Giriraj Singh, Chirag Paswan slam Mamata after Bihar students appearing for Bengal exams assaulted
Sep 27, 2024, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two students from Bihar, who reached West Bengal to participate in an examination meant for recruitment, were assaulted by two men for taking part in a test outside their state, media reports said.
Centre drops lateral entry move for UPSC amid pressure from opposition, ally Chirag Paswan
Aug 21, 2024, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government Tuesday requested the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to withdraw its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy, amid intense opposition criticism and pressure from ally Chirag Paswan, who had also expressed reservations against the move.
Chirag Paswan joins list of BJP allies in opposing Kanwar Yatra rules for eateries in Uttar Pradesh
Jul 20, 2024, at 06:56 pm
Patna/Lucknow/IBNS: Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chiraj Paswan is the latest from the list of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies to raise voice against the diktat given to the eateries to display their owners' names on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, media reports said.
Kangana Ranaut, Chirag Paswan display unbreakable bond in Parliament
Jun 26, 2024, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Actress-turned-Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Chirag Paswan's bond seems to have been rekindled after the two stepped into the 18th Lok Sabha.
Jun 11, 2024, at 09:53 pm
Chirag Paswan assumed charge as Union Minister for Food Processing Industries at Panchsheel Bhawan, New Delhi, on Tuesday.
Jun 10, 2024, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The meteoric rise of late politician Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag Paswan, who sealed a berth in the Modi cabinet 3.0, has remained a big highlight of the oath-taking ceremony held on Sunday evening.
NDA allies, Nitish Kumar's JDU and Chirag Paswan's LJP, call for review of Agnipath
Jun 07, 2024, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP)- two important allies of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with bulk seats, have proposed a review of the Modi government's Agnipath scheme (a new military recruitment system) in the upcoming tenure.
Modi 3.0: LJP's Chirag Paswan has 'no demand' for cabinet ministry, says 'goal was to make...'
Jun 07, 2024, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the demands for plum posts by Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas (LJP) national president Chirag Paswan has claimed he didn't demand any cabinet berth from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling coalition NDA.
LS polls: BJP to contest 17 seats in Bihar, JDU gets 16, Chirag Paswan's party 5
Mar 19, 2024, at 02:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formally announced its seat-sharing formula in Bihar on Monday evening, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contesting in 17 seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
Chirag Paswan rejoins NDA, BJP chief welcomes him to the 'family'
Jul 18, 2023, at 03:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Chirag Paswan, the leader of the key faction of the Lok Janashakti Party, will join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Monday evening shortly after his meeting with the party's key strategist Amit Shah.
'Became CM in 2020 due to pressure': Nitish Kumar reveals after BJP's betrayal allegation
Aug 25, 2022, at 03:24 am
Patna/IBNS: Nitish Kumar, who won the floor test Wednesday to prove the majority of the 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance government in the state Assembly, revealed that he agreed to become the Chief Minister in 2020 even as his party bagged fewer seats than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the election, due of "pressure".
'Cheated, humiliated': Chirag Paswan on being evicted from Delhi govt bungalow
Apr 06, 2022, at 01:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Late Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag Paswan, who was evicted from the government bungalow in Delhi after his father's death, on Tuesday said he felt "cheated" at the way his family was thrown out and humiliated.
Chirag Paswan evicted from bungalow allotted to father Ram Vilas Paswan: Reports
Mar 31, 2022, at 03:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Chirag Paswan, Lok Sabha MP and son of former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, is being evicted from the bungalow allotted to his late father, media reports said.
Lalu Yadav, Rahul Gandhi visit Ramvilas Paswan's residence on death anniversary, pay tributes
Oct 09, 2021, at 02:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: Rashtriya Janata Dal Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, and former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday paid tributes to Ramvilas Paswan on his death anniversary, and met his son Chirag Paswan at his residence.
Poll panel bars Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Kumar Paras from using LJP symbol
Oct 03, 2021, at 02:04 am
New Delhi/UNI: As the dispute between Chirag Paswan and Pashupati Kumar Paras continues over the presidentship of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred both the groups from using the name of the party and its symbol ‘bungalow’.
Chirag Paswan threatens to approach court if uncle given Cabinet position under LJP quota
Jul 07, 2021, at 07:14 am
Patna/IBNS: The possibility of rebel Pashupati Nath Paras being included in the Union Cabinet has been opposed by his nephew Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan, who said Paras cannot be given a Cabinet berth under LJP quota as he had been expelled from the party.
