On one hand there is talk of merger of RJD and JDU and on the other hand the discussion of Ram Vilas Paswan’s family coming together has started. A few days ago it was being said that many MPs of Rashtriya Loktantrik Janata Party headed by Pashupati Paras, brother of late Ram Vilas Paswan, are going to join JDU. Keep in mind Pashupati Paras is a minister in the central government and has five MPs with him. On the other hand, the leader of Loktantrik Janata Party Ram Vilas is Chirag Paswan and he is the only MP in his party. The last time Chirag contested the elections separately from the NDA but he had fielded his candidate only against Nitish Kumar’s party JDU. Even then he kept calling himself the Hanuman of Narendra Modi.
As long as Nitish Kumar was with the NDA, Chirag’s entry was locked in the NDA. Then he was developing friendship with Tejashwi Yadav of RJD. But things have changed after Nitish and Tejashwi came together. Chirag has campaigned for the BJP in the by-elections for two seats. It is being told that due to the efforts of BJP, there is a possibility of uncle and nephew coming together again. Anyway, Pashupati Paras knows that the legacy of Ram Vilas Paswan and his vote bank is with Chirag Paswan. Paras knows that he cannot do politics by being alone. He will have a big advantage of coming with Chirag and then aligning with the BJP by forming the old LJP. Hence the uncle-nephew relationship is being restored on both sides. If Nitish and Tejashwi have come together, Pashupati Paras and Chirag will also come together.
