While the RJD said that no one should write off RJD chief Lalu Prasad because of court processes, the JD(U) said its alliance with the RJD was firmly in place. JD(U) leader K C Tyagi said: “The RJD chief faced these charges when we entered into an alliance with him (before Assembly polls). He proved his political importance in the 2015 polls and we were able to pulverise the BJP. The equations of our alliance are the same as before the 2015 polls.”