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Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan has been booked under rape charges by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday.
A senior police officer said the case was registered on the direction of court.
Prince Paswan, who is a cousin of Chirag Paswan, has been accused of rape by a woman, who is reportedly an LJP worker. She had complained to the police in Delhi's Connaught Place three months ago that she had been raped and threatened by Prince Raj, an MP from Samastipur in Bihar.
"The court's direction came on Thursday and a case has been registered under relevant sections at the Connaught Place Police Station," the officer said.
On June 17, Prince Raj had tweeted a statement denying what he called the allegations of "a certain woman making defamatory statements" claiming harassment and abuse.

Rape case filed against LJP MP Prince Paswan, who is cousin of Chirag Paswan

Rape case filed against LJP MP Prince Paswan, who is a cousin of Chirag Paswan

Rape case filed against Chirag Paswan's cousin, an LJP MP

Rape case filed against Chirag Paswan's cousin, an LJP MP
Woman accused LJP&nbsp;MP Prince Paswan&nbsp;of raping &amp; threatening her
Cops register rape case against Prince after court's direction
Prince Paswan&nbsp;had earlier denied the allegations

The victim had complained to the police in Delhi's Connaught Place three months ago that she had been raped and threatened by Prince Raj, an MP from Samastipur in Bihar

Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan has been booked under rape charges by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday.
A senior police officer said the case was registered on the direction of court.
Prince Paswan, who is a cousin of Chirag Paswan, has been accused of rape by a woman, who is reportedly an LJP worker. She had complained to the police in Delhi's Connaught Place three months ago that she had been raped and threatened by Prince Raj, an MP from Samastipur in Bihar.
"The court's direction came on Thursday and a case has been registered under relevant sections at the Connaught Place Police Station," the officer said.
On June 17, Prince Raj had tweeted a statement denying what he called the allegations of "a certain woman making defamatory statements" claiming harassment and abuse.

Is Chirag Paswan, the son of the ultimate political weatherman Ram Vilas Paswan, turning out to be a political flicker?
As of today, he is a leader without a party.
His MPs have rebelled against Chirag Paswan replace him with his uncle as their leader in Lok Sabha.
A desperate Paswan tried to mend fences with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras on Monday and drove to his house, only to be turned away from the door after waiting and honking for about two hours.
The Lok Sabha Speaker has recognised Hajipur MP Pashupati Paras as the LJP leader in the House.
The fall of Chirag Paswan was long in the making.
His poll rhetoric was met with a cruel reality check when his party won only 1 seat in the Bihar elections.
Chirag, who broke away from the NDA, directed his entire campaign against Nitish Kumar, while calling himself PM Modi's Hanuman.But he succeeded in denting the JDU... and was widely believed to be acting at the behest of the BJP to cut Nitish to size... &nbsp;
BJP emerged as the big brother in Bihar NDA for the first time, thanks largely to Chirag cutting into JDU's vote-&nbsp;LJP's 6%&nbsp; vote share probably cost JDU 30 seats..
Then came the first jolt as Nitish nursing his electoral wounds, struck first blood.Lone LJP MLA in the state joined the JDU,&nbsp;leaving the Paswan's party without any representation in his home state.
But Nitish Kumar had not extracted his full revenge on the young Paswan yet.
Chirag's style of functioning, which saw him take political decisions unilaterally, and disgruntlment among party leaders only made matters worse for him.
Monday came as rude jolt to Chirag as his uncle staged a literal coup, leaving him high and dry.
The LJP's implosion reportedly has tacit blessings of both the BJP and the JDU.
Reports say that Chirag's vehement anti-Nitish stand was coming in the way of NDA unity in Bihar.Chirag Paswan, who was till a few days ago hoping to become a minister in the re-jigged&nbsp;Modi Cabinet, has now even lost his party leader post.
His uncle, with whom he had a tiff over the former's praise for Nitish Kumar, is set to be elected as LJP's national president and is also likely to make it to the Union Cabinet to take place of late Ram Vilas Paswan.
Is it the end of the political road for Chirag Paswan? That only time will tell. But the young heir to politically astute and pragmatic Ram Vilas Paswan, surely had bitten more than he could chew.
As for the moment, totally isolated within the party and political landscape,&nbsp;Chirag is staring at a slow and steady burnout.

