New Delhi, March 22 -- Former JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi, who resigned from the party last week, joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Sunday, 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.

The veteran socialist leader joined the RLD in the presence of party president Jayant Chaudhary. Welcoming Tyagi to the party, Chaudhary asserted that he would provide "new energy and strength" to the RLD.

Tyagi, who will now focus on Uttar Pradesh politics, said he is joining the RLD not to become an MLA or MP, but to see Chaudhary become like his grandfather, Chaudhary Charan Singh and vowed to carry forward his vision and ideals duri...