Nitish did a 'historical blunder' by supporting NDA candidate Kovind: Lalu Yadav

New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav on Friday slammed JDU boss Nitish Kumar for extending his support to the rival NDA nominee Ramnath Kovind, making his candidature even stronger. While excpressing his resentment towards Nitish’s move Lalu Prasad Yadav said, Nitish made a “mistake” by supporting the ruling government, adding that he will “try to convince him” to rethink on the same. "I don’t know why Nitish Kumar took this decision. I will tell him that he has made a mistake and would appeal him to rethink on his decision to support Kovind," Lalu told media. He further said Meira Kumar is the daughter of Bihar and he will try to convince Nitish to back her for the post. "The BJP government didn’t even consult other political parties before announcing the name of Ram Nath Kovind for the post of President. Whatever they did was equal to dictatorship. This is a conspiracy" he said. Earlier, Janta D (U) confirmed that they will support Kovind the President "All the leaders have decided that we will support Ram Nath Kovind for the post of president. He is Bihar’s first Governor who has been nominated for this post. We are very happy with this, it is a matter of Bihar’s development," Senior JD (U) leader Ratnesh Sada said after meeting all party leaders. However, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said political parties made a mistake by supporting Kovind without knowing whether he is going to be a single man in the contest.