The political burnout of Chirag Paswan

Is Chirag Paswan, the son of the ultimate political weatherman Ram Vilas Paswan, turning out to be a political flicker?
As of today, he is a leader without a party.
His MPs have rebelled against Chirag Paswan replace him with his uncle as their leader in Lok Sabha.
A desperate Paswan tried to mend fences with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras on Monday and drove to his house, only to be turned away from the door after waiting and honking for about two hours.
The Lok Sabha Speaker has recognised Hajipur MP Pashupati Paras as the LJP leader in the House.
The fall of Chirag Paswan was long in the making.
His poll rhetoric was met with a cruel reality check when his party won only 1 seat in the Bihar elections.
Chirag, who broke away from the NDA, directed his entire campaign against Nitish Kumar, while calling himself PM Modi's Hanuman. But he succeeded in denting the JDU... and was widely believed to be acting at the behest of the BJP to cut Nitish to size... &nbsp;
BJP emerged as the big brother in Bihar NDA for the first time, thanks largely to Chirag cutting into JDU's vote-&nbsp;LJP's 6%&nbsp; vote share probably cost JDU 30 seats..
Then came the first jolt as Nitish nursing his electoral wounds, struck first blood. Lone LJP MLA in the state joined the JDU,&nbsp;leaving the Paswan's party without any representation in his home state.
But Nitish Kumar had not extracted his full revenge on the young Paswan yet.
Chirag's style of functioning, which saw him take political decisions unilaterally, and disgruntlment among party leaders only made matters worse for him.
Monday came as rude jolt to Chirag as his uncle staged a literal coup, leaving him high and dry.
The LJP's implosion reportedly has tacit blessings of both the BJP and the JDU.
Reports say that Chirag's vehement anti-Nitish stand was coming in the way of NDA unity in Bihar. Chirag Paswan, who was till a few days ago hoping to become a minister in the re-jigged&nbsp;Modi Cabinet, has now even lost his party leader post.
His uncle, with whom he had a tiff over the former's praise for Nitish Kumar, is set to be elected as LJP's national president and is also likely to make it to the Union Cabinet to take place of late Ram Vilas Paswan.
Is it the end of the political road for Chirag Paswan? That only time will tell. But the young heir to politically astute and pragmatic Ram Vilas Paswan, surely had bitten more than he could chew.
As for the moment, totally isolated within the party and political landscape,&nbsp;Chirag is staring at a slow and steady burnout.

Is Chirag Paswan, the son of the ultimate political weatherman Ram Vilas Paswan, turning out to be a political flicker?
As of today, he is a leader without a party, but the fall of Chirag Paswan&nbsp;has been&nbsp;long in the making.

With the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) riddled in the faction war between the two groups led by Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Paras, a sexual assault case has now surfaced against Chirag's cousin Prince Raj Paswan.
A woman has lodged a 3-page complaint with Delhi Police at the Connaught Place police station. She has alleged that Prince Paswan mixed intoxicants in her water, following which she fainted. She has alleged that she was raped by Prince Paswan.
The complaint was lodged with Delhi Police on June 15. While police have launched a probe, an FIR is yet to be lodged in the case.
Prince Paswan&nbsp;is a Lok&nbsp;Sabha&nbsp;MP of the LJP&nbsp;from Samastipur in Bihar. On Tuesday,&nbsp;Chirag shared a letter dated March 29 written to his uncle, in which he had mentioned the sexual assault complaint by a woman party worker against Prince Raj, advising him to approach the police.

Twist in LJP faction saga: Sexual assault case against Chirag Paswan's cousin Prince Raj Paswan

Amid&nbsp;LJP's&nbsp;faction war, sexual assault case surfaces against Chirag's&nbsp;cousin
Chirag's&nbsp;cousin, Prince Raj Paswan, LJP&nbsp;MP from Samastipur&nbsp;accused of rape
Woman has lodged a complaint with Delhi Police, alleging her drink was spiked
Complaint was lodged with Delhi Police on June 15, FIR yet to be filed
Chirag in his letter to his uncle, mentioned sexual assault case against Prince
&nbsp;

With the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) riddled in the faction war between the two groups led by Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Paras, a sexual assault case has now surfaced against Chirag's cousin Prince Raj Paswan.
A woman has lodged a 3-page complaint with Delhi Police at the Connaught Place police station. She has alleged that Prince Paswan mixed intoxicants in her water, following which she fainted. She has alleged that she was raped by Prince Paswan.
The complaint was lodged with Delhi Police on June 15. While police have launched a probe, an FIR is yet to be lodged in the case.
Prince Paswan&nbsp;is a Lok&nbsp;Sabha&nbsp;MP of the LJP&nbsp;from Samastipur in Bihar. On Tuesday,&nbsp;Chirag shared a letter dated March 29 written to his uncle, in which he had mentioned the sexual assault complaint by a woman party worker against Prince Raj, advising him to approach the police.

