Chirag Paswan Announces Bihar Assembly Elections Bid

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LJP (RV) chief Chirag Paswan has announced that he will contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, with the people of the state deciding from which seat he should contest. Paswan, addressing a 'Nav Sankalp Sabha' in Ara, said that he will contest from all 243 seats in the state, with his party's election manifesto being 'Bihar First Bihari First'. He maintained that he will not rest until Bihar becomes a developed state, while also praising the work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Key Takeaways:

  • Chirag Paswan, LJP (RV) chief and union minister, has announced that he will contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections from all 243 seats in the state.
  • Paswan will allow the people of Bihar to decide from which seat he should contest, rather than naming a specific constituency.
  • His party's election manifesto is named 'Bihar First Bihari First'.
  • Paswan aims to make Bihar a developed state, and has praised the work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in achieving this goal.
  • Paswan has made it clear that he is not aspiring for the post of chief minister, and that there is "no vacancy for the post of CM".
  • He criticized the RJD and Congress for their rule, stating that Bihar suffered under 'jungle raj' for 25 years.

Statistics:

  • 243 - the number of seats in the Bihar assembly elections that Paswan will contest from.
  • 15 years - the length of the RJD's rule in Bihar before the Congress took over for 10 years, leading to a total of 25 years of 'jungle raj'.

Sources:

  • Indian National Press (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Contify.com