NEW DELHI/PATNA: JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will be Janata Parivar's CM candidate for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections , Mulayam Singh said on Monday.

" Nitish Kumar will be chief ministerial candidate of JD(U)-RJD alliance. Lalu Prasad had proposed his name," Mulayam Singh Yadav said.

"There are no differences with Nitish Kumar. There is no contender for the CM's post from my family and party," RJD chief Lalu Prasad said while addressing a press conference along with Mulayam Singh and other Janata Parivar leaders.

Earlier in the day, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said that there is "no doubt that Congress will be part of JD(U)-RJD alliance for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls".

Addressing mediapersons in Patna, Nitish Kumar said that "Congress is definitely involved in the talks over the Bihar polls".

"Rahul Gandhi and I discussed various issues in Delhi," the Bihar CM said.

Talking about seat-sharing for state assembly polls, Kumar said that "three members each from RJD and JD(U) will meet tomorrow and have a discussion on seat-distribution".

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RJD, JD(U) decide to contest Bihar polls together

Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav had on Sunday confirmed the alliance between JD(U) and RJD for Bihar assembly polls.

The announcement followed talks between Bihar chief minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Lalu Prasad at the residence of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in New Delhi. "It has been decided that RJD and JD-U will contest the Bihar polls together," the SP general secretary said after the meeting.

On the contentious issue of chief ministerial candidate, Ram Gopal Yadav said: "There is no dispute. These things will be taken care of later."

Nitish Kumar had earlier in the day met Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in a clear indication of his party's desire to tie-up with the party.

The Sunday meeting came against the backdrop of some statements from RJD leaders on seat-sharing which appeared to have not gone down well with Nitish Kumar. Elections to Bihar's 243-member assembly are likely to be held September-October.

Six parties of erstwhile Janata Parivar had in April decided to merge, but the unification has since not made much progress.

(With inputs from agencies)