Chirag Paswan Writes to LS Speaker Against Notification in Favour of Paras as LJP Leader
3 years, 6 months ago

Chirag Paswan Writes to LS Speaker Against Notification in Favour of Paras as LJP Leader

News 18  

New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan has contested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's decision to name Pashupati Kumar Paras as the leader of the party in the House, saying it is "contrary" to provisions of his organisation. In a letter written on Tuesday, Paswan also informed Birla of the party's decision to expel five MPs, who have joined hands against him, and urged the Speaker to review the earlier decision and issue a new circular naming him as the LJP leader in the Lok Sabha. Pashupati Kumar Paras MP as Leader of LJP party in the Lok Sabha is contrary to provision of Constitution of our party," he wrote. While the wing led by Chirag Paswan has expelled the five MPs from the party, the rival group has removed him as its president.. Read all the Latest News, Breaking News and Coronavirus News here.

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Union minister Chirag Paswan's uncle Pashupati Paras evicted from 40-year-old residence in Patna
1 month, 1 week ago

Union minister Chirag Paswan's uncle Pashupati Paras evicted from 40-year-old residence in Patna

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Chirag Paswan's estranged uncle, Pashupati Paras, who once split the party and cornered him, has been evicted from the residence that had been his home for nearly 40 years. The white building near Patna airport served as both the Lok Janshakti Party office and the residence of Pashupati Paras and his family. Located near Patna airport, the white …

Chirag Paswan: I Focused My Concerns on the Section of Society My Father Raised His Voice For
2 months ago

Chirag Paswan: I Focused My Concerns on the Section of Society My Father Raised His Voice For

ABP News  

Union Minister Chirag Paswan has expressed satisfaction with the one seat he secured for the Jharkhand Assembly elections under the NDA. He addressed recent criticism of his policies and highlighted his coordination with the Prime Minister, asserting that it is not possible to have a bad equation with him. Paswan also dismissed reports of the LJP demanding 4-5 seats from …

'Too Late Now': Pashupati Paras On Possibility Of Reconciliation With Chirag Paswan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Too Late Now': Pashupati Paras On Possibility Of Reconciliation With Chirag Paswan

ABP News  

New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Kumar Paras on Sunday ruled out any possibility of a reconciliation with his nephew and Union minister Chirag Paswan, saying it's too late now. The family was one and the Lok Janshakti Party was united but it was his "misfortune" that both the family and party fell apart after Ram Vilas Paswan's …

It's too late now: Pashupati Paras on possibility of reconciliation with Chirag Paswan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

It's too late now: Pashupati Paras on possibility of reconciliation with Chirag Paswan

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Kumar Paras on Sunday ruled out any possibility of a reconciliation with his nephew and Union minister Chirag Paswan, saying it's too late now. The family was one and the Lok Janshakti Party was united but it was his "misfortune" that both the family and party fell apart after Ram Vilas Paswan's death, he …

Bihar Politics: Shambhavi Choudhary's Huge Disclosure Over Split in Chirag Paswan's Party | ABP News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar Politics: Shambhavi Choudhary's Huge Disclosure Over Split in Chirag Paswan's Party | ABP News

ABP News  

Shambhavi Choudhary, the LJP MP from Samastipur, has dismissed reports of a split in the party. Speaking to ABP News, Shambhavi stated that she considers Chirag Paswan as her brother and ties Rakhi to him. In the past three days, Chirag Paswan and his party have been in the spotlight. Now, there are claims that three MPs from Chirag Paswan's …

INTERVIEW | 'I am inseparable from Modi', says Union minister Chirag Paswan, denies rift with BJP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

INTERVIEW | 'I am inseparable from Modi', says Union minister Chirag Paswan, denies rift with BJP

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Friday rejected rumours of a rift between his Lok Janshakti Party and the BJP, asserting that he views himself as "inseparable" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an interview to PTI, Paswan said he was willing to contest the upcoming Bihar assembly polls as an NDA partner "if the BJP so desires", and made …

Chirag Paswan re-elected as LJP(RV) chief at Ranchi meet
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Chirag Paswan re-elected as LJP(RV) chief at Ranchi meet

