Today in pics: February 26, 2014

Coming full circle, Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP, which left NDA in 2002, is all set to align with BJP in Bihar for Lok Sabha polls, giving a jolt to Congress' plans to have a "secular" alliance with LJP and RJD. (IE Photo: Renuka Puri)

The alliance between BJP and LJP is likely to be announced in a couple of days as the party's Parliamentary Board authorised Paswan to take a final decision in this regard and did not hide its bitterness towards Lalu Prasad's RJD. (IE Photo: Renuka Puri)

"LJP Parliamentary Board has passed a resolution that all steps, even if they are strong ones, should be taken in the interest of the party and if an alternative alliance is to be firmed up, party chief Ram Vilas Paswan should take the decision", Chirag Paswan, who heads the Parliamentary Board, told reporters. (IE Photo: Renuka Puri)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said he had asked companies supplying power to Mumbai to submit a roadmap on how consumer tariff can be brought on par with the government-owned utility. (IE Photo: Prashant Nadkar)

"Tariff for those consuming 100 to 300 units per month in Mumbai should be on par with that of Mahavitaran tariff," Chavan said in a press conference after presentation of Interim Budget in the state legislature. (IE Photo: Prashant Nadkar)

Mahavitaran or Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited is a public sector undertaking controlled by the state government. (IE Photo: Prashant Nadkar)

Prithviraj Chavan said he had discussed the issue of electricity rates in Mumbai with the representatives of Tata Power, Reliance Infra and BEST which supply electricity to Mumbai city and suburbs. (IE Photo: Prashant Nadkar)

Ajit Pawar with Prithviraj Chavan

Prithviraj Chavan hailed as "courageous" the decision to announce power subsidies to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore to industry and agriculture, and Rs 2500 crore for implementation of Food Security Act. (IE Photo: Prashant Nadkar)