JD-U, RJD merger is certain: Vashisht Narayan Singh

Patna, Dec 11: Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United and the Rashtriya Janata Dal will soon merge to counter the surging BJP, JD-U state president Vashisht Narayan Singh Thursday said. "The JD-U and RJD will merge soon. It is certain and there is no doubt about it," Vashisht Narayan Singh, who is considered close to former chief minister Nitish Kumar, told reporters here. He said: "The JD-U and RJD will merge and a new party will be formed in Bihar and at the national level." His remark has come four days after six parties of "Janata Parivar" (Janata family) have decided to unite and authorised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to work out the modalities for the merger. He claimed that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will join the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) government led by Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi after the merger. "RJD leaders will be inducted into the cabinet," he said.