In his first press conference since a split within the LJP, the party's Lok Sabha MP from Jamui, Chirag Paswan said that the faction led by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras was behind the crisis. Chirag added that he would continue to fight to keep the party together.
Chirag also alleged that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (Untied) worked to engineer the split in the Lok Janshakti Party.
He was also asked if "Hanuman" would seek the help of "Ram". The question was a reference to a remark he made during the Bihar polls last year, where Paswan referred to himself as the "Hanuman" to PM Narendra Modi, whom he called "Ram".
In response to the question, Chirag Paswan said, "If Hanuman has to seek help from Ram, then what good is Hanuman and what good is Ram?"
Earlier this week, 5 LJP MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asking him to appoint Pashupati Kumar Paras as the LJP's parliamentary party leader in the place of Chirag Paswan. Paras and Chirag Paswan are among the LJP's six MPs in Parliament.
Chirag, who still held the post of party president until Tuesday, chaired a meeting where it was decided to expel the five rebel MPs from the LJP. In response, the five rebel MPs removed him from the post of party president.

LJP leader Chirag Paswan hits back: Faction led by uncle & JDU engineered crisis

((FROM PRESSER // Opening Bite of Chirag Paswan))
'मै Ramvilas Paswan का बेटा हूं, एक शेर का बेटा हूं, ना उस वक्त डरा और ना अब डरुंगा'
BITE 2:
"If Hanuman has to seek help from Ram, then what good is Hanuman and what good is Ram?" //Chirag&nbsp;Paswan:&nbsp;faction led by uncle behind party's crisis&nbsp; //Paswan&nbsp;accuses Nitish&nbsp;Kumar&nbsp;and JD(U) of engineering the LJP&nbsp;split&nbsp; //'Ram's Hanuman':&nbsp;LJP&nbsp;leader hints that he won't seek any help from PM Modi&nbsp; //5 LJP&nbsp;MPs&nbsp;have written to LS&nbsp;Speaker to replace Chirag&nbsp;as their leader in the House //Chirag&nbsp;and his uncle&nbsp;Pashupati Kumar Paras&nbsp;are among the LJP's&nbsp;6 MPs&nbsp; //Rebel MPs removed Paswan&nbsp;from the post of the party president on Tuesday&nbsp;

In his first press conference since a split within the LJP, the party's Lok Sabha MP from Jamui, Chirag Paswan said that the faction led by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras was behind the crisis. Chirag added that he would continue to fight to keep the party together.
Chirag also alleged that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (Untied) worked to engineer the split in the Lok Janshakti Party.
He was also asked if "Hanuman" would seek the help of "Ram". The question was a reference to a remark he made during the Bihar polls last year, where Paswan referred to himself as the "Hanuman" to PM Narendra Modi, whom he called "Ram".
In response to the question, Chirag Paswan said, "If Hanuman has to seek help from Ram, then what good is Hanuman and what good is Ram?"
Earlier this week, 5 LJP MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asking him to appoint Pashupati Kumar Paras as the LJP's parliamentary party leader in the place of Chirag Paswan. Paras and Chirag Paswan are among the LJP's six MPs in Parliament.
Chirag, who still held the post of party president until Tuesday, chaired a meeting where it was decided to expel the five rebel MPs from the LJP. In response, the five rebel MPs removed him from the post of party president.

Bihar Polls 2020: All You Need to Know

As temperatures dip in some parts of the country, the political heat is rising in Bihar as polling draws near and political parties give their campaigns one final push. &nbsp;
The election for the 243-seat Bihar assembly is being held in 3 phases &ndash; 71 constituencies will vote in the first phase on October 28, 94 seats will go to polls in the second phase on November 3 and third phase on November 7 will cover 78 assembly seats. The ballots will be counted on November 10. &nbsp;
Around 7.29 crore people including nearly 78 lakh first-time voters will decide the fate of political stalwarts like Nitish Kumar and as well as that of rising sons like Tejashwi Yadav and Chirag Paswan. &nbsp;
Alliances have changed since the last Bihar assembly elections in 2015 which saw the RJD, JD(U) and Congress combine come to power. However, Nitish Kumar walked out of this grand alliance in 2017 to return to the BJP-led NDA fold. He continued as the Chief Minister but BJP&rsquo;s Sushil Kumar Modi replaced RJD&rsquo;s Tejashwi Yadav as the Deputy Chief Minister. &nbsp;
2020 might be the younger Yadav scion&rsquo;s year of vengeance as he takes the field as the chief ministerial candidate of the Congress-RJD Mahagathbandhan. The RJD has bagged the lion&rsquo;s share and will be contesting 144 seats, Congress 70 seats and the CPI-ML, CPI and CPI(M) will be contesting a total of 29 seats. The grand alliance is however a few allies short with Vikasheel Insaan Party and former CM Jiten Manjhi&rsquo;s Hindustani Awam Morcha quitting the alliance and joining NDA. &nbsp;
The ruling coalition may have gained 2 allies but it lost 1 very important ally with Lok Janshakti Party led by late Ram Vilas Paswan&rsquo;s son Chirag Paswan deciding to party ways with NDA in Bihar over differences with Nitish Kumar. While the LJP will fight the polls alone, it will field candidates only against JD(U) and not the BJP.&nbsp;
The saffron party is contesting 110 seats, the JD(U) 115 seats and smaller allies Vikasheel Insaan Party and CM Jiten Ram Manjhi&rsquo;s HAM will be fighting from 11 and 7 seats respectively.&nbsp;
There are other minor political parties and alliances in the fray as well. Former NDA ally Upendra Khushwaha&rsquo;s Rashtriya Lok Samta Party has joined hands with Asaduddin Owaisi&rsquo;s AIMIM. Chandrashekhar Azad&rsquo;s Azad Samaj Party has formed an alliance with MP Pappu Yadav&rsquo;s Jan Adhikar Party. &nbsp;
Whether these smaller parties dampen the Diwali festivities of the bigger ones by dividing their votes or Nitish Kumar beats anti-incumbency to retain his chair or an ailing Lalu Yadav sees his son lead his party to victory will be clear when the EVMs are unlocked on November 10. &nbsp;

All you need to know about the Bihar polls

As temperatures dip in some parts of the country, the political heat is rising in Bihar as polling draws near and political parties give their campaigns one final push. &nbsp;
The election for the 243-seat Bihar assembly is being held in 3 phases &ndash; 71 constituencies will vote in the first phase on October 28, 94 seats will go to polls in the second phase on November 3 and third phase on November 7 will cover 78 assembly seats. The ballots will be counted on November 10. &nbsp;
Around 7.29 crore people including nearly 78 lakh first-time voters will decide the fate of political stalwarts like Nitish Kumar and as well as that of rising sons like Tejashwi Yadav and Chirag Paswan. &nbsp;
Alliances have changed since the last Bihar assembly elections in 2015 which saw the RJD, JD(U) and Congress combine come to power. However, Nitish Kumar walked out of this grand alliance in 2017 to return to the BJP-led NDA fold. He continued as the Chief Minister but BJP&rsquo;s Sushil Kumar Modi replaced RJD&rsquo;s Tejashwi Yadav as the Deputy Chief Minister. &nbsp;
2020 might be the younger Yadav scion&rsquo;s year of vengeance as he takes the field as the chief ministerial candidate of the Congress-RJD Mahagathbandhan. The RJD has bagged the lion&rsquo;s share and will be contesting 144 seats, Congress 70 seats and the CPI-ML, CPI and CPI(M) will be contesting a total of 29 seats. The grand alliance is however a few allies short with Vikasheel Insaan Party and former CM Jiten Manjhi&rsquo;s Hindustani Awam Morcha quitting the alliance and joining NDA. &nbsp;
The ruling coalition may have gained 2 allies but it lost 1 very important ally with Lok Janshakti Party led by late Ram Vilas Paswan&rsquo;s son Chirag Paswan deciding to party ways with NDA in Bihar over differences with Nitish Kumar. While the LJP will fight the polls alone, it will field candidates only against JD(U) and not the BJP.&nbsp;
The saffron party is contesting 110 seats, the JD(U) 115 seats and smaller allies Vikasheel Insaan Party and CM Jiten Ram Manjhi&rsquo;s HAM will be fighting from 11 and 7 seats respectively.&nbsp;
There are other minor political parties and alliances in the fray as well. Former NDA ally Upendra Khushwaha&rsquo;s Rashtriya Lok Samta Party has joined hands with Asaduddin Owaisi&rsquo;s AIMIM. Chandrashekhar Azad&rsquo;s Azad Samaj Party has formed an alliance with MP Pappu Yadav&rsquo;s Jan Adhikar Party. &nbsp;
Whether these smaller parties dampen the Diwali festivities of the bigger ones by dividing their votes or Nitish Kumar beats anti-incumbency to retain his chair or an ailing Lalu Yadav sees his son lead his party to victory will be clear when the EVMs are unlocked on November 10. &nbsp;

