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Paying tributes to Dalit leader and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his contributions to public service and empowering the downtrodden will always be remembered.
A minister in the Modi government, Paswan died in October last year. Known as the weather wane of Indian politics, Paswan served as a minister in governments led by different parties, ranging from socialist groups to the Congress and the BJP.
In a tweet Modi said, "Today is the birth anniversary of my friend, late Ram Vilas Paswan Ji. I miss his presence greatly".
Paswan's death has led to factional fight within his party with both his son Chirag Paswan and his brother Pashupati Kumar Paras claiming to be representing the LJP.
Chirag, who once called PM Modi Ram and himself his Hanuman, has accused the BJP of stabbing him back and engineering the LJP crisis.

'Miss my friend': PM Modi's tribute to Ram Vilas Paswan on b'day

Paying tributes to Dalit leader and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary, PM&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;said he misses his presence greatly

Paying tributes to Dalit leader and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his contributions to public service and empowering the downtrodden will always be remembered.
A minister in the Modi government, Paswan died in October last year. Known as the weather wane of Indian politics, Paswan served as a minister in governments led by different parties, ranging from socialist groups to the Congress and the BJP.
In a tweet Modi said, "Today is the birth anniversary of my friend, late Ram Vilas Paswan Ji. I miss his presence greatly".
Paswan's death has led to factional fight within his party with both his son Chirag Paswan and his brother Pashupati Kumar Paras claiming to be representing the LJP.
Chirag, who once called PM Modi Ram and himself his Hanuman, has accused the BJP of stabbing him back and engineering the LJP crisis.

Paying tributes to Dalit leader and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary, PM&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;said he misses his presence greatly

On Ram Vilas Paswan's birth anniversary on Monday, his son and brother are engaged in a bitter battle for his legacy.

On Ram Vilas Paswan birth anniv, a battle for legacy between his son & brother 

Chirag Paswan, who has been cornered within the LJP after a political coup staged by his uncle,&nbsp;will be launching an ashirwad yatra from Hajipur.

Son and brother battle it out for Paswan's legacy 

Start with Chirag&nbsp;byte:&nbsp;"I am the son of a lion, will never be scared, no matter how much people try to break us..."
On Ram Vilas Paswan's birth anniversary on Monday, his son and brother are engaged in a bitter battle for his legacy.
Chirag Paswan, who has been cornered within the LJP after a political coup staged by his uncle, will be launching an ashirwad yatra from Hajipur. Paswan senior represented Hajipur for eight terms in Lok Sabha and his brother Pashupati Kumar Paras is now MP from there.
Chirag's yatra has naturally angered Paras, who is now the partys leader in the Lok Sabha, and has also acquired the designation of national president of the faction he leads.
Paras recently questioned Chirag whether the birth anniversary of his father was an occasion for paying tributes or to seek blessings of the people.
He also advised his nephew, with whom he has burnt his bridges, to hold his programmes in Jamui the Lok Sabha seat he is representing for the second consecutive term.
&nbsp;

Chirag Paswan, who has been cornered within the LJP after a political coup staged by his uncle,&nbsp;will be launching an ashirwad yatra from Hajipur.

On Ram Vilas Paswan's birth anniversary on Monday, his son and brother are engaged in a bitter battle for his legacy.
<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/chirag-paswan-bjp-s-silence-hurt-my-father-stood-behind-saffron-party-like-a-rock-1624379941052" target="_blank">Chirag Paswan</a>, who has been cornered within the LJP after a political coup staged by his uncle, will be launching an ashirwad yatra from Hajipur. Paswan senior represented Hajipur for eight terms in Lok Sabha and his brother Pashupati Kumar Paras is now MP from there.
Chirag's yatra has naturally angered Paras, who is now the partys leader in the Lok Sabha, and has also acquired the designation of national president of the faction he leads.
Paras recently questioned Chirag whether the birth anniversary of his father was an occasion for paying tributes or to seek blessings of the people.
He also advised his nephew, with whom he has burnt his bridges, to hold his programmes in Jamui the Lok Sabha seat he is representing for the second consecutive term.
Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/the-political-burnout-of-chirag-paswan-1623974000706" target="_blank">The political burnout of Chirag Paswan</a>

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.

Following&nbsp; a coup led by late Ram Vilas Paswan&rsquo;s brother, Pashupati Kumar Paras in Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Chirag Paswan has been removed as party president. The rebel MPs said Chirag has been removed on the principle of One Man, One Post&rsquo;. Chirag was the leader of the LJP parliamentary party and Parliamentary Board chairman besides being its national president.
Suraj Bhan chosen as the new working president and election officer of the LJP has been asked to conduct an election for new president within five days by calling the party's national executive. Pashupati Kumar Paras, who is leading the rebels, is likely to be elected new national president later this week.
After failed attempts at reconciliation, Chirag has put up an emotional post where he wrote that he has failed the party formed by his father &lsquo;united&rsquo;. P arty like mother, shouldn't be betrayed, &nbsp;Chirag wrote targeting his uncle.

