Young, suave and Net-savvy: Meet Chirag Paswan and Tejaswi Yadav, scions of two major political families of Bihar. While Chirag, son of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ram Vilas Paswan, had a short stint in Bollywood, Tejaswi, son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, had a brief fling with the cricket world.
It is their ambition to ‘capture political space’ in Bihar that has led to a clash between the two titans of Bihar politics and nearly stalled the process of a likely pre-poll alliance between the Congress, RJD and LJP.
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Now, while the LJP is all set to join the NDA, the RJD’s alliance with the Congress is a shakier but foregone conclusion.
A computer engineer by profession, Chirag, 30, reflected on his political skills quite early and became the chairman of the LJP parliamentary board.
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When the Congress and RJD dilly-dallied on an alliance with the LJP for over two months, it was Chirag who moved decisively towards the BJP-led NDA.“The party has no issues with Narendra Modi after courts have given him a ‘clean’ chit in the 2002 riots,” he said.
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After a failed attempt in cricket, Lalu Prasad declared Tejaswi (24) his successor. He took over the party affairs after Lalu was convicted in the fodder scam.
{{/usCountry}}After a failed attempt in cricket, Lalu Prasad declared Tejaswi (24) his successor. He took over the party affairs after Lalu was convicted in the fodder scam.
{{/usCountry}}He brought the RJD onto the social media. Lalu, who was earlier averse to Information Technology, now has a Facebook account.
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