Chirag Paswan retweets PM Modi's message on address, adds own appeal

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan retweeted PM Modi&rsquo;s message announcing his address to the nation at 6 pm this evening. Adding his own appeal, he asked all citizens to listen to the address in national interest. PM Modi will share some important information with countrymen, Paswan wrote, while asking LJP candidates in Bihar along with people of their constituencies to tune in and hear the address. Though Paswan is contesting separately from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the upcoming Bihar elections, he has held that he is devoted to PM Modi and also expressed hopes to form a government in Bihar with the BJP in the state.

"Tune in": Chirag Paswan retweets PM Modi's message on address 

Chirag Paswan retweeted PM Modi&rsquo;s message
Address to nation at 6 pm, PM tweets
Paswan&nbsp;adds own appeal, asks LJP&nbsp;candidates to tune in

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan retweeted PM Modi&rsquo;s message announcing his address to the nation at 6 pm this evening. Adding his own appeal, he asked all citizens to listen to the address in national interest. PM Modi will share some important information with countrymen, Paswan wrote, while asking LJP candidates in Bihar along with people of their constituencies to tune in and hear the address. Though Paswan is contesting separately from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the upcoming Bihar elections, he has held that he is devoted to PM Modi and also expressed hopes to form a government in Bihar with the BJP in the state.

Bihar polls: BJP & JD(U) to split 50-50 seats, LJP still bargaining  

BJP and JD(U) have zeroed in on evenly splitting the seat share in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections according to reports. Both parties will contest 119 seats while Jitan Ram Manjhi&rsquo;s Hindustani Awam Morcha will contest from 5 seats. But there is trouble in NDA&nbsp;paradise as dependable&nbsp;ally Ram Vilas Paswan&rsquo;s Lok Janshakti Party is still negotiating its share. Speculations have been mounting as deliberations between Chirag Paswan and JP Nadda continue. The likelihood of LJP walking out of the alliance to contest alone in 143 constituencies remain ripe. Bihar will go to polls in 3 phases starting on October 28.

Bihar&nbsp;polls: BJP-JD(U) to split 50-50 seat share&nbsp; JD(U) to contest 119 seats, Manjhi's&nbsp;Morcha&nbsp;gets 5 seats LJP&nbsp;still negotiating, might go solo: reports Bihar&nbsp;to vote in 3-phases starting October 28&nbsp;&nbsp;

According to reports,&nbsp;BJP and JD(U) have zeroed in on evenly splitting the Assembly seats in the upcoming Bihar&nbsp;elections.&nbsp; Both parties will contest 119 seats while Jitan Ram Manjhi&rsquo;s Hindustani Awam Morcha will contest from 5 seats. But there is trouble in NDA&nbsp;paradise as dependable&nbsp;ally Ram Vilas Paswan&rsquo;s Lok Janshakti Party is still negotiating its share. Speculations have been mounting as deliberations between Chirag Paswan and JP Nadda continue. The likelihood of LJP walking out of the alliance to contest alone in 143 constituencies remain rife. Bihar will go to polls in 3 phases starting on October 28.

