Union Minister Chirag Paswan said on Saturday that he can consider contesting the upcoming Bihar assembly elections only to improve the ‘strike rate’ of his Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), but he is not eyeing the Chief Minister’s chair.
The ‘strike rate’ refers to the total seat on which the party has contested the number of seats won relative to it. He said that the ‘strike rate’ of his party will help the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Talking to reporters, the Hajipur MP also strongly denied that he was eyeing the Chief Minister’s chair. Chirag regretted efforts to create misunderstandings within the alliance.
Chirag said, “Whether I will contest elections or not, this decision will be taken by the Parliamentary Board of my party. Even if I fight, it will not be an extraordinary thing. Even the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has often fielded its national level leaders to contest the state elections. ”The Bihar Assembly elections are going to be held later this year.
Chirag (42) said, “Let me make one thing clear that if I contest the assembly elections, it will only be to ensure a better ‘strike rate’ for my party, which will help the NDA. I feel sad to see that there is an attempt to create misunderstandings within the alliance that I am eyeing the Chief Minister’s chair. ”
Former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan revolted in the 2020 assembly elections, which reduced the seat number of Janata Dal-United (JDU).
Currently, Chirag has said that he predicts that after the election, the NDA will form its strongest government in Bihar under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.
The Union Minister revealed that on Sunday, his party would blow the election bugle with a rally at Ara in Bhojpur district.
Chirag’s party wants him to contest from the unreserved constituency. There is speculation that Chirag may choose an assembly seat in Shahabad region made from Bhojpur and surrounding districts. The Union Minister did not open his cards and said, “Before the election, my party has planned to hold more such rallies. Each public meeting will include five to six districts.
