Chirag stakes claim to LJP symbol for Bihar bypolls
The Hindu
Parties are gearing up for byelections to Tarapur and Kusheshwarsthan on Oct. 30
The Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party has claimed the right to use party’s name and symbol for the upcoming bypoll on two Assembly seats in Bihar, and has written to the Election Commission to reject the claim of his estranged uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras to be party president.
The bypoll on two seats — Tarapur in Munger and Kusheshwarsthan in Darbhanga — is scheduled for October 30 with results to be announced on November 2.
Mr Paras and four other party MPs had rebelled against Mr. Paswan and announced to be the real LJP. Mr Paras was later inducted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet.
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