Chirag Paswan removed as LJP party chief

Chirag Paswan has been removed as Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief. Lok Sabha Secretariate has named Pashupati Kumar Paras as the Leader of LJP in place of Chirag Paswan.

The development comes a day after five of the six Lok Janshakti Party MPs in Lok Sabha joined hands against their leader Chirag Paswan and elected Pashupati Kumar Paras, the youngest brother of Paswan's late father and party founder Ram Vilas Paswan, in his place, causing a big churn in Bihar politics.

Chirag Paswan shared a letter written to his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras in March this year in which he said how his uncle's anger at Chirag becoming party President had saddened his father.

"I tried to keep the party founded by my father and the family together but failed. Party is like mother and nobody should betray it. People are supreme in a democracy. I thank those who keep trust in the party," said Chirag Paswan, indicating his resolve not to give up after he was ousted from the party post.

National General Secretary of LJP Abdul Khaliq announced the dismissal of the five MPs from the primary membership of the party after a national executive committee meet. He authorised Chirag Paswan to take all decisions in the party for coming Assembly polls.