Friday, October 7 2005 12:35 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Patna: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today hailed the Supreme Court judgement in not stopping the elections in Bihar the process of which was already underway.

"I welcome the decision of the Apex Court", Paswan told reporters.

"We are already in election mode and campaigning has been put into top gear", he said.

Stating that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would face a complete rout in the coming assembly election, Paswan expressed confidence that his party together with Communist Party of India (CPI), Forward Bloc and Republican Socialist Party (RSP) would romp to victory and form the next Government.