My Election As Lok Janshakti Party Chief Completely Valid: Pashupati Paras

Chirag Paswan has said that the election was illegal as it was conducted by members of Lok Janshakti Party who were suspended from the party.

Newly-elected Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) national president Pashupati Kumar Paras today said his election to the top post was completely valid as per the party's constitution, refuting nephew Chirag Paswan's claim to the contrary. "According to the party's constitution, Chirag Paswan is neither LJP's national president nor the leader of the parliamentary party now. Yesterday's election was completely valid under the party's constitution of which he is not aware," Mr Paras told ANI. On Thursday, after the rebel faction of the LJP elected unopposed Mr Paras as the new party president, Chirag Paswan had said that the election was illegal as it was conducted by members of the LJP who were suspended from the party. "LJP's national president is elected by the party's national executive which has around 75 members. Only 9 members were present at the national executive meeting. Suspended members have elected my uncle as the president, which is illegal," Mr Paswan had said.