The alliance that has been formed is the real alliance based on wishes of people in Bihar, said Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav as he takes charge as the deputy chief minister of the northern state.

"After seeing the political situation in the country, which the BJP created by dividing people on caste and communal lines, Nitish Kumar took the decision [to reunite with the RJD, Congress and Left parties]," Tejashwi Yadav told India Today.