Badly in need of an official bungalow at the heart of New Delhi, Lalu Prasad could turn to his wife and her status as a former chief minister.



The RJD chief is likely to nominate Rabri Devi for a Rajya Sabha membership, which is sure to get her an independent bungalow at Delhi’s Lutyens’ zone.



Lalu, fresh from toppling the Modi juggernaut in Bihar by joining hands with his foe-turned-friend Nitish Kumar, could have two of the five members Bihar would send to the Upper House early next year.



Speculations were rife within the Mahagathbandhan that the RJD chief could nominate his daughter Misa Bharti, who needs a fresh chance to enter politics after her Lok Sabha drubbing last year at the hands of Lalu’s erstwhile confidant Ram Kripal Yadav, but the decision swung in favour of her mother since Misa’s fresher status is unlikely to get her a bungalow.



In September 2013, Lalu lost his membership in Parliament after being convicted in the fodder scam case, following which the Tuglak Road bungalow allocated to him was cancelled.



However, the UPA government allowed him to occupy the bungalow due to his old age and his granddaughter’s schooling in Delhi. When the year-long extension expired on October 31, 2014, the NDA government refused further extensions and forced the RJD leader to move out of the official accommodation in January this year.



With its 81 seats in the state Assembly, Lalu’s party can send two members to the Rajya Sabha. The RJD chief has indicated that he would take on Narendra Modi at the Centre while his partner and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar would focus on Bihar.



Lalu currently operates from the residence of a senior leader of his party and a former minister Premchand Gupta. Meanwhile, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav was in Patna on Friday to attend a high-level meeting on cabinet formation.

