India, March 23 -- Former JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), saying there is no difference between the two parties as both follow the ideals of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh and socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia.

Tyagi said he has come to the party not to become an MLA or an MP but to see RLD chief "Jayant Chaudhary becoming like (his grandfather) Chaudhary Charan Singh".

He vowed to carry forward the vision and ideals of Charan Singh during his stint in the RLD, which, like the JD(U), is an ally of the BJP and a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The veteran socialist leader joined the RLD along with his supporters in the presence of the party president and Union min...