LJP political crisis News

My father Ram Vilas Paswan and I stood by BJP like a rock: Chirag It was not 'appropriate' for the saffron party to keep mum, says LJP leader Chirag accuses Nitish of splitting his party

Pashupati Kumar Paras was on Thursday elected as the national president of the Lok Janshakti Party amid the political crisis going on in the party. Pashupati Paras was earlier elected as LJP leader in Lok Sabha in place of Chirag Paswan.  

LJP to get its new president on June 17? Pashupati Kumar Paras hints full-time LJP chief will be elected on Friday

There has been high drama in LJP since Monday after Chirag Paswan was unseated as the leader of the party in the Lok Sabha by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. Along with Pashupati Kumar Paras, Prince Raj, Chandan Singh, Veena Devi and Mehboob Ali Keshar revolted against Chirag.

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan addressed a press briefing where he accused JD(U) of making attempts to divide the LJP. He said that he did not want to work with Nitish Kumar and stand by his decision to exit the NDA.  

The two LJP factions headed by Chirag Paswan and Pashupati Kumar Paras moved swiftly on Tuesday to take control of the party as a national executive meeting of the organisation expelled five MPs while the Paras-led group removed Paswan as its president.

Chirag Paswan, who was today removed as the LJP president, uploaded a letter written on March 29 on Twitter where he made serious allegations against Paras. Chirag Paswan said that Lok Jan Shakti Party is like his mother but Paras is involved in cheating the party.