RJD will not be able to open its account in Lok Sabha polls: Paswan

BJP ally and Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan said the opposition of Lalu Prasad's RJD to the legislation for 10 per cent reservation for the general category poor will lead to its rout in Bihar in Lok Sabha polls and that it will not be able to win a single seat.

Speaking to reporters, he claimed that the RJD's strident opposition to the legislation may also cause division in the grand alliance led by it in Bihar.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance will benefit from the legislation, the Dalit leader asserted, adding that it will cause harmony in the society.

Underlining the political significance of the exercise, the Union minister likened it to a rather big fish netted by a fisherman, causing "jealousy" among other fishermen.

"In a similar way, opposition parties are envious of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over this big political measure. They don't know how to react. Many of them are questioning it but can't help supporting it as well," he told ...