Page 7 - Latest Updates on Chirag Paswan
BS READS: Can Modinomics and Paswan effect derail Nitish in Bihar polls?
An interplay of Modi government's outreach in Bihar and the sequence of events in Chirag Paswan's life could make Bihar a game of musical chairs when the results are out
 "BS READS: Can Modinomics and Paswan effect derail Nitish in Bihar polls?")
PM Modi should speak on Chirag Paswan, Covid deaths at rally: Pappu Yadav
Ahead of PM Modi's rallies in Bihar, Jan Adhikar Party Chief Pappu Yadav said that PM Modi should speak out on Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan, joblessness and Covid-19 deaths in Bihar
 "PM Modi should speak on Chirag Paswan, Covid deaths at rally: Pappu Yadav")
Chirag attacks Nitish, accuses him of sabotaging prospect of BJP candidates
Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan made a strong attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar accusing him of betraying Lalu Prasad after the last Lok Sabha polls
 "Chirag attacks Nitish, accuses him of sabotaging prospect of BJP candidates")
Bihar polls: Chirag Paswan slams BJP leaders for calling LJP 'vote katua'
LJP chief Chirag Paswan voiced strong displeasure over the use of term 'vote katua' for his party by some BJP leaders to keep Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar happy
 "Bihar polls: Chirag Paswan slams BJP leaders for calling LJP 'vote katua'")
Best of BS Opinion: Ideal product for Covid times, govt's borrowing & more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
 "Best of BS Opinion: Ideal product for Covid times, govt's borrowing & more")
Bihar elections: Why Chirag's ploy on JD(U) boss Nitish has BJP worried
Insiders say the BJP is now concerned that the LJP putting up a good fight against the JD(U) would mean benefitting the MGB in those seats
 "Bihar elections: Why Chirag's ploy on JD(U) boss Nitish has BJP worried")
Chirag claims he is Modi's 'Hanuman', BJP calls LJP leader 'vote katua'
LJP chief Chirag Paswan asserted on Friday he is Narendra Modi's "Hanuman" and that the prime minister lives in his heart
LJP releases 2nd list of candidates; says JD(U) will push Bihar back
Chirag Paswan released list of candidates for 53 Bihar assembly seats which will go to polls in the second phase and targetted JD(U) saying voting for it meant pushing the state to "backwardness"
Nitish insulted my father, worked against LJP in 2019 LS polls: Chirag
LJP president Chirag Paswan made it clear that his parting of ways with CM Nitish Kumar's JD(U) had "nothing to do" with sharing of seats for the assembly elections in Bihar
 "Nitish insulted my father, worked against LJP in 2019 LS polls: Chirag")
Each vote for JD-U will force children to migrate from Bihar: Chirag Paswan
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan made a strong attack on Janta Dal-United, saying every vote given to party candidates will force children to migrate from the state
Bihar BJP expels 9 leaders including rebels contesting on LJP tickets
The BJP in Bihar expelled its nine leaders, including a sitting member of the outgoing assembly and two former MLAs, for entering the fray against official NDA candidates
 "Bihar BJP expels 9 leaders including rebels contesting on LJP tickets")
Beyond father's legacy: How Chirag going solo may affect Bihar polls
Aditi Phadnis looks at how Paswan's death and his son Chirag going solo may affect Bihar poll and NDA's prospects
 "Beyond father's legacy: How Chirag going solo may affect Bihar polls")
Chirag Paswan collapses after lighting father's funeral pyre
While performing the last rites of his father Ram Vilas Paswan here on Saturday, Chirag Paswan fainted soon after lighting the funeral pyre.
Veteran leader, long-time Parliamentarian: Mamata condoles Paswan's death
She extended her condolences to his family members, colleagues and admirers
 "Veteran leader, long-time Parliamentarian: Mamata condoles Paswan's death")
Ram Vilas Paswan: The Dalit kingmaker who lasted longer than many kings
The veteran Dalit leader died on Thursday at the age of 74 at a private hospital where he had recently undergone a heart operation
 "Ram Vilas Paswan: The Dalit kingmaker who lasted longer than many kings")
Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan dies days after heart surgery in Delhi
Chirag Paswan, son of the veteran Bihar leader, wrote about his father's death on Twitter
Before quitting NDA in Bihar, Chirag told BJP of 'wave' against Nitish
LJP chief Chirag Paswan had urged BJP's Nadda to project a leader of the saffron party as the NDA's chief ministerial face in Bihar, claiming that there is a wave against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Bihar polls: BJP spares 11 seats to associate partner VIP from its quota
Vikassheel Insaan Party, floated a couple of years ago by former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni, was with the opposition Grand Alliance till last week
 "Bihar polls: BJP spares 11 seats to associate partner VIP from its quota")
After LJP shocker, Bihar witnesses intense but muted political activities
Intense political activities took place in Bihar where LJP's brinkmanship appears to have driven Nitish Kumar to work out a strategy of not announcing names of candidates till they file nomination
 "After LJP shocker, Bihar witnesses intense but muted political activities")
JD(U) hits back at ally-turned-adversary Chirag Paswan over open letter
JD(U) and LJP sparred over an open letter from Chirag Paswan who had asserted that votes cast in favour of the party headed by Nitish Kumar will facilitate "forced migration" of future generations