The Hindu  

Union Minister Chirag Paswan was on Sunday re-elected as the national president of Lok Janshakti Party for the next five years. Mr. Paswan asserted at the meeting that his party is willing to contest the Assembly election in Jharkhand to strengthen its support base in the tribal-dominated State. I have sought suggestions from them on contesting Assembly elections and what …

Chirag Paswan reveals why late father Ram Vilas Paswan left UPA in 2014
5 months ago

Chirag Paswan reveals why late father Ram Vilas Paswan left UPA in 2014

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Chirag Paswan on Friday blamed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his late father Ram Vilas Paswan leaving the now defunct Congress-led United Progressive Alliance ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha elections. “Rahul refused to see my father before 2014 polls, it was a key reason for Ram Vilas Paswan deciding to leave UPA,” Paswan told …

Modi takes oath for 3rd term as PM, allies get 5 cabinet berths
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi takes oath for 3rd term as PM, allies get 5 cabinet berths

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose continuity over radical change on Sunday, placing his trust in top lieutenants Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, S. Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal for the Union cabinet. Key allies Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal secured one cabinet post each, as Modi took charge as prime minister for a third consecutive …

Chirag Paswan wins Bihar's Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chirag Paswan wins Bihar's Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency

Hindustan Times  

Two-time MP and president of Lok Janshakti Party, Chirag Paswan, won against RJD's Shiv Chandra Ram by a margin of 1,70,105 votes in Bihar’s Hajipur constituency, the Election Commission of India website reported. In 2019, Chirag Paswan’s uncle and former Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras won the seat, defeating Shiv Chandra Ram by a margin of 20.41%. In the run-up …

Lok Sabha polls: Legacy, development aspirations key factors in Hajipur seat
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Legacy, development aspirations key factors in Hajipur seat

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-year-old Gunjan Kumar spends 12 hours out of the house every single day. Ram Vilas Paswan’s brother Pasupati Paras is the Hajipur MP, but the seat has now been given to LJP chief Chirag Paswan. The seat is significant because it was once home to Ram Vilas Paswan, former union minister and LJP president, who’s death in 2020 brought a …

No cakewalk for Chirag in Hajipur amid silent Paras play
7 months, 1 week ago

No cakewalk for Chirag in Hajipur amid silent Paras play

Hindustan Times  

A wiry Gunjan Kumar, 20, is out on the road at 8am. “A vote for Chirag Paswan is a vote for Modi,” says Suresh Das, Gunjan’s father. “People still vote on caste lines, and many still vote in the name of Ram Vilas Paswan, who died in October 2020.” “Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the sole vote winner in the …

LS polls: As his father’s shadow looms, Chirag Paswan faces a daunting task in Hajipur
7 months, 1 week ago

LS polls: As his father’s shadow looms, Chirag Paswan faces a daunting task in Hajipur

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party is riding high on the Modi factor and his father late Ram Vilas Paswan’s legacy from the Hajipur constituency. Ram Vilas debuted in the Lok Sabha in 1977 from Hajipur with a record margin of more than 4 lakh votes. His mother Reena turned emotional when PM Modi, at an election rally …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Chirag Paswan threatens legal action against Tejashwi Yadav over reservation remarks
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Chirag Paswan threatens legal action against Tejashwi Yadav over reservation remarks

India TV News  

Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Friday threatened legal action against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for making "false" statements about the former's stand on reservations. At rallies, especially in the Lok Sabha constituency of Hajipur which Paswan is contesting, Yadav has been claiming that the LJP chief has advocated scrapping of reservations for affluent Dalits. The LJP, an NDA …

Denied tickets for Lok Sabha polls, 22 leaders quit Chirag Paswan's LJP: ‘He preferred outsiders’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Denied tickets for Lok Sabha polls, 22 leaders quit Chirag Paswan's LJP: ‘He preferred outsiders’

Hindustan Times  

In a setback to the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar, as many as 22 leaders of Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party resigned from the party after they were denied tickets to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, with one leader even accusing Paswan of ‘selling tickets for money.’ Jamui, Bihar, India -March.28, 2024: Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan addresing …

22 LJP leaders resign over ticket denial; accuse Chirag Paswan of ‘selling tickets’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

