PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad , who celebrated his 68th birthday at his 10, Circular Road, residence here on Thursday, claimed the Janata Parivar will send BJP packing in the state assembly polls and reiterated that his party will support Nitish Kumar as the next CM face of Bihar.Chief minister Nitish Kumar was the foremost among the political leaders who called upon Lalu on Thursday. The CM extended birthday wishes to his 'elder brother' Lalu with a bouquet of red roses and the two also embraced each other, putting off speculations of rift between them to rest. The RJD supremo, holding Nitish in tight embrace, told newsmen that "both come from the same family and their coming together was nothing unusual".This was their first public meeting since the Janata Parivar projected Nitish as its chief ministerial candidate for the state election on June 8. Samajwadi Party, also a part of the Janata parivar, extended wishes to Lalu on social networking website Twitter which read "Wishing @laluprasadrjd all the great things in life, hope it brings you an extra share of all that makes you happiest. Happy Birthday."Charging the saffron party with "hypocrisy", Lalu challenged the BJP to declare its CM pick ahead of the assembly polls in September-October. "The BJP promised several things to the countrymen but has not fulfilled even one of them. We will take all classes, religions and people together to save the country from disintegration," Lalu said.Replying to allegations of "jungle raj" ascribed to the RJD rule in Bihar in the past, Lalu said: "Today, the BJP has made the country a 'maha jungle (big forest)'." Not sparing PM Narendra Modi , he added, "99% of the bank accounts opened through the Jan Dhan Yojana for financial inclusion and social security of people are without any money."Former CM and Lalu's better half Rabri Devi and sister-in-law Girija Devi assisted him in cutting the 68-pound cake weighing equal to the RJD chief 's age. Rabri said she gifted roses to her husband and wished him good health so that he can take on the BJP with full strength. Lalu's eldest son Tej Pratap was also a part of the celebrations.Birthday wishes also poured in from opposition parties including Union food, public distribution and consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan who extended wishes to Lalu. "Birthday and politics are two different things," Paswan said. The RJD chief's friends and followers also sent birthday wishes via Facebook and Twitter.