Chirag Paswan has decided to join NDA: BJP chief Nadda ahead of July 18 meeting

Chirag Paswan, leader of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), has decided to join the NDA alliance, according to BJP chief JP Nadda.

Updated on: Jul 17, 2023, 23:05:46 IST

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Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan has decided to join the NDA alliance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, BJP chief JP Nadda announced on Monday. Nadda, who met Chirag Paswan in Delhi, welcomed him into the "NDA family".

BJP national president JP Nadda met LJP (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan.

“Met Shri @iChiragPaswan ji in Delhi. He has decided to join the NDA alliance led by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji. I welcome him to the NDA family,” Nadda said in a tweet in Hindi and posted two photographs with Paswan.

Paswan later confirmed that Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will participate in the NDA meeting to be held tomorrow.

Paswan also met Union home minister Amit Shah and said the two had positive discussions on the issues related to the alliance with BJP. The meeting is significant as within the last few days there has been a war of words between Chirag and his uncle Paras over the Hajipur seat, which Ramvilas Paswan had won for a record nine times since 1977.

Paras had won from there in 2019 after Ramvilas decided not to contest, while Chirag had won from Jamui twice in 2014 and 2019.

Post his father’s death, Chirag plans to contest from Hajipur and has also been holding public rallies, but Paras has categorically said that there was no looking beyond the seat he won in 2019 in the presence of his brother Ramvilas Paswan.

Earlier in the day, Nadda said that the BJP is also gearing up for a show of strength of the party-led National Democratic Alliance with a meeting in Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting of the BJP-led NDA will be held on July 18, the same day opposition parties will hold their second conclave in Bengaluru.

Here's the list of parties that may attend the NDA meeting:

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
AIADMK
Shiv Sena
National People's Party
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Jannayak Janta Party
All Jharkhand Students Union
Republican Party of India
Mizo National Front
Tamil Manila Congress
Indigenous People's Front of Tripura
Bodo People's Party
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Apna Dal
Asom Gana Parishad
Rashtriya Lok Jan Shakti Party
Nishad Party
United People's Party Liberal
All India NR Congress, Puducherry
Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt, Dhadial)
Janasena (Pawan Kalyan)
Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction)
Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Hindustani Awam Morcha
Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
Vikassheel Insaan Party
Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party

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