Ex-Union Minister and four-time MP from Bihar, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, said, "I'm probably the only leader who has fought against all the members of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's family." Positioning himself as "the voice of the ignored forward castes", he launched 'Sanga Yatra' to unite Rajputs and others, stressing they "need to know their strength and take their due".