). They did not agree to our demand for a special status category. Had it been accepted Bihar would have progressed at an even greater speed," said Mr Kumar, adding "I now feel that I am back home (puraani jagah par laut aaye hain). We shall now work together".