Chirag Paswan slams Nitish ahead of LJP's key meet 

PTI, Patna:&nbsp;The Lok Janshakti Party will hold a crucial meeting of its Bihar leaders on Monday to decide whether to fight against the JD(U) in the upcoming state assembly polls amid worsening ties between the two members of the ruling NDA.
On the eve of the meeting, LJP president Chirag Paswan fired yet another salvo at JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying his decision to provide government jobs to kin of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes community members who were killed is "nothing but an election-related announcement".
In a letter to the Bihar chief minister, he accused Kumar of not fulfilling earlier promises made to SCs and STs, including giving them three dismil of land.
The LJP president said that "if the Nitish Kumar government was sincere", it should give jobs to a family member of all those from the communities who were killed during its 15-year rule.
The LJP, whose main face is Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, and the JD(U) have been sniping at each other for months.
Kumar's decision to join hands with former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, a Dalit leader like the Paswans with a history of targeting the LJP, has further soured their ties.
While aiming at Kumar, Chirag Paswan has refrained from attacking the BJP and has even been lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
One of the options that Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan's party, now headed by his son Chirag Paswan, may consider is to remain a part of the BJP-led NDA at the Centre but to fight outside the coalition's fold in the state, while not contesting against the saffron party, sources said.
It may be noted that the LJP had in February 2005 fought against the RJD in the Bihar assembly polls, even though both regional parties were part of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre.
The LJP put up candidates against the RJD while maintaining its ties with the Congress.
This had led to the formation of a hung assembly in the state, ending Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD's 15-year rule, and another assembly poll held a few months later saw the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) and BJP alliance storming to power with their maiden majority.
While BJP leaders, including its national president J P Nadda, have been insisting that all three NDA parties will fight the upcoming polls together, sources said a sense of unease has crept in, with Kumar working to strengthen his position by actively wooing leaders from the RJD and tying up with Manjhi.
The JD(U) has also made it clear that it will not hold any seat-sharing talks with the LJP, as its ties have been traditionally with the BJP.
The Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the Bihar polls sometime this month. Polls to the 243-seat assembly are likely to be held in October-November.

The Lok Janshakti Party will hold a crucial meeting of its Bihar leaders on Monday to decide whether to fight against the JD(U) in the upcoming state assembly polls amid worsening ties between the two members of the ruling NDA. On the eve of the meeting, LJP president Chirag Paswan fired yet another salvo at JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying his decision to provide government jobs to kin of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes community members who were killed is 'nothing but an election-related announcement'. The LJP, whose main face is Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, and the JD(U) have been sniping at each other for months.&nbsp;Kumar's decision to join hands with former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, a Dalit leader like the Paswans with a history of targeting the LJP, has further soured their ties.

PTI, Patna:&nbsp;The Lok Janshakti Party will hold a crucial meeting of its Bihar leaders on Monday to decide whether to fight against the JD(U) in the upcoming state assembly polls amid worsening ties between the two members of the ruling NDA.
On the eve of the meeting, LJP president Chirag Paswan fired yet another salvo at JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying his decision to provide government jobs to kin of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes community members who were killed is "nothing but an election-related announcement".
In a letter to the Bihar chief minister, he accused Kumar of not fulfilling earlier promises made to SCs and STs, including giving them three dismil of land.
The LJP president said that "if the Nitish Kumar government was sincere", it should give jobs to a family member of all those from the communities who were killed during its 15-year rule.
The LJP, whose main face is Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, and the JD(U) have been sniping at each other for months.
Kumar's decision to join hands with former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, a Dalit leader like the Paswans with a history of targeting the LJP, has further soured their ties.
While aiming at Kumar, Chirag Paswan has refrained from attacking the BJP and has even been lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
One of the options that Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan's party, now headed by his son Chirag Paswan, may consider is to remain a part of the BJP-led NDA at the Centre but to fight outside the coalition's fold in the state, while not contesting against the saffron party, sources said.
It may be noted that the LJP had in February 2005 fought against the RJD in the Bihar assembly polls, even though both regional parties were part of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre.
The LJP put up candidates against the RJD while maintaining its ties with the Congress.
This had led to the formation of a hung assembly in the state, ending Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD's 15-year rule, and another assembly poll held a few months later saw the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) and BJP alliance storming to power with their maiden majority.
While BJP leaders, including its national president J P Nadda, have been insisting that all three NDA parties will fight the upcoming polls together, sources said a sense of unease has crept in, with Kumar working to strengthen his position by actively wooing leaders from the RJD and tying up with Manjhi.
The JD(U) has also made it clear that it will not hold any seat-sharing talks with the LJP, as its ties have been traditionally with the BJP.
The Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the Bihar polls sometime this month. Polls to the 243-seat assembly are likely to be held in October-November.

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