Setback for Chirag Paswan: Paras Recognised as LJP Floor Leader

Five LJP MPs had revolted against Paswan and wrote to the Lok Sabha Speaker to identify them as a separate group.

In a setback to Chirag Paswan, his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras was unanimously elected as the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Parliamentary party leader in Lok Sabha. Later on Monday, 14 June, Paras was recognised as the LJP floor leader in the Lower House, an official notification stated.

NDTV, quoting sources, had stated that Paras, a first-time MP from Hajipur, was promised a spot in the Union Cabinet by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and that reportedly sealed the deal.

"I am with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Nitish Kumar is a good leader and Vikas Purush (development man)," Paras added.