Rahul Gandhi's refusal to meet before 2014 polls key reason for Ram Vilas leaving UPA: Chirag Paswan

Chirag Paswan recalled that he and his father had often met Sonia Gandhi to discuss the future of their party in the UPA alliance. Sonia Gandhi suggested that Ram Vilas Paswan meet her son. The senior Paswan sought an appointment and waited for more than three months but Rahul Gandhi did not relent, said Chirag Paswan, who at that time too was keen to leave the UPA and join the NDA.