The BJP on Wednesday agreed to give Lok Sabha seats in Bihar to Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) as the NDA finalised the seat-sharing agreement, sources said. The saffron party also promised a Governor's post to Pashupati Paras, chief of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, who was in a tussle with Chirag over seat sharing.
As per the agreement reached between the NDA partners today, Paras's party will not be contesting any Lok Sabha seats, but the party's Samastipur MP, Prince Raj, will be appointed as a Minister in Bihar, sources said.
Chirag, who met BJP national president JP Nadda in New Delhi, said that the seat-sharing agreement for the April-May Lok Sabha elections has been finalised. Paswan, an NDA ally, also said that the seat-sharing announcement will be made in the days to come.
"As a member of the NDA, today in a meeting with BJP National President Hon Shri @jpnadda ji, we have together finalised the seat sharing in Bihar for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. The same will be announced in due course," Chirag Paswan posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) along with pictures of his meeting with JP Nadda.
A feud arose between Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Paras as both leaders asserted their claims to contest the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat, which was held by Ram Vilas Paswan several times.
Sources even said that the young politician was getting feelers from the 'Mahagathbandhan', the opposition coalition in Bihar.
The NDA faction in Bihar is yet to make a formal seat-sharing announcement for the upcoming elections. Meetings have taken place in Delhi and Patna to decide on the distribution of seats.