Chirag Paswan to hold roadshow in Bihar to shut rebels in LJP
Jun 21, 2021, at 12:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Chirag Paswan has decided to go for the display of popular support in his favour in the face of challenge posed by his uncle Pashupati Paras for the control of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).
Pashupati Kumar Paras elected national president of LJP, claims full support in party
Jun 18, 2021, at 01:04 am
Patna/UNI: Pashupati Kumar Paras, Lok Janshakti Party MP from Hajipur and uncle of party leader Chirag Paswan, was on Thursday declared elected national president of LJP in executive committee meeting called by his faction at the residence of former MP Surajbhan Singh here.
Chirag Paswan removed as party chief by rebels, retaliates by 'expelling' them
Jun 16, 2021, at 02:33 am
Patna/IBNS: Chirag Paswan, who has been isolated in his party by a coup led by his uncle, was removed as Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president on Tuesday in an "emergency meeting" of rebel MPs.
Overnight coup in Lok Janshakti Party leaves Chirag Paswan isolated
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An overnight coup in Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), led by his uncle, has left him isolated at the top with five of six MPs writing to the Lok Sabha Speaker demanding to be treated as a separate group.
Bihar posed faith in Narendra Modi: Chiraj Paswan after NDA win
Nov 11, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Patna/IBNS: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, who had left the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) before the Bihar assembly elections, has said the people of the state posed faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led the alliance to victory.
'You will bow before Tejashwi after Nov 10': Chirag Paswan to Nitish Kumar amid Bihar Polls
Nov 05, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Patna/IBNS: In another surprising attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan has said the Janata Dal (United) chief will have to "bow" before Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Tejashwi Yadav after Nov 10, when the the results for the Bihar assembly polls will be declared, media reports said.
Just like his father, Chirag Paswan says he won't leave PM Modi's side till last breath
Oct 24, 2020, at 07:30 am
Patna/IBNS: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Friday said he would not send Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to jail but he would have the irregularities in the "Saat Nishchay" scheme investigated and anyone guilty would be sent to jail even if it is Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Chirag continues to play BJP card to make Nitish uncomfortable
Oct 23, 2020, at 06:12 am
Patna/IBNS: LJP Chief Chirag Paswan on Thursday used the occasion of Home Minister Amit Shah's birthday to reiterate his support for BJP while renewing his attack on Janata Dal (United) Chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar even after both Paswan and Kumar delivered a rare image for the cameras in poll season when Nitish attended a memorial service for Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
Chirag Paswan hits out at BJP on 'votekatwa' jibe
Oct 19, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Patna/UNI/IBNS: LJP president Chirag Paswan has said the BJP leaders are giving offensive names like 'votekatwa' (vote-cutter) to his party under the pressure of Chief Minister of Bihar and JD (U) Chief Nitish Kumar.
Oct 19, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Patna/IBNS: In what could trigger a debate about a new equation in the Bihar politics, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar did injustice to Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, who is set to fight the state polls alone, media reports said.
Snubbed by BJP, Chirag Paswan says: 'I am Modi Ji's Hanuman. He lives in my heart'
Oct 17, 2020, at 08:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan, who walked out of NDA, ahead of the the Bihar Assembly elections, and was also slammed by BJP leaders for criticising Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Friday said that he is 'hurt' on being warned against using Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pictures in his election campaign, and that, PM Modi resides in his heart and he doesn't need to use his photos to garner votes.
Bihar BJP expels 'rebel' members who joined Chirag Paswan's LJP
Oct 13, 2020, at 04:41 am
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday expelled eight rebels who quit the saffron party to join Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) over the past week ahead of the state assembly elections.
Union Minister and LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan passes away at 74
Oct 09, 2020, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founder Ram Vilas Paswan, who recently underwent heart surgery, passed away at a hospital in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 74.
Postpone Bihar elections amid Covid, Nitish Kumar ally Chirag Paswan writes to election commission
Aug 01, 2020, at 06:51 am
Patna/IBNS: NDA ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) President Chirag Paswan has written a letter to the Election Commission requesting to defer the Bihar assembly elections due this year, citing dangers polls can pose to voters and contestants amid the coronavirus pandemic.