Click to play videoNew Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar thanked Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for saying that he (Nitish) had done good work in Bihar but dismissed talks of a change in alliance post elections as hinted by the young Gandhi.
"It's good that the Opposition has taken note of our work. I thank Rahul Gandhi for his praises. I don't think that I need to complain on this. There is no need to speculate on anything. There is not going to be any sort of change in the alliance. It's a waste of time," said Nitish.
The Left, too, said that Rahul talking about post poll alliance with the Red brigade was an admission by the Congress that it would not win enough seats to form the next government.
"In the last 20 years the government formed in the Centre is of allies post elections. It is only after the elections that an alliance could be formed to make the government. Congress giving options of a possible alliance with Left after the third phase of polling is an admission that they are not in a position to form government in the Centre," said Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechury.
CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat said that left would try to form a non-Congress government.
"I have nothing to say on Rahul Gandhi. We are trying for a non-Congress government," said Karat.
Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan shot back at Rahul asking him why the Congress was putting up candidates against JD (U).
"If Rahul Gandhi is praising Nitish Kumar for doing good work then why is Congress fielding candidates against JD(U)?" asked Paswan.
Rahul had hinted at working with the Left parties in the post-poll scenario, expressing confidence that the Communists would accept Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister and a Congress-led government.
Senior JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari again rejected Rahul's hand of friendship saying, "We are with NDA even if we have to sit in the Opposition."
Meanwhile, the Congress still chooses to keep its options open.
"If we don't get the majority than we would try to have a post poll alliance with like-minded people," said Congress leader Ashwini Kumar.
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