Chirag Paswan removed as party chief after coup in LJP

Chirag&nbsp;Paswan&nbsp;removed as LJP&nbsp;chief after coup
6 MPs&nbsp;led by Chirag's&nbsp;uncle rebelled, Chirag&nbsp;islolated
Rebels said Chirag&nbsp;removed&nbsp;on 'One Man, One Post&rsquo; principle
Suraj Bhan chosen as the new working president of LJP
Pashupati Kumar Paras&nbsp;likely to be elected new president
'Couldn't keep party united':&nbsp;Chirag's&nbsp;emotional post
Chirag&nbsp;on Twitter: Party like mother, shouldn't be betrayed

Following a coup led by late Ram Vilas Paswan&rsquo;s brother, Pashupati Kumar Paras in Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Chirag Paswan has been removed as party president. The rebel MPs said Chirag has been removed on the principle of One Man, One Post&rsquo;. Chirag was the leader of the LJP parliamentary party and Parliamentary Board chairman besides being its national president. Suraj Bhan chosen as the new working president and election officer of the LJP has been asked to conduct an election for new president within five days by calling the party's national executive meeting. Pashupati Kumar Paras, who is leading the rebels, is likely to be elected new national president later this week. After failed attempts at reconciliation, Chirag has put up an emotional post on Twitter where he wrote that he has failed to keep his family and the party formed by his father &lsquo;united&rsquo;. 'Party like mother, shouldn't be betrayed', Chirag wrote targeting his uncle.

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;

After veiled jibe Tejashwi Yadav now shows sympathy for Chirag Paswan

In a season of changed political posturing in Bihar, where elections are to be held, Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav appears to be cozying up to NDA dissenter Chirag Paswan, who left the ruling alliance in the state owing to his differences with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Tejashwi, who is the de-facto RJD chief, spoke in favour of Chirag who recently lost his father Ram Vilas Paswan. After claiming that Chirag&rsquo;s LJP was contesting on many seats just to help the BJP by triggering a division of votes, Tejashwi on Monday said Nitish had done injustice to the LJP chief at the time when he needed his late father more than ever. Chirag had in a recent interview talked about how he felt hurt after Nitish refused to join his father as he was to file nominations of the Rajya Sabha last year. The Chief Minister, Chirag had claimed, had not offered condolence to him or to his mother.

Tejashwi Yadav makes a U-turn, shows ‘sympathy’ for Chirag Paswan

Tejashwi's veiled invite to rebel Chirag Paswan? RJD leader supports NDA dissenter Chirag 'Nitish did injustice with Chirag after Sr Paswan died' Did not offer condolences after dad's death: Chirag on Nitish

In a season of changed political posturing in Bihar, where elections are to be held, Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav appears to be cozying up to NDA dissenter Chirag Paswan, who left the ruling alliance in the state owing to his differences with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Tejashwi, who is the de-facto RJD chief, spoke in favour of Chirag who recently lost his father Ram Vilas Paswan. After claiming that Chirag&rsquo;s LJP was contesting on many seats just to help the BJP by triggering a division of votes, Tejashwi on Monday said Nitish had done injustice to the LJP chief at the time when he needed his late father more than ever. Chirag had in a recent interview talked about how he felt hurt after Nitish refused to join his father as he was to file nominations of the Rajya Sabha last year. The Chief Minister, Chirag had claimed, had not offered condolence to him or to his mother.

Nitish insulted my father, worked against LJP in 2019 poll: Chirag

PTI, Patna:&nbsp;LJP president Chirag Paswan trashed on Thursday suggestions that he parted ways with Nitish Kumar's JD(U) because of differences over seat-sharing for the Bihar assembly polls, and accused the chief minister of harming the Dalit community by creating a sub-group of Mahadalits.
Paswan said his party had fought the Lok Sabha polls last year in alliance with the JD(U) because of the "compulsions" brought on by the return to the NDA of Kumar, whose party he accused of working against LJP candidates in the general elections in violation of the coalition dharma.
The 37-year-old, who recently lost his father Ram Vilas Paswan, the charismatic LJP founder, also alleged that Kumar had behaved "haughtily" when the late Union minister had called on him last year with the request to accompany him for filing nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha.

LJP president Chirag Paswan&nbsp;on Thursday dismissed suggestions that he parted ways with Nitish Kumar's JD(U) because of differences over seat-sharing for the Bihar assembly polls. The young LJP&nbsp;leader accused the chief minister of harming the Dalit community by creating a sub-group of Mahadalits.&nbsp;Paswan said his party had fought the Lok Sabha polls last year in alliance with the JD(U) because of the "compulsions" brought on by the return to the NDA of Kumar, whose party he accused of working against LJP candidates in the general elections in violation of the coalition dharma.&nbsp;The 37-year-old, who recently lost his father Ram Vilas Paswan&nbsp;also alleged that Kumar had behaved "haughtily" when the late Union minister had called on him last year with the request to accompany him for filing nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha.

