Chirag Paswan

"Not Me": On Ministry, Chirag Paswan Counters Father Ram Vilas Paswan

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday May 28, 2019

Newly-elected Bihar lawmaker Chirag Paswan said on Tuesday that he would not be a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government; his father Ram Vilas Paswan would continue to be in the cabinet.

"Every Father Wants It...": Ram Vilas Paswan On Son's Place In PM Cabinet

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar MIshra, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday May 26, 2019

Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party winning six seats in Bihar in the national election has put the BJP ally in a pole position to seek for Chirag Paswan, the party chief's son, a place in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet in its second term.

Lok Janshakti Party's Chirag Paswan Wins From Jamui In Bihar

People | NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 23, 2019

Chirag Paswan, a former actor and son of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, made his electoral debut from Jamui in Bihar in 2014 and won, riding the 'Modi wave'.

Ram Vilas Paswan Wants Son Chirag As Minister. "Which Father Wouldn't?"

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, confident of another term for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, indicated today that his son Chirag Paswan may join the government. "Which father wouldn't want that," Mr Paswan said in response to reporters' questions a day before counting of votes cast in the national election.

Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju Among 10 Heavyweights In First Phase Of Polls

India News | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday April 11, 2019

91 constituencies across 18 states and two Union Territories are voting in the first phase as the general electionbegins today. Several union ministers including Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju and VK Singh are among those whose fate will be decided today. Congress's Renuka Chowdary and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi are among the other prominent can...

"No Road, No Vote": Villagers In Bihar's Jamui Threaten To Boycott Polls

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday April 5, 2019

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned in Bihar's Jamui, around 2,000 voters threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha elections over poor roads. Residents of Dabil village protested with placards saying "Jab Tak Road Nahi, Tabtak Vote Nahi (No road, no vote) on Thursday.

"Congress Couldn't Finish Work In 70 Years, How Can I In 5?": PM In Bihar

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday April 3, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told a gathering in Bihar that he needs another term to fulfil his promises. He was campaigning in Jamui for the national election starting April 11, along with ally Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, and other partners in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) like Chirag Paswan, the ruling coalition...

"Too Late": Chirag Paswan Downplays Giriraj Singh Outburst Over Bihar Seat

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday March 18, 2019

Hours after Union Minister Giriraj Singh protested against Nawada constituency being taken away from him as part of the BJP's seat-sharing agreement with allies in Bihar, Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan today said that his party will try to resolve any grievance caused by the political move.

"Shiv Sena Trying To Distract By Raising Ram Temple Issue": Chirag Paswan

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Attacking the Shiv Sena, the LJP on Monday said it was raising the Ram temple issue to "divert" people's attention from the government''s development agenda and that the "so called Hindu party" otherwise insults north Indians arriving in Mumbai from Lord Ram's region.

"Jail Ke Raaste...": Chirag Paswan After Bihar Allies Meet Lalu Yadav

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday January 6, 2019

Bihar's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), an ally of the BJP, derided leaders of the Grand Alliance in the state who have been visiting Ranchi to discuss sharing of seats with a "tainted politician" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due in a few months.

Ram Temple, Triple Talaq Could Hurt BJP In 2019 Polls, Says Chirag Paswan

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday January 6, 2019

Raising "contentious issues" like the Ram temple in Ayodhya and Triple Talaq could harm the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance ahead of general elections this year, the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has said, becoming the latest member of the ruling coalition after Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United to voice such concerns.

Ram Mandir Not Our Agenda, Says Nitish Kumar, Echoing Another BJP Ally

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday December 23, 2018

Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is not a common agenda for the NDA, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar indicated today, making it clear that he was on the same page with Lok Janashakti Party's Chirag Paswan on the issue.

Ram Vilas Paswan's Party, BJP Seal Deal, Rajya Sabha Seat Likely: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 21, 2018

The BJP has finalised a seat-sharing arrangement with its Bihar ally Lok Janshakti Party with the latter expected to contest five Lok Sabha seats in the state and its president Ram Vilas Paswan likely to be given a seat in the Rajya Sabha, top sources said on Friday.

Ram Vilas Paswan, Son Chirag Meet Amit Shah In Row Over 2019 Pact

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Friday December 21, 2018

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan met BJP president Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday in an attempt to tackle a growing conflict between the allies just months before the general election. The hour-long meeting however, remained inconclusive, according to reports.

Now Ally Chirag Paswan's Sharp Message To BJP On "Consequences"

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Thursday December 20, 2018

Upendra Kushwaha's exit from the NDA over seat sharing in Bihar for next year's general elections, has made other allies restive. The Lok Janashakti Party -- the other ally expected to bear the brunt of the BJP arrangement with Nitish Kumar for a 50:50 division of seats -- has issued a warning to the BJP.