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Chirag Paswan
Chirag Paswan is an Indian politician and the national president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), a splinter group of the original LJP. He is the son of the late Ram Vilas Paswan, one of
...Read more- Bihar Elections: Chirag Paswan's LJP releases first list of 14 candidates
The party has fielded Vishnu Dev Paswan from Darauli assembly constituency and Raju Tiwari from Govindganj.
- BJP-JD(U) parity, Chirag Paswan's big moment: All about NDA's seat-sharing pact for Bihar polls
According to reports, Paswan's threat to contest all 243 seats may have impacted the math, proving to be a crucial bargaining chip ahead of the elections.
- ‘Bihar is ready’: Chirag Paswan after NDA finalises seat-sharing deal; LJP(R) gets 29 seats
Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan expressed confidence in the coalition’s prospects, saying Bihar is ready for another NDA government.
- Chirag Paswan-Prashant Kishor alliance in the making? LJP hints ‘doors are open’
Speculation over a potential tie-up between Paswan and Kishor marks the latest twist in Bihar’s political scene, even as seat-sharing talks between the LJP and the ruling BJP continue.
- Behind BJP's Pawan Singh gambit in Bihar: Reclaiming Shahabad bastion, reining in Chirag Paswan
Of the 22 Assembly seats in the Shahabad region of the state, the NDA managed to win only 2 seats in 2020. Both Pawan Singh and Chirag Paswan draw their popularity from the same belt.
- Bihar Election 2025: NDA seat-sharing deal likely to be finalised after EC announces poll dates
The announcement of the seat-sharing may have been deliberately pushed to the last minute in an attempt bid to minimise instances of leaders switching allegiances ahead of nomination.
- Seat-sharing talks in Bihar NDA to conclude only after poll dates announcement: Report
Preliminary negotiations among allies are already underway, but BJP insiders told NDTV that the final call will be taken only after the dates are notified.
- Bihar Election 2025: Why Chirag Paswan's outsized demand is long on ambition, but short on record
As Chirag Paswan sticks to a familiar playbook, there little in his party's past electoral record to suggest it can win even a fraction of the seats being demanded.
- Chirag Paswan sets one condition for NDA seat-sharing talks in Bihar: 'Numbers don’t matter to me, but...'
Elections in Bihar are expected to be announced by the Election Commission of India in the first week of October. The term of the Bihar Assembly concludes on November 22.
- Urge industry to pass GST cut benefits equitably across value chain, says Chirag Paswan
Paswan called upon industry to actively work towards passing benefits to consumers, enhancing product quality, formalising the unorganised sector, and ensuring greater income security for farmers
- Man kisses Rahul Gandhi during Bihar rally, security slaps him | Watch
During another light-hearted moment during his ongoing Bihar visit, Rahul Gandhi was seen taking a light swipe at his own self after Tejashwi Yadav advised Chirag Paswan to marry.
- 'Yeh toh mere upar bhi...': Rahul Gandhi joins in as Tejashwi Yadav advises Chirag Paswan to get married
Rahul Gandhi also spoke about the upcoming elections in the state of Bihar and the unity of INDIA bloc with respect to the polls and the poll-bound state.
- 'Wants best of both worlds': JD(U) sees red over Chirag Paswan's renewed offensive on Bihar law and order
The JD(U) said Chirag Paswan was free to quit the NDA and join the alliance of "tainted people" in Bihar if he was so uncomfortable.
- ‘Kishor should declare Paswan CM candidate’: Pappu Yadav claims Chirag, Prashant formed alliance ahead of Bihar polls
Pappu Yadav said that if Chirag Paswan does not like it with the NDA, Prahsnt Kishor would welcome him, according to ANI.
- 'A weak minister...': Tejashwi Yadav slams Chirag Paswan on Bihar's law and order situation
Tejashwi Yadav accused the BJP-led coalition government in Bihar of fostering "criminal disorder" and called Chirag a 'weak ally' incapable of taking action
- 'Either you have hand in it or...': Chirag Paswan attacks Nitish govt over ambulance shocker
Paswan said that the government should aim to stop these crimes even if they are happening to defame them.
- Chirag Paswan mocks Opposition’s Bihar poll boycott calls: ‘I dare them…’
His remarks came after Tejashwi Yadav asserted that the option is open for his party and its allies to "boycott” the assembly polls in Bihar due later this year
- Woman faints during Bihar Home Guard test, gang-raped in ambulance by driver, technician
The woman informed the police and hospital staff that three to four men inside the ambulance had sexually assaulted her.
- Chirag Paswan calls for GST rationalization, raising food regulations to global standards
On regulations concerning the FPI sector, the minister said that there is need to enhance the regulatory regime of FSSAI, and match with international standards
- NDA seat-sharing enters tricky terrain as JD(U) demands 50:50 formula, Chirag eyes larger role in Bihar
Seat-sharing talks are yet to officially kick off in Bihar where Assembly polls are due later this year.
