The attendance at JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav's residence on the late Charan Singh's birthday tells its own story of the unity of opposition parties. Yadav invited representatives from all parties to attend the release of the Hindi translation of US professor Paul Brass's book on Charan Singh. The Congress was represented by Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ahmed Patel, the RLD by Ajit Singh and the JD(S) by H D Deve Gowda. But there was no one from the JD(U)'s ally in Bihar, the RJD. Relations between Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad are strained so much ever since Nitish welcomed the PM's demonetisation move. Lalu read this as a signal from the Bihar Chief Minister that he had other fish to fry if the RJD chief and his family did not stop making things uncomfortable for him in Patna. Curiously, the only SP member present was Amar Singh, whom Akhilesh Yadav wants to be thrown out of the party, and who represents only himself.