Lalu's chief lieutenant in Delhi to explore 'grand alliance' redux in Bihar

RJD could be open to alliance not only with Paswan, but also Nitish Kumar

Last week, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad was admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Now, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, his comrade in arms and the most trusted lieutenant, has also landed in Delhi with the agenda of not only restoring Bihar’s ‘grand alliance’, but expanding it.

In the past month, Singh has spoken frequently about two important Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies in Bihar – Ram Vilas Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha – being on the brink of exiting the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Paswan has been more vocal in denying Singh's claims, but