Some say Chirag Paswan doesn’t have a connect with his voters like Ram Vilas Paswan did. But he’s making all the right noises in Bihar before the polls.
At a specially convened Union Cabinet meeting, sources said it was decided that Ravi Shankar Prasad will represent Central govt at the ceremony, likely to take place Saturday.
In 2015 Bihar assembly polls, Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP won only two of the 42 seats it contested. Under his son Chirag, LJP has decided to go solo this time and contest 143 seats.
In the last assembly elections, the LJP won just two of the 42 seats it contested while many believe that Chirag himself is still a novice in politics.
The Lok Janshakti Party patron has been hospitalised for the last few weeks. If needed, he will undergo another operation in a few weeks, says son Chirag Paswan.
The total number of states and union territories connected under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme has reached 24, said Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
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