Ram Vilas Paswan

Bihar Villagers Shoo Away Lawmaker For Not Helping Encephalitis Victims

India News | ANI | Monday June 24, 2019

The angry residents of Harivanshpur village on Sunday shooed away Lok Janshakti Party MLA Rajkumar Sah for not being with them, while they were grappling with the crisis of severe water shortage and the acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), which has claimed the lives of several children in the village so far.

Why Villagers Announced Rs 15,000 Reward For Finding Ram Vilas Paswan

India News | ANI | Sunday June 23, 2019

Residents of Harivanshpur village, who are faced with the problem of severe shortage of water and jolted by the death of several children, have announced reward of Rs 15,000 for locating their MP and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for not being with them in the hour of the dire need.

Ram Vilas Paswan Files Nomination Papers For Rajya Sabha Bypoll

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha bypoll in Bihar in presence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Ram Vilas Paswan's Party Splits, Rebel Leaders Launch New Outfit

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2019

A group of disgruntled leaders of Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party has announced launch of a new outfit, accusing the leadership of reducing the party to a "private limited company".

Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party Splits In Bihar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 13, 2019

Bharatiya Janata Party ally LJP won all the six seats it contested in the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar. Of its six MPs, three are family members of Paswan -- his son and two younger brothers.

"Will Take JDU On-Board When Cabinet Expands": Ram Vilas Paswan Party

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 12, 2019

The Lok Janshakti Party on Wednesday said it will try to persuade the JD(U) to join the Narendra Modi government on expansion of the Union cabinet, which is likely within six months.

S Jaishankar Likely To Be Elected To Rajya Sabha From Gujarat

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday June 4, 2019

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, a surprise inclusion in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, is likely to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.

Ram Vilas Paswan Says Cabinet Berths Non-Issue, "Spoke To Amit Shah"

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday June 2, 2019

NDA ally Ram Vilas Paswan today claimed he has spoken to BJP chief Amit Shah regarding cabinet berths that have created a rift between the party and Nitish Kumar. Calling himself the "cementing force of the NDA", the leader who is expecting a Rajya Sabha seat, said "This (cabinet berths) is a non-issue and will be sorted out".

Ram Vilas Paswan - New Cabinet Minister Who Has Worked Under 6 PMs

People | Press Trust of India | Friday May 31, 2019

A politician with an uncanny knack for sensing which way the wind is blowing, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan has a rare distinction of serving as a minister in the cabinets of six prime ministers.

PM Modi, Amit Shah Take Oath

India News | Reported by Sanket Upadhyay, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 30, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sworn in this evening for a second straight term after his BJP's incredible victory in the national election. Amid intense speculation hours before the oath ceremony at the presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan, calls have started going out to those who will be in the cabinet, say sources.

"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.

PM Modi Meets President, Stakes Claim To Form Government: Highlights

India News | Edited By Ria Saini | Sunday May 26, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been formally elected as the leader of the NDA, in a parliamentary board meeting today.  Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal moved a resolution to elect PM Modi as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance or NDA Parliamentary Party, which was supported by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Ram Vila...

Lalu Yadav's Party (0) Drops To Record Low Under Son Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday May 24, 2019

Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, led in his absence by son and political heir Tejashwi Yadav, was routed by the combined forces of Nitish Kumar, Ram Vilas Paswan and the BJP.

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'.