RLJP chief Pashupati Kumar Paras rejected reports of his party merging with LJP (Ram Vilas) headed by Chirag Paswan. "For rapprochement to take place, Chirag will have to atone and make a public apology over his decision to fight 2020 Bihar Assembly election alone," Paras said. He also claimed that Chirag returned to NDA only after BJP took his permission.