22 LJP leaders resign over ticket denial; accuse Chirag Paswan of ‘selling tickets’

The Hindu  

Over 20 Lok Janshakti Party leaders and workers quit the party recently and accused party chief Chirag Paswan of “nepotism” and “neglect of party leaders and workers in ticket distribution” for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. “None of the party leaders or workers were given party tickets to contest the Lok Sabha election, the tickets were virtually sold off to …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: LJP (Ramvilas) announces 5 candidates, Chirag Paswan to contest from Hajipur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: LJP (Ramvilas) announces 5 candidates, Chirag Paswan to contest from Hajipur

India TV News  

The Lok Janshakti Party on Saturday announced candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections that is scheduled to take place in a few weeks. Bihar will head to polls in all seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections beginning April 19. On March 18, the ruling National Democratic Alliance announced seat-sharing in Bihar for the Lok Sabha polls with the …

Chirag takes father’s legacy in Hajipur, gives his in Jamui to brother-in-law
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chirag takes father’s legacy in Hajipur, gives his in Jamui to brother-in-law

Hindustan Times  

Patna: Having won the bitter political legacy battle against his uncle in Hajipur, LJP-R chief Chirag Paswan has passed on his own legacy in Jamui to his brother-in-law, Arun Bharti. Pashupati Paras and Chirag Paswan A two-time MP from Jamui, Chirag will contest this year form Hajipur, a seat represented by his father, Ram Vilas Paswan, nine times and, which …

Chirag Paswan’s party to declare LS poll candidates ‘immediately’ after Holi
9 months ago

Chirag Paswan’s party to declare LS poll candidates ‘immediately’ after Holi

The Hindu  

National Democratic Alliance ally Chirag Paswan on March 24 said his Lok Janshakti Party will declare its candidates for the Lok Sabha election “immediately after Holi”. Mr. Paswan, whose party has got five of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, also said he was “ready for any challenge” that came from his estranged uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. immediately after …

Chirag Paswan on possible Lok Sabha election faceoff with Pashupati Paras: ‘Uncle to decide’
9 months ago

Chirag Paswan on possible Lok Sabha election faceoff with Pashupati Paras: ‘Uncle to decide’

Hindustan Times  

Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan said he's willing to run for the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat against his uncle, Pashupati Kumar Paras. However, he refrained from attacking the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party leader and said that it's up to his uncle to decide if he wants to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi or not. Pashupati Paras and Chirag Paswan …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Paras has to decide if he wants to stand with PM Modi or oppose him: Chirag Paswan
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Paras has to decide if he wants to stand with PM Modi or oppose him: Chirag Paswan

The Hindu  

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan said on March 20 that he is ready to take on Pashupati Kumar Paras from the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat but refrained from attacking his estranged uncle, saying it is for him to decide whether he wants to stand with Prime Minister Narendra Modi or not. Asked about Mr. Paras' decision to resign from …

BJP leader warns Paras and Kushwaha against joining anti-NDA coalition
9 months ago

BJP leader warns Paras and Kushwaha against joining anti-NDA coalition

The Hindu  

Senior BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on March 19 asserted it would be "suicidal" for disgruntled allies Pashupati Kumar Paras and Upendra Kushwaha to align with the Opposition 'Mahagathbandhan'. Rejecting the charge of Mr. Paras that ceding his Hajipur seat to estranged nephew Chirag Paswan was tantamount to "disrespect" on part of BJP, Mr. Sinha …

In Bihar, Chirag Paswan has the last laugh
9 months ago

In Bihar, Chirag Paswan has the last laugh

Hindustan Times  

By going with Lok Janshakti Party led by Jamui MP Chirag Paswan and not the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party of Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras, the Bharatiya Janata Party has made its choice clear: LJP-R has got five seats in the National Democratic Alliance this time. On July 8, 2021, Paras received a berth in the Narendra Modi cabinet, which …

Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras resigns from Union cabinet, cries ‘injustice’ done against him, party
9 months ago

Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras resigns from Union cabinet, cries ‘injustice’ done against him, party

The Hindu  

Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned on March 19 and accused the BJP of doing “injustice” with his Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party by not including it in the seat-sharing deal with allies for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar. The announcement came at a press conference a day after the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance announced its seat-sharing pact and gave …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Pashupati Paras quits NDA, resigns from Union Cabinet
9 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Pashupati Paras quits NDA, resigns from Union Cabinet

