Chirag Paswan

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 | Last Update : 11:52 AM IST

Chirag announces yatra from father's birth anniversary, Paras hits back

Paswan made the announcement following a meeting of the LJP national executive

20 Jun 2021 7:01 PM

Both factions moved swiftly to take control of the party a day after Mr Paras, the youngest brother of Chirag Paswan's father and party founder Ram Vilas Paswan, was recognised by the Lok Sabha secretariat as the leader of the LJP in the Lower House on Monday evening. — PTI

Lok Janshakti Party's Chirag faction expels five party MPs

Paswan expelled his uncle, Paras, and four other MPs from the party, signalling that the battle for reins of the LJP is not over

16 Jun 2021 7:31 AM

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan arrives to meet party leader Pashupati Kumar Paras at his house, in New Delhi, Monday, June 14, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Coup in LJP; Chirag Paswan gets ejected, uncle in saddle

The group of five MPs has conveyed their decision of electing Paras as the LJP leader in Lok Sabha to the Speaker

14 Jun 2021 10:05 PM

LJP leaders who joined the JD(U) on Thursday were led by senior leader Keshav Singh who was expelled from the LJP for revolting against Mr Paswan. — PTI

Political crisis in Chirag Paswan’s LJP

Over 208 LJP members join the ruling JD(U) on Thursday

19 Feb 2021 8:30 AM

Chirag Paswan says LJP broke away from NDA to weaken JD(U) and strengthen BJP

Assessment shows that it was Mr Paswan’s aggressive campaign against Nitish Kumar which harmed the JD(U)

12 Nov 2020 12:29 PM

Ram Vilas Paswan and son Chirag Paswan. (PTI)

Hindustani Awam Morcha seeks probe into Ram Vilas Paswan's death

The controversy regarding leader’s death comes a day before elections for the second phase of polls are to be held in Bihar

02 Nov 2020 6:06 PM

LJP releasing its manifesto on Wednesday.

LJP takes a cue from BJP, promises grand Sita Mandir in Bihar

Paswan said that the manifesto is based on his party’s vision of “Bihar first, Bihari first”

21 Oct 2020 9:20 PM

Political intrigue in Bihar as Tejaswi Yadav tries to woo Chirag Paswan

On Monday, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav expressed sympathy for Chirag Paswan

20 Oct 2020 1:55 PM

Chirag Paswan's LJP is a 'vote katua' party, alleges Bihar BJP

Paswan’s statements, especially his praise for Modi, has given rise to speculations that the LJP has a tacit understanding with the BJP

17 Oct 2020 2:44 PM

BJP insiders said that the party has expelled nine senior leaders for six years after they decided to contest polls on LJP ticket. (AFP)

BJP expels nine rebel leaders for contesting against NDA

Before the announcement of seat-sharing last week, the LJP had pulled off the NDA defying the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

14 Oct 2020 9:25 AM

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and Chirag Paswan (Photo: PTI)

Union Minister and LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan passes away at 74

On 11 September, the late Union minister had revealed that he had been hospitalised with an illness for some time.

08 Oct 2020 9:05 PM

NDA coalition partner LJP to contest 143 Assembly seats in upcoming Bihar elections

LJP may remain a part of the BJP-led NDA at the Centre but to fight outside the coalition's fold in the state

08 Sep 2020 11:42 AM

Rift emerges between LJP and HAM after latter's re-entry into NDA in Bihar

Sources said that Manjhi’s entry in the NDA fold and his announcement for unconditional support to Bihar CM has irked Chirag Paswan.

05 Sep 2020 5:17 AM

Amid simmering tension with JD(U), Chirag Paswan calls emergency meeting in Patna

An insult war has broken out betwen Paswan party and Nitish party but you need to know your history to get it

15 Aug 2020 7:52 PM

Hema says monkeys prefer Frooti, samosas these days

he even suggested having a ‘monkey safari’ to keep them in a restricted area to avoid man animal conflict.

22 Nov 2019 1:58 AM

Newly-elected LJP chief Chirag Paswan in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Chirag Paswan is LJP’s new chief

Along with Chirag, his brother Ram Chandra Paswan, Capt. Jai Narain Prasad Nishad and Ramesh Jigajinagi also joined the party.

06 Nov 2019 2:15 AM

Amid the wave of displeasure, Singh might not contest the 2019 general elections. (Photo: File)

Can't compromise self-respect: Giriraj Singh as BJP changes his constituency

Singh wanted to contest national elections from Nawada but was given Begusarai.

26 Mar 2019 12:32 PM

BJP president meets Ram Vilas Paswan, son

The NDA had won 31 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2014 but the JD(U) was not part of the NDA then and had rejoined the BJP led alliance in 2017.

21 Dec 2018 5:47 AM

‘There is no resentment. Chirag is the chairman of the LJP's Parliamentary Board and he will take a call on this issue,’ said Paswan. (Photo: G N Jha)

No resentment over seat sharing, says Ram Vilas Paswan

Paswan's clarification comes in the wake of his son and MP Chirag Paswan going public with his views against seat sharing with BJP.

20 Dec 2018 7:07 PM

Seat share: LJP sets deadline for BJP

Paras also demanded respectable seat share in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh claiming that their voter base exists in these two states.

20 Dec 2018 2:43 AM

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