Former Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Ranjan, also known as Pappu Yadav, has stated that he is ready to join the Congress in Bihar "without any precondition."

Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) is likely to merge with Congress soon.

A critic of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in recent times, Pappu Yadav said the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader should break ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar. The BJP and the JDU share power in Bihar.