India TV News  

Pashupati Kumar Paras, who was holding the Ministery of Food Processing Industries in the Union cabinet on Tuesday ended his alliance with the NDA and resigned. The Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief was upset with the BJP leadership for not giving "due preference" to his party on the issue of seat-sharing in Bihar for the Lok Sabha polls and said …

Union Min Pashupati Paras Likely To Resign From Modi Cabinet After BJP Leaves Him Out Of NDA Seat-Sharing
9 months ago

Union Min Pashupati Paras Likely To Resign From Modi Cabinet After BJP Leaves Him Out Of NDA Seat-Sharing

ABP News  

Union Minister Pashupati Paras is likely to tender his resignation from the Modi Cabinet on Tuesday and has called for a press conference on Wednesday to outline his future course of action. The NDA leaders, while announcing the seat-sharing arrangement for the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, allocated 17 constituencies to the BJP, 16 to the Janata Dal, and …

Chirag Paswan: Seat sharing with BJP finalised for LS polls in Bihar
9 months, 1 week ago

Chirag Paswan: Seat sharing with BJP finalised for LS polls in Bihar

The Hindu  

The BJP has chosen Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party over his uncle Pashupati Paras’s Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, settling days of speculation. According to sources, the BJP has agreed to concede five seats to Mr. Chirag Paswan, including the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency that his father and Dalit leader Ram Vilas Paswan won eight times in the past. Sources familiar …

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Chirag Paswan LJP BJP seat sharing Pashupati Paras
9 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Chirag Paswan LJP BJP seat sharing Pashupati Paras

ABP News  

The Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party has finalised a seat-sharing deal with the BJP as part of the NDA in Bihar. As a member of the NDA, today in a meeting with BJP National President Hon Shri @jpnadda ji, we have together finalised the seat sharing in Bihar for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. While one faction sided with Ram …

BJP offers 5 seats including Hajipur to Chirag Paswan in Bihar, no seat to Pashupati Paras: Sources
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP offers 5 seats including Hajipur to Chirag Paswan in Bihar, no seat to Pashupati Paras: Sources

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party has offered 5 seats including Hajipur to Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas chief Chirag Paswan in Bihar and no seat was given to his uncle Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party leader Pashupati Kumar Paras, said the sources on Wednesday. "As a member of the NDA, today in a meeting with BJP National President Hon Shri @jpnadda ji, we have …

Animosity between uncle and nephew comes in the way of the NDA’s seat-sharing in Bihar
9 months, 1 week ago

Animosity between uncle and nephew comes in the way of the NDA’s seat-sharing in Bihar

The Hindu  

The animosity between ‘chacha -bhatija ‘ appears to have come in the way of the BJP’s efforts to achieve smooth seat-sharing among the National Democratic Alliance’s allies in Bihar. Bihar BJP leader and former State party president Mangal Pandey, along with the current State party chief and incumbent Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, met State in-charge of the party Vinod …

Lok Sabha polls | Chirag Paswan cautions BJP before seat-sharing announcement
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Chirag Paswan cautions BJP before seat-sharing announcement

The Hindu  

Lok Janshakti Party president and Jamui Lok Sabha member Chirag Paswan on March 10 indirectly cautioned the BJP before making any final decision on seat sharing. Highlighting the requirement in the State, Mr. Paswan said people want good education, good health infrastructure in their own State, district, block and village instead of going to other States. I also want to …

Bihar: ‘PM Modi backed my claim on father Ram Vilas Paswan's legacy’, says Chirag Paswan
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar: ‘PM Modi backed my claim on father Ram Vilas Paswan's legacy’, says Chirag Paswan

India TV News  

Former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Friday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acknowledged his claim to the political legacy of late father Ram Vilas Paswan. Chirag Paswan made the averment berating uncle and Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras who will hold a rally later this month in Hajipur, the Lok Sabha seat nurtured by the late …

Chirag says will field mother from late father’s Hajipur Lok Sabha seat in 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Chirag says will field mother from late father’s Hajipur Lok Sabha seat in 2024

