Press Trust of India Posted online: Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 1002 hours IST Updated: Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 1247 hours IST
Patna, February 27: Sticking to his guns, Lok Janashakti Party chief Ramvilas Paswan said his party would neither seek nor extend support for formation of a government led by either RJD or the BJP-JD(U) combine and rather prefer to sit in the Opposition.
"I am once again making it clear that the LJP will neither seek nor extend support for formation of a government led by either RJD or the BJP-JD(U) combine and will rather prefer to sit in the Opposition," Paswan, who is the Union Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister, told reporters from new Delhi as counting was taken up in all the 243 Assembly constituencies in Bihar.
He also talked about imposition of President's rule as among one of the alternatives in event of any of the alliance not securing a majority.
Though he expressed confidence about the Congress-LJP alliance forming the next government on its own strength, Paswan said, "at least take it for sure the LJP will not commit the sin of paving the way for return of the corrupt and ineffective RJD regime or back a communal government led by the NDA."
