Many in the Janata Dal(U) are celebrating the feat pulled off by their party patriarch and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of organising an event where an array of Opposition party leaders, many of whom are fierce political opponents, will come together in Patna on June 23.
The feat, however, owes a lot to the role played by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and his son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in pulling the strings behind the scenes to ensure the presence of several key stakeholders.
According to sources, it was the RJD chief who fixed the Bihar Chief Minister appointments with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and convinced them to attend the June 23 event.
