Lalu Yadav Favours Tie-Up With Chirag Paswan, Backs Him In Party Feud

Chirag Paswan, who is in Bihar, ducked queries on Lalu Prasad Yadav's remarks that he should team up with Tejashwi Yadav

RJD president Lalu Prasad today favoured a tie-up between LJP leader Chirag Paswan and his party, and backed the young leader to emerge victorious in his factional fight with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. After meeting Sharad Yadav, who is recuperating from a long spell of illness, he said Chirag Paswan has emerged as a leader despite the feud in the party and that people have rallied around him. Pashupati Kumar Paras had led a group of five Lok Janshakti Party MPs against his nephew, who is the only MP left in his faction, and has joined the Narendra Modi government as a Cabinet minister. Chirag Paswan, who is spearheading ''Ashirwad Yatra'' in Bihar to rally support for his cause, expressed gratitude to the former state chief minister for the support but refrained from making any political comment.