New Delhi: The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have decided to contest the forthcoming assembly election in Bihar in alliance, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said on Sunday.

The announcement followed talks between Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Lalu Prasad at the residence of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav here.