Hindustan Times  

The power tussle between the two Lok Janshakti Party factions – LJP and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party – continues to get murkier by the day as Chirag Paswan of LJP has now said that his mother will contest from the contentious Hajipur Lok Sabha seat in Bihar next year, a constituency represented by his late father Ram Vilas Paswan nine …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Chirag Paswan On Leaving Jamui Seat To Contest From Hajipur In LS Polls LJP Ram Vilas Pashupati Paras Bihar
1 year, 2 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Chirag Paswan On Leaving Jamui Seat To Contest From Hajipur In LS Polls LJP Ram Vilas Pashupati Paras Bihar

ABP News  

Chirag Paswan, the President of Lok Janshakti Party - Ram Vilas, on Tuesday, expressed that he finds himself at a crossroads as he ponders contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Hajipur as he asserted that his attachment to Jamui, cultivated over nine years of representing the Lok Sabha constituency, remains steadfast. Speaking to news agency ANI, Chirag Paswan said, …

'Usne Kaha Bakwas Bandh Kariye...': Pashupati Kumar Dismisses Possibility Of Reconciling With Chirag Paswan
1 year, 4 months ago

'Usne Kaha Bakwas Bandh Kariye...': Pashupati Kumar Dismisses Possibility Of Reconciling With Chirag Paswan

ABP News  

Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Tuesday dismissed the possibility of reconciliation with his nephew Chirag Paswan. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in New Delhi, the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party founder said he would “never” reconcile with Chirag Paswan. He also said that he and his family members will “never forgive Chirag” for the way he treated them …

With Hajipur Seat Issue Still Burning, BJP Chirag Paswan Pashupati Paras Lok Sabha Polls 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

With Hajipur Seat Issue Still Burning, BJP Chirag Paswan Pashupati Paras Lok Sabha Polls 2023

ABP News  

Soon after joining a common alliance platform — the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance — Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras have seemingly decided to bury the hatchet till the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. According to BJP sources, both Lok Janshakti Party chief, Chirag Paswan, and president of the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, Pashupati Paras, are likely to contest …

No plans to merge LJP factions: Paras
1 year, 5 months ago

No plans to merge LJP factions: Paras

Hindustan Times  

Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday categorically ruled out the merger of two factions of the erstwhile Lok Janshakti Party and dismissed suggestions of a truce with his estranged nephew Chirag Paswan, who heads the second faction called LJP. Addressing a press conference in Patna that was also attended by his party MPs Mehboob …

'Will Contest LS Polls From Hajipur': Pashupati Paras Says Feud With Nephew Chirag Paswan Still On
1 year, 5 months ago

'Will Contest LS Polls From Hajipur': Pashupati Paras Says Feud With Nephew Chirag Paswan Still On

ABP News  

New Delhi: Clearing the air on the possibility of reconciliation of his party with that of his nephew Chirag Paswan, Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday said “this is not the case”, news agency PTI reported. I am an MP there, I am a cabinet minister in the Government of India and an …

'Will contest polls from Hajipur': Pashupati Paras hints feud with nephew Chirag not over
1 year, 5 months ago

'Will contest polls from Hajipur': Pashupati Paras hints feud with nephew Chirag not over

India Today  

Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday said that he will contest from Bihar’s Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency, days after meeting his estranged nephew Chirag Paswan at the National Democratic Alliance meeting that took place in New Delhi on Tuesday, July 18. "I am an MP from Hajipur, I am a cabinet minister in the Union Government of India and …

Don't Betray People Of Your Constituency: Pashupati Paras To Chirag Paswan On Contesting Hajipur Seat
1 year, 5 months ago

Don't Betray People Of Your Constituency: Pashupati Paras To Chirag Paswan On Contesting Hajipur Seat

ABP News  

Hajipur Lok Sabha MP and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Kumar Paras on Tuesday advised his nephew Chirag Paswan not to betray the people of his constituency after Lok Janshakti Party head claimed to contest from the same seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. A day after rejoining the National Democratic Alliance, Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said he …

Chirag Paswan formally announces his return to the NDA
1 year, 5 months ago

Chirag Paswan formally announces his return to the NDA

The Hindu  

Nearly three years after breaking away from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, Chirag Paswan, who heads one faction of his late father Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party, announced his formal return to the coalition, and said that his party, the LJP, will be contesting the next Lok Sabha elections in an alliance with the BJP. “We have taken a …

