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“The JD(U)-BJP combine has been running a successful government in Bihar for more than six years. It would have been better had the two parties arrived at some type of understanding in Uttar Pradesh. This could not happen which is unfortunate,” Gadkari said.
“However, this is not the first instance of the two parties contesting elections, outside Bihar of course, without a proper tie-up. Similar thing had happened in the Karnataka Assembly elections,” he pointed out.
“Both the parties contested the 2009 Lok Sabha polls as allies, despite having failed to tie-up in Karnataka a year ago.
We are confident that the two parties will continue as coalition partners notwithstanding the aberrations,” he added.
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