Political observers feel Paswan's exit might have been crafted by BJP
In a hard-hitting attack, Paswan said Kumar's long rule has delivered "nothing" and Bihar will get an actual "double-engine" government
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan underwent heart surgery in a Delhi hospital, according to his son and Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan
Ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, sources have indicated that LJP may settle for 30 seats in the NDA
Chirag Paswan asked his party members and supporters to be prepared to fight in every situation and told them that it is not possible for anyone to suppress, reduce or erase the existence of the party
Two parties are understood to have discussed the key issue of seat-sharing among alliance partners in the NDA, which also includes Ram Vilas Paswans Lok Janshakti Party (LJP
The parliamentary board of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has told its national president Chirag Paswan that it wants to contest in 143 of the total 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections
Posters have been put up in patna by the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) in which all the leaders of the NDA alliance can be seen with the exception of LJP leader Chirag Paswan
LJP president Chirag Paswan attacked CM questioning the success of prohibition in Bihar as he cited a case in which a ward councillor, reportedly in an inebriated state, abused him and his father
The father-son leadership of Ram Vilas Paswan and Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party has thrown a spanner in the works by demanding more seats
Tension between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Chirag Paswan is becoming evident
He said that if the manifesto is released before the Assembly elections, caste will not be an issue, but the focus will be on development of the state
LJP's national president Chirag Paswan announced that he would embark on a state-wide 'Bihar First' yatra - with the promise of pulling the state out of its long history of backwardness.
"The NDA should speak in one voice. The allies should also have the information beforehand about what the BJP is up to and what are the policies and how to move on issues," he said.
Chirag Paswan is the second term Lok Sabha member and has been the key decision maker in the party for a while
The LJP is trying to extract a better bargain for itself in its seat-sharing talks with the BJP in Bihar.
Coming soon after BJP's losses in 3 key states and months before Lok Sabha elections 2019, Paswan junior's caution suggests PM Narendra Modi's party must act now and reach out to allies
Paswan junior says BJP had better get serious about alliance talks
The young Parliamentarian also submitted a memorandum to the Home Minister in this regard
Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary fighting a tough electoral battle against debutant Chirag Paswan, son of LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan