The Janata Dal (United) will support the Opposition vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the 5 August elections notwithstanding its joining hands with the BJP a week ago.
A senior party leader said that the commitment to support Gandhi was made by party president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar prior to joining hands with the BJP.
Nitish Kumar ji had made the commitment to support Gopalkrishna Gandhi prior to joining hands with the BJP and will fulfill it. There is no going back on it and we have not changed our stand.KC Tyagi, JD(U) leader