INDIA bloc tries to poach BJP ally Chirag Paswan with offer

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The leader of the Lok Janshakti party (Ram Vilas), chirag paswan, has apparently been given eight lok sabha seats by the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in bihar, with the lok sabha elections just a few weeks away.
 
Sources from india Today tv claim that the Grand Alliance is also trying to get chirag paswan to join the bihar Grand Alliance by applying pressure on him. In exchange for joining the bihar Grand Alliance, he has been given two lok sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and eight lok sabha seats.
 
There is a persistent delay in seat sharing in the NDA, which is causing concerns, because of the disagreement between mp chirag paswan, the uncle and central minister of the Lok Janshakti party (Ram Vilas), and Paswan.
 

Sources claim that although neither Pashupati Paras nor chirag paswan are prepared, there is talk of handing them six seats in the NDA. According to Chirag Paswan's petition, the Lok Janshakti party should be entitled to six seats in the next lok sabha elections as the party was not split and its six MPs were elected using the same formula in 2019.
 
However, Pashupati Paras also asserts that since his party is a member of the National Lok Janshakti party and five of the six MPs of the Lok Janshakti party are now with him, his claim is also legitimate with regard to six seats.
 

An further conflict arises between an uncle and nephew about the hajipur lok sabha seat, since both wish to run. The hajipur mp at the moment is Pashupati Paras, however chirag paswan has also declared his intention to run for the seat, invoking the legacy of his late father Ram Vilas Paswan. Chirag and Pashupati Paras are at odds over the hajipur seat as well.
 
The problem of seat sharing has gotten worse after nitish kumar rejoined the NDA, especially for Chirag Paswan.
 

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