Uniindia: Patna, June 3 (UNI) Senior party MLA Shakeel Ahmad Khan was elected new leader of Congress Legislative Party(CLP) in Bihar Assembly on Saturday.
RJD president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday hinted at a thaw between his party and the Congress, saying he had a telephonic conversation with Sonia Gandhi whom he asked to hold a meeting of “like-minded” parties which could join hands to take on the BJP. Prasad was talking to journalists before departing for election rallies in Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seats, where
Lalu Prasad raised the hackles of estranged ally Congress and rival JD(U) on Sunday with his remark against AICC in-charge of Bihar Bhakt Charan Das, drawing strong condemnation from from a close aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.