New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deferred a decision on continuing its alliance with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Bihar after party president Nitin Gadkari met state party leaders at his residence late Tuesday.

‘The BJP president heard the views of Bihar leaders seriously. He will discuss it with the central leaders. No final decision has been taken on the relationship (between the two parties),’ BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters after the meeting, which lasted nearly an hour.