Speaking to reporters in Patna on Thursday (November), the LJP (Ram Vilas) chief slammed Paras, who could repeatedly be heard accusing the NDA of backstabbing him.
Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned on Tuesday (March 19) as he accused the BJP of doing injustice with his Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) by excluding it from the seat-sharing deal with allies for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar.
Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned 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 polls in Bihar.
Hajipur Lok Sabha Election 2024: Pashupati Kumar Paras, Ram Vilas Paswan's brother, won the Hajipur constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by defeating RJD's Shiv Chandra Ram.
Speaking on split within the party and relation with uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, Chirag Paswan said that after the death of his father Ram Vilas Paswan, he never thought something like this would happen.
Bihar politics: The LJP had won just one seat in the 2020 assembly polls and the MLA, Raj Kumar Singh, who had sided with Chirag, joined the JD(U) last year.
Pashupati Kumar Paras had alleged that his estranged nephew Chirag Paswan was plotting to kill him and sought protection from the government.
In an interim order on October 2, the EC had barred both the factions from using the name of Lok Janshakti Party or its symbol 'bungalow' till the dispute between the two is settled by the poll panel.
Chirag Paswan had visited the election commission office on Friday to demand that the party symbol continues to be with his party. One faction of the LJP is led by president Paswan and another one by his uncle and Union Cabinet Minister Paras.
Housing ministry has passed an order for eviction of occupants at 12, Janpath bungalow, where Chirag Paswan living with his family.
The Jamui MP also hinted at his disillusionment with the BJP which has kept silent over the crisis in his party despite his unreserved adulation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Welcoming the Delhi High Court decision of rejecting Chirag Paswan’s plea, Paras said that his nephew has every right to the late Ram Vilas Paswan's property.
The petition sought setting aside speaker’s June 14 circular showing the name of Paras as leader of Jan Lokshakti Party in the Lok Sabha.
Paras led a coup against his nephew Chirag Paswan and split the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founded by his brother Ram Vilas Paswan - Chirag's father. Paras took oath as minister in Modi Cabinet on July 7.
In a party coup last month, Paswan was removed as LJP President by some rebel MPs, including Paras. He retaliated by expelling his uncle and four other MPs.
The cabinet of the Modi government at the Center is about to expand. In such a situation, speculations have started being made about how much share JDU is going to get in the power of the Center.
JDU said that the BJP has 17 MPs in Bihar and five ministers at the Centre. But JDU has 16 MPs and not a single minister. In such a situation, JDU has asked for four ministerial posts.
In an Exclusive Interaction with India TV, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Leader Chirag Paswan Talks Over Recent Scuffle In His Party. Watch full Exclusive Interview.
On rumours of Cabinet expansion, the Chief Minister who is on a personal visit to New Delhi, said that it all depends on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
LJP national president Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday said that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla found our concern of 'lack of democracy' in the party as a genuine concern.
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