PTI, Patna:&nbsp;LJP president Chirag Paswan trashed on Thursday suggestions that he parted ways with Nitish Kumar's JD(U) because of differences over seat-sharing for the Bihar assembly polls, and accused the chief minister of harming the Dalit community by creating a sub-group of Mahadalits.
Paswan said his party had fought the Lok Sabha polls last year in alliance with the JD(U) because of the "compulsions" brought on by the return to the NDA of Kumar, whose party he accused of working against LJP candidates in the general elections in violation of the coalition dharma.
The 37-year-old, who recently lost his father Ram Vilas Paswan, the charismatic LJP founder, also alleged that Kumar had behaved "haughtily" when the late Union minister had called on him last year with the request to accompany him for filing nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha.

President, PM pay last respects to Ram Vilas Paswan 

President Kovind and PM Modi paid their last respects to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's mortal remains at his residence on Friday. They were joined by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Giriraj Singh and BJP National President JP Nadda.
The flags at Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament flew at half-mast for the late LJP patron who passed away at the age of 74 at a Delhi hospital on Thursday, recovering after a heart surgery.
Paswan will be accorded a state funeral, home ministry officials said. The cremation will take place on Saturday in Patna.

President, PM pay last respects to Ram Vilas&nbsp;Paswan&nbsp; Flags at Rashtrapati&nbsp;Bhavan, Parliament at half-mast The LJP&nbsp;patron died on Thursday at the age of 74&nbsp; Ram Vilas&nbsp;Paswan&nbsp;will be accorded a state funeral

President Kovind and PM Modi paid their last respects to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's mortal remains at his residence on Friday. They were joined by Defence Minister Rajnath&nbsp;Singh, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad&nbsp;and BJP National President JP Nadda. Opposition leaders Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi and Sharad&nbsp;Pawar&nbsp;also paid tribute to the LJP&nbsp;chief.&nbsp;
The flags at Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament flew at half-mast for the late LJP patron who passed away at the age of 74 at a Delhi hospital on Thursday, recovering after a heart surgery.
Paswan will be accorded a state funeral, home ministry officials said. The cremation will take place on Saturday in Patna.

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan no more

Union consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who was ailing for quite some time, has passed away. The 74-year-old leader from Bihar&nbsp;had undergone a heart surgery days ago at a Delhi hospital. His son and Lok&nbsp;Janshakti&nbsp;Party President&nbsp;Chirag&nbsp;Paswan on Thursday evening announced the demise of his father. Paswan who had been in active politics for more than five decades and is one of the country's most noted Dalit leaders, has been hospitalised for the last few weeks.

Union consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who was ailing for quite some time, has passed away. The 74-year-old leader from Bihar&nbsp;had undergone a heart surgery days ago at a Delhi hospital. His son and Lok&nbsp;Janshakti&nbsp;Party President&nbsp;Chirag&nbsp;Paswan on Thursday evening announced the demise of his father. Paswan who had been in active politics for more than five decades and is one of the country's most noted Dalit leaders, has been hospitalised for the last few weeks.

Whatever outcome, Nitish will be CM: BJP snubs Chirag Paswan

In a clear snub to LJP chief Chirag Paswan, its ally at the Centre, the ruling BJP made it clear on Wednesday that Nitish Kumar will be the chief minister&nbsp;of Bihar &lsquo;whatever may be the outcome in terms of numbers&rsquo; in the state elections. Senior most BJP leader from Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi said&nbsp;had Chirag&rsquo;s father and union minster Ram Vilas Paswan been in good health, the LJP would not have snapped ties with the BJP and JD-U in Bihar. Chirag, while announcing that his party was walking away from the alliance in Bihar but will stay with the NDA at the Centre, had said&nbsp;his party will form the government in the state after the elections along with the BJP but Nitish won&rsquo;t be a part.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In a clear snub to LJP chief Chirag Paswan, its ally at the Centre, the ruling BJP made it clear on Wednesday that Nitish Kumar will be the chief minister&nbsp;of Bihar &lsquo;whatever may be the outcome in terms of numbers&rsquo; in the state elections. Senior most BJP leader from Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi said&nbsp;had Chirag&rsquo;s father and union minster Ram Vilas Paswan been in good health, the LJP would not have snapped ties with the BJP and JD-U in Bihar. Chirag, while announcing that his party was walking away from the alliance in Bihar but will stay with the NDA at the Centre, had said&nbsp;his party will form the government in the state after the elections along with the BJP but Nitish won&rsquo;t be a part.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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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