Patna: Lalu Yadav's RJD members attacked the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, now Kumar has found support from the Congress, the third partner in their alliance.

Bihar’s Education Minister and the Congress' state chief Ashok Chaudhury said, "The RJD is free to leave the government if it does not like Nitish Kumar's leadership".

Former RJD lawmaker Mohammad Shahabuddin's sarcastic comment on Nitish Kumar being a circumstantial chief minister was closely followed by a very senior leader of the party Raghuvansh Prasad Singh grumbling about having had to accept Kumar in the top post as part of a federation formula.

The Congress' Rahul Gandhi had arbitrated at the time and ensured that Nitish Kumar led the alliance.

Meanwhile, Lalu Yadav pronounced that all was well with the ruling alliance. He blamed the media for creating differences and also said, "I don't know why Raghuvansh Prasad Singh keeps issuing statements despite my advising him not to".

"I will talk to all the leaders why they keep on issuing press statements against each other," said, RJD chief.