Chirag Paswan Says Will Contest LS Polls From Hajipur Seat Represented By His Estranged Uncle
1 year, 5 months ago

Chirag Paswan Says Will Contest LS Polls From Hajipur Seat Represented By His Estranged Uncle

ABP News  

A day after rejoining the NDA, Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said he would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Bihar's Hajipur seat, which is presently represented by his estranged uncle and Union Cabinet minister Pashupati Kumar Paras. Chirag Paswan's uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras broke away a faction of the party and went on to become …

Chirag Paswan: Understanding Modi's 'Hanuman' and his politics over the years
1 year, 5 months ago

Chirag Paswan: Understanding Modi's 'Hanuman' and his politics over the years

India TV News  

It was politically very charged Monday. Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan met Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda today. Paswan was in talks with the BJP for finalising his party's share of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar for the Lok Sabha 2024 and the meeting was seen as part of that exercise. After Paswan's death in …

BJP tries to broker peace between LJP factions in bid to court Paswan vote
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP tries to broker peace between LJP factions in bid to court Paswan vote

The Hindu  

Ahead of the July 18 meeting of the National Democratic Alliance, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be present, the BJP is trying to tie-up the loose ends of the coalition in Bihar. Pashupati Kumar Paras, the late Paswan’s brother and leader of the Rashtriya Lok Jan Shakti Party has been warring with his nephew Chirag Paswan, leader …

Former LJP Chief Chirag Paswan Drops Hints of Joining BJP-led NDA
1 year, 5 months ago

Former LJP Chief Chirag Paswan Drops Hints of Joining BJP-led NDA

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Former Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday dropped hints of joining the BJP-led NDA for which he had campaigned in the recent by-polls in Bihar.At a meeting of Lok Janshakti Party, a splinter group of the LJP floated by his late father Ram Vilas Paswan, Chirag was "authorised" to take a decision with regard to the party …

Ahead of 2024 poll, Chirag Paswan likely to join NDA
1 year, 5 months ago

Ahead of 2024 poll, Chirag Paswan likely to join NDA

The Hindu  

Ahead of Lok Sabha election of 2024, Chirag Paswan, the national president of Lok Janshakti Party is set to return to NDA, and said that a decision on an alliance with BJP will be announced in the coming days. The State and national office bearers along with the senior leaders of the party made the consensus to authorize Mr. Paswan …

Chirag’s iftar message to BJP: options still open for Lok Sabha poll
1 year, 8 months ago

Chirag’s iftar message to BJP: options still open for Lok Sabha poll

The Hindu  

On Sunday evening at Patna’s 10, Circular Road – the official residence of former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi – the Yadav family, like most years, hosted an iftar dinner. Shortly after Mr. Yadav placed a skull cap on the CM’s head and they all sat down, all eyes turned towards the next important guest who arrived – Lok Janshakti …

Chirag Paswan’s iftar message to BJP: Options still open
1 year, 8 months ago

Chirag Paswan’s iftar message to BJP: Options still open

The Hindu  

On April 9 evening at Patna’s 10, Circular Road — the official residence of former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi — the Yadav family, like most years, hosted an iftar dinner. Shortly after Mr. Yadav placed a skull cap on the Chief Minister’s head and they all sat down, all eyes turned towards the next important guest who arrived — …

Chirag Paswan an 'NDA ally'; to campaign for BJP candidates in Bihar by-polls: Sanjay Jaiswal
2 years, 1 month ago

Chirag Paswan an 'NDA ally'; to campaign for BJP candidates in Bihar by-polls: Sanjay Jaiswal

India TV News  

Highlights Sanjay Jaiswal made the averment at a press conference in Patna "We treat all parties that have fought elections in alliance with us and supported us," he said Chirag very much fits the bill and he will be campaigning on October 31 and November 1, he said Chirag Paswan will be campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates for …

Chirag Paswan to face Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh elections without an alliance
2 years, 2 months ago

Chirag Paswan to face Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh elections without an alliance

The Hindu  

With speculation rife about Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan joining the BJP, after having walked out of the alliance ahead of the 2020 Bihar Assembly election, he has announced that his party will contest the upcoming Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections alone. However, his party will be part of an alliance for the next Bihar election, he added. …

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