New Delhi: In an attempt to tackle the Narendra Modi-powered BJP, the six parties from the erstwhile 'Janata Parivar' have finally decided to come together and float a new political front which will be called 'Samajwadi Janata Party', reports said on Wednesday.
The six parties, which have come together are Nitish's Janata Dal (United), Lalu Prasad's RJD, Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP), Om Prakash Chautala's Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Janata Dal (Secular) led by former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and Samajwadi Janata Party (SJP).
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has been chosen as the president of the new front.
Meanwhile, reports are claiming that the leaders of the six parties, who are camping in Delhi to deliberate on the final footprint have failed to reach an agreement on party's symbol. Earlier reports said that the parties have decided to adopt Samajwadi Party (SP) symbol "bicycle", as well as, red and green flag .
Further reports say that Nitish Kumar will be the chief ministerial candidate of the newly floated political outfit for the upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar.
While Mulayam will be the leader of the group in Lok sabha, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav will lead the front in Rajya Sabha.
The SP has five seats in the Lok Sabha, 15 in the Rajya Sabha and 232 in the 403 member state Assembly. It is in power in Uttar Pradesh.
On the other hand, RJD has four Lok Sabha members and one in the Rajya Sabha, while JD (U) has two in the Lok Sabha and 12 in the Rajya Sabha.
Former prime minister Deve Gowda's Janata Dal has total two seats in the Lok Sabha and one in the Rajya Sabha, while INLD has two members in the Lower House and one in the Upper House of the Parliament.
In totality, the new party will have strength of 15 members in the Lower House and 30 in the Upper House.
Bihar polls are scheduled to be held later this year whereas elections in Uttar Pradesh Assembly are slated for 2017.
Notably, the announcement of the big merger will be made a day after BJP chief Amit Shah sounded the poll bugle by launching a campaign for the upcoming Assembly Elections in Bihar.
Shah mocked at the proposed merger of the 'Janata Parivar' ahead of the elections, saying "zero plus zero remains a zero" and asserted nobody can prevent the saffron party from coming to power in the state.
Reports also said the 'Samajwadi Janata Party' - in what should be a cause for concern to the Narendra Modi-led NDA government - is the first item on their agenda after unification - the launch of a nationwide stir against proposed amendments to the Land Acquisition Law.
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