Lalu Prasad accepts defeat

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav today accepted his party's defeat in the assembly elections in Bihar, and greeted NDA's chief ministerial candidate Nitish Kumar for the victory.

"We happily accept the mandate of the assembly elections," Prasad said, adding that the RJD would "fully co-operate" with the new government in the state.

"I hope the new government succeeds in keeping the promises it made during the polls, and no Bihari will go out of the state," he said.