Mr Paras’s party has not been allocated even one constituency.
New Delhi:
Putting an end to speculation of a disagreement with the NDA over allotment of seats in the Lok Sabha, which gained ground after his resignation from the central cabinet, Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) President Pashupati Kumar Paras ) appealed to national BJP president JP Nadda at his New Delhi residence on Tuesday.
Sulking after the NDA reserved five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar for the Chirang Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), including Hajipur, which he currently represents in the House, Mr Paras had in a media briefing accused the BJP of ‘injustice’.
Revisiting his official position on ruling alliance at the highest level. Center ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
“Meet our NDA ally and head of RLJP @PashupatiParas at my residence in New Delhi. As a valued NDA member, Pashupati-ji has done a good job under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Our alliance will remain strong during the Lok Sabha elections and his party (Mr. Paras) will extend full support to all forty NDA candidates in Bihar. He will throw his support behind our candidates and ensure their victory in the elections,” Mr Nadda added.
Announcing his resignation as Union minister earlier this month, Paras accused the BJP of ‘injustice’ after losing a ticket from Hajipur. None of his party members found themselves on the NDA ticket for the subsequent seven-phase general elections.
As part of the deal the NDA struck earlier with Chirag Paswan, his party will contest five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar.
Mr Paswan is eyeing a term in the lower house from the Hajipur constituency, which was represented by his father, former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, for several terms.
Following the press conference in which he expressed his dissent after being denied a ticket from Hajipur, there was speculation that Mr Paras might re-enter the fray as an independent, with support from the INDIA bloc.
However, Mr Paras had on Saturday put to rest all speculation surrounding his nomination from Hajipur saying that he will “continue to support the NDA” in the Lok Sabha polls. But he had not made a truce with cousin Chirag.
While tagging Home Minister Amit Shah, Nadda and Bihar BJP leader Vinod Tawde in a post on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is our leader.”
He had said that the decision to field Chirag from Hajipur this time was “supreme”, adding, “We will extend our full support to our candidates to ensure that the NDA achieves its target of 400 seats and wins all 40 seats in Bihar. “.
As part of a broad understanding between the BJP and its NDA voters in Bihar, the former will contest 17 seats while its ruling partner in the state will nominate Janata Dal United in another 16. The Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Aawam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) will contest one seat each, while the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will contest the remaining five seats.
The undivided LJP, founded by Ram Vilas Paswan, split into two factions in 2021, with Chirag Paswan and Mr Paras leading the rival outfits.
In the 2019 polls, Mr Paras won Hajipur while Chirag Paswan secured a resounding victory from Jamui.
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