LJP chief Chirag Paswan thanked Prime Minister Modi for his help in organizing his father’s funeral (Archive) Patna: LJP chief Chirag Paswan, who is mourning the loss of his father, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, today offered Prime Minister Narendra Modi his “sincere gratitude” for his help in organizing the …
Read More »Chirag Paswan collapses after lighting Father Ram Vilas Paswan’s pyre
The burden of grief, at a juncture that could be most critical in his political career, proved too much for Lok Janshakti Party Chairman Chirag Paswan, who fell unconscious after lighting his father Ram Vilas Paswan’s funeral pyre here on Saturday. The 37-year-old lawmaker has been a mourning image since …
Read More »Chirag Paswan faints after lighting Father Ram Vilas Paswan’s funeral pyre
Chirag Paswan fainted after lighting the funeral pyre. Patna: The weight of pain, at a time that could be the most critical in his political career, proved too much for Lok Janshakti Party Chairman Chirag Paswan, who fell unconscious after lighting his father Ram Vilas Paswan’s funeral pyre in Patna …
Read More »The end of the road for Nitish Kumar
Even before Ram Vilas Paswan’s disappearance added another layer of uncertainty about Bihar’s electoral landscape, it was by no means certain that Nitish Kumar’s levy on the Patna Secretariat had been renewed. The unpredictability has as much to do with the open defiance of the Lok Janshakti Party to the …
Read More »Last Rites of Ram Vilas Paswan performed in Patna
The last rites of the Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan were performed on Saturday by his son Chirag in Patna. The 74-year-old minister had died Thursday in New Delhi. A large crowd, including several political leaders, gathered in front of Paswan’s residence to pay …
Read More »How a reinvented left is gaining electoral prominence in poll-dependent Bihar
The left-wing parties and their alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the next elections for the Bihar assembly are touted as formidable, with the former still having significant support in pockets. However, while RJD’s leadership has been enthusiastic about its alliance with the Communist Party of India (ML-Liberation), …
Read More »A national leader whose political playing field could never cross the Bihar border
File photo of the late Ram Vilas Paswan. (PTI) Despite his national ambitions, Ram Vilas Paswan could, from the days of Janata Dal and after, never really get out of Bihar politics. The closest he came to becoming the state’s CM was in February 2005 when his LJP party won …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi expresses his condolences to Ram Vilas Paswan in a letter to his son
Ram Vilas Paswan left a lasting mark on politics, Rahul Gandhi told Chirag Paswan. New Delhi: The leader of Congress, Rahul Gandhi, paid tribute to the Minister of the Union, Ram Vilas Paswan, who passed away yesterday, recalling his “illustrious public life” in a letter to his son Chirag Paswan. …
Read More »The Ram Vilas Paswan factor in Bihar polls and Chirag’s solo bet
The LJP, founded by Ram Vilas Paswan, will compete separately from the NDA, Chirag Paswan said. Highlight Ram Vilas Paswan died a few days before the high-risk Bihar elections He was known as the “weather vane” of Indian politics. JDU Sources Say Nitish Kumar Is Not Overly Concerned About Chirag …
Read More »Ram Vilas Paswan dies: the national flag flies at half mast in the capitals
The national flag was flown at half mast in Delhi and the capitals of all states and UT as a token of respect to Cabinet Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who passed away on Thursday. The Union Ministry of the Interior (MHA) issued a notification in this regard this Thursday, after …
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