‘Major Poaching Attempt In NDA’: India Bloc Tries To Woo Chirag Paswan With 8 Seat Offer In Bihar, Says Report

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The India bloc has reportedly offered eight major LS seats to Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). Bihar has 40 LS seats.

Patna: With Lok Sabha elections just weeks away, political parties are intensifying their efforts to win the polls. Bihar, which has 40 seats, holds major importance and can play a major role in forming the government, hence political parties here are in the news and major developments are also taking place everyday. In the latest political development, Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in Bihar has reportedly offered eight major LS seats to Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), India Today reported citing sources.

As per India Today TV sources, the India Bloc in Bihar is also putting pressure on Chirag Paswan and making efforts to pull him their side. He has been offered eight major seats to join the Bihar Grand Alliance. The Mahagathbandhan is also offering Chirag’s party two Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh.

The dispute in Lok Janshakti Party

Because of the dispute between president of LJP (Ram Vilas) and MP Chirag Paswan, and his uncle and central minister Pashupati Paras, there is a never ending delay in the seat sharing in the BJP’s NDA alliance. This delay has raised several questions at the NDA alliance.
As per sources, there is a talk going on in which Chirag and Pashupati Paras can get six seats in the NDA but both are not ready for it and want more seats. Paswan is demanding six seats just like 2019 when the Lok Janshakti Party was not split and their MPs won six seats.

On the other hand, Paras claims that out of six MPs of Lok Janshakti Party are with his party and his party is a part of the National Lok Janshakti Party.

The Hajipur Battle

The ongoing battle between the nephew and uncle is on the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat, where both want to contest. Currently, Pashupati Paras is the MP from Hajipur but Chirag also claims the seat because of the legacy of his late father Ram Vilas Paswan.

Nitish Kumar’s Entry In NDA

After Nitish Kumar’s Ghar Wapasi to the National Democratic Alliance, the seat sharing issue has become more complicated.

Chirag Paswan’s stance regarding the Grand Alliance’s proposal is still unclear. However, he may contemplate aligning with the Grand Alliance if he declines the NDA’s offer, according to a report on India Today TV. RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav has opened the doors for Chirag Paswan to the Mahagathbandhan, underlining that the call to be a part of the Grand Alliance rests entirely on those expressing interest.