Chirag Paswan to support NDA in Kurhani by-poll in Bihar

November 09, 2022 21:19

Chirag Paswan/ANI

Former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan Wednesday declared his support to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the by-election to Kurhani assembly seat of Bihar, which has been necessitated by the disqualification of Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Anil Sahani.

Paswan, who had campaigned for BJP candidates in the recent by-polls to Mokama and Gopalganj seats, was replying to queries from journalists about Kurhani in Muzaffarpur district, where filing of nominations will begin on Thursday.

"Our party will support the NDA", said the son of late Ram Vilas Paswan, who now heads a splinter group of the party founded by his father.

The party had split in 2021 following the rebellion of his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras.

Both NDA as well as the ruling Mahagathbandhan are yet to announce their candidates for the seat, where filing of nomination papers will end on November 17.

Sahani has been disqualified upon conviction by a Delhi court for submitting fake bills to avail leave travel concession while he was a Rajya Sabha member.

Paswan, who is a bete noire of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, also said that the recent by-poll had proved that the Janata Dal-United stalwart "was no more a factor" in Bihar politics.

"Mokama is the pocket borough of (disqualified RJD MLA) Anant Kumar Singh. He polled 78,000 votes in 2020 when JD-U was not with his party. This time his wife contested and got just about a thousand votes more. So what did Nitish Kumar bring on the table?", the Jamui MP asked. -- PTI

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