Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has virtually hit out at former ally the Congress, saying national level parties were trying to marginalise regional otufits to deny power to the vulnerable and deprived sections of society.

"Delhi listens only to people with power. As small and regional parties like the RJD performed badly in the last Lok Sabha polls, there is no representation of Bihar in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre," Lalu Prasad told party workers at his party's two-day national executive meet that ended here Thursday.