‘Bihar needs energetic leader with vision’: LJP pitches bigger role for Chirag Paswan
The Hindu
Lok Janshakti Party prepares for Bihar elections, touting Chirag Paswan as a visionary leader with broad appeal.
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) asserted on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) that its president and Union Minister Chirag Paswan is ready to shoulder a bigger responsibility in poll-bound Bihar, claiming that the State needs a big leap and requires an energetic and fit leader with a long-term vision.
In comments that are bound to render the State's political dynamics more fluid, Mr. Paswan's close aide and Lok Sabha MP Arun Bharti told PTI the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) should sit together and take a decision as the Union Minister is a rare leader from the State with vision and acceptability across all castes and communities.
The party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha said other leaders lack either vision or acceptability but steered clear of commenting on the leadership of Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Mr. Bharti, Mr. Paswan's brother-in-law, said Bihar has done a "fabulous job" under Mr. Kumar but suggested that its development journey still compares unfavourably to other States.
He said, "Bihar is on the cusp of a paradigm shift. Whoever comes to power after the elections will drive and shape the State's journey for the next 20-25 years. It is only possible for a leader with vision and acceptability. It is my party's view that Paswan is fit and capable and is ready to shoulder a bigger responsibility." The MP, elected from the Jamui constituency vacated by Mr. Paswan, who contested and won from Hajipur, pitched the Union Minister's popularity, saying he is a big draw across the State.
Wherever Mr. Paswan, who had recently said he wanted to be a part of Bihar politics, goes garners no less than a crowd of 50,000 people, Mr. Bharti claimed.
The LJP (Ram Vilas) is the third biggest constituent of the NDA, which includes the BJP and the JD(U), besides a couple of smaller parties.
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