Both JD(U) and BJP were behind LJP split but they worked independently; Also, Paras played his cards wisely
Amid the crisis in the LJP, a five member delegation led by Chirag Paswan approached the Election Commission claiming that he was elected as party chief in 2019 for a period of five years.
Paras is Chirag's uncle and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan's younger brother
The LJP has six MPs, including Paswan, in Lok Sabha and none in Rajya Sabha.
This comes amid the ongoing tussle between Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras
State BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal dismissed the turmoil within the LJP as an "internal matter" of the party.
LJP leader Chirag Paswan has contested LS Speaker Om Birla's decision to name Pashupati Kumar Paras as the leader of the party in the House, saying it is "contrary" to provisions of his organisation.
His uncle, Pashupati Paras, took control of the LJP, ousted Chirag from the presidentship of the party and decamped with five MPs to the Janta Dal United (JDU), the very target of Chirag's attack
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The decision was taken at a meeting of five LJP MPs at the residence of Pashupati Kumar Paras in Delhi.
Surajbhan Singh has been appointed as the national working president of the party
The group of five MPs has conveyed their decision of electing Pashupati Kumar Paras as the LJP's leader in Lok Sabha to the Speaker
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