Ram Vilas Paswan

Rajya Sabha Pays Rich Tributes To 3 Sitting, 11 Former Members

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 30, 2021

The Rajya Sabha on Friday paid rich tributes to its three members Ram Vilas Paswan, Ahmed Patel and Abhay Bharadwaj and 11 former members who died during the interregnum period from its last sitting.

Chirag Paswan Thanks PM Modi For Padma Honour To Ram Vilas Paswan

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 26, 2021

Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday after former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan was bestowed with the Padma Bhushan award.

Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubrahmanyam Among Padma Vibhushan Recipients

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Monday January 25, 2021

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and music legend SP Balasubrahmanyam have been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India, the government announced today. Celebrated singer SP Balasubrahmanyam was conferred the honour posthumously. He died in a Chennai hospital last year after almost two months of treatm...

Byepoll For Ram Vilas Paswan Rajya Sabha Seat On Dec. 14

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday November 19, 2020

The Election Commission today announced that it will hold on December 14 the bye-election for the Rajya Sabha seat of the late Dalit leader Ram Vilas Paswan who passed away in a Delhi hospital on October 9 following a heart surgery.

On Rahul Gandhi's Voting Machine Remark, Chirag Paswan's "Good Sign" Jibe

India News | ANI | Friday November 6, 2020

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Thursday said questions being raised by Congress and Mahagathbandhan over the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) show that they have accepted their defeat in the ensuing Bihar Assembly polls and termed it as a good sign for BJP-LJP.

Chirag Paswan Fumes As NDA Ally Seeks Probe Into His Father’s Death

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday November 2, 2020

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ally Jitan Ram Manjhi has targeted Chirag Paswan with questions over the death of his father, taking the issue to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ram Vilas Paswan, who died on October 8 after a long illness, was a minister in PM Modi's cabinet.

52.24% Voting Till 5 pm In Bihar Polls Phase 1, Slightly Lower Than 2015

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday October 28, 2020

More than 50 per cent people voted in the first of the three-phase election in Bihar -- the first amid the coronavirus pandemic -- which will decide if Nitish Kumar will win a fourth term as Chief Minister. Till 5 pm, 52.24 per cent people voted, choosing candidates for 71 of the state's 243 seats. Nitish Kumar's challenger is RJD's Tejashwi Yadav,...

"Proves Nitish Kumar Is Worried": Chirag Paswan On Leaked Video

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 27, 2020

A day before voting startedfor the Bihar election, a video of Chirag Paswan preparing to record a speech standing next to his father Ram Vilas Paswan's photo emerged online and was shared on social media.

Chirag Paswan Touched Nitish Kumar's Feet, Did This Soon After

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 21, 2020

On Tuesday, when Nitish Kumar arrived at his father Ram Vilas Paswan's memorial, Chirag Paswan touched the Chief Minister's feet as a mark of respect. Shortly after Nitish Kumar left, Chirag Paswan released a list of candidates that included the daughter of a Janata Dal United leader.

A Real Moment: Rivals Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, Tejashwi Yadav Come Together

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 21, 2020

A memorial for Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan this evening brought together three bitter rivals in the middle of an acrimonious campaign for the Bihar election. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sat with his biggest critics, Chirag Paswan and Tejashwi Yadav, delivering a rare image for the cameras in poll season.

Amit Shah Was "Quiet": Chirag Paswan To NDTV On Squaring Off With JD(U)

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday October 15, 2020

Chirag Paswan, whose solo fight has become the X-factor in the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s Bihar election campaign, says it was his father Ram Vilas Paswan who "instigated" him to go it alone, contrary to the narrative of the BJP.

"My Heartfelt Gratitude": Chirag Paswan Thanks PM After Father's Funeral

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar | Monday October 12, 2020

LJP chief Chirag Paswan, who is mourning the loss of his father - Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan - today offered Prime Minister Narendra Modi his "heartfelt gratitude" for help in organising the funeral that was held at Patna's Janardhana Ghat on Saturday

Chirag Paswan Faints After Lighting Father's Funeral Pyre

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 10, 2020

The burden of grief, at a juncture that might be most critical in his political career, proved too much for Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan who fell unconscious after lighting the funeral pyre of his father Ram Vilas Paswan in Patna on Saturday.

Ram Vilas Paswan's Cremation Held In Patna, Leaders Pay Last Respects

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday October 10, 2020

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan was given a state funeral and cremated at Patna's Janardhan Ghat this afternoon, with his son and LJP chief Chirag Paswan performing the last rites

After Ram Vilas Paswan's Death, Only 1 NDA Ally Left In Modi Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 10, 2020

Following the death of Lok Janshakti Party leader and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Ramdas Athawale of the Republican Party of India (RPI) is the only member among BJP's allies in the NDA government at the Centre.