Bihar headed for midterm polls: Chirag

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, who has been cornered in his party following a coup led by uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, on Saturday reiterated his claim that Bihar was headed for midterm elections and that Nitish Kumar was playing his last innings as chief minister

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, who has been cornered in his party following a coup led by uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, on Saturday reiterated his claim that Bihar was headed for midterm elections and that Nitish Kumar was playing his last innings as chief minister.

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Speaking to media persons in Katihar and Purnia during the second leg of his Ashirwad Yatra, the LJP leader said, “It is likely we may fight polls alone, but we’ll win.” LJP functionaries are intact and are dedicated to the party and to his father late Ram Vilas Paswan.

On the new population policy proposed by Uttar Pradesh, he said, “We are not against the population policy but are opposed to the mindset behind it.”

Talking about total prohibition in Bihar, he said, “Initially, I supported the law even though I was in Opposition, but what is going on in Bihar is an open secret.”

Attacking CM Kumar, he said, “Even after so many years in power, Nitishji has remained unsuccessful in giving a solution to floods in Seemanchal where people are forced to migrate due to recurrent floods.”

Chirag Paswan earlier visited to Purnia house of party’s slain leader Anil Oraon, who was killed recently after being abducted. Oraon had unsuccessfully contested Manihari (Katihar) seat during last assembly polls.