Paswan’s nephew Prince Raj chosen Bihar LJP chief

PATNA: Newly elected Lok Sabha MP from SamastipurPrince Raj- was on Friday appointed as the LJP'S new chief in Bihar, replacing his uncle Pashupati Kuma Paras, also a member of Parliament.

The appointment was made by Lok Janshakti Party president and Union minister Ramvilas Paswan, which party's central parliamentary board chairman and MP- Chirag Paswanannounced at a press conference here.

Prince Raj, son of Ram Chandra Paswan, trounced senior Bihar Congress leader Ashok Kumar in the by-poll at Samastipur reserved seat, result of which was declared on Thursday. The by-election was necessitated due to death of Ram Chandra Paswan.

Chirag Paswan was taking care of the LJP'S Bihar unit after election of Paras from family's pocket borough Hajipur reserved parliamentary constituency in the general election.

With a view to strengthen party's organisational structure keeping in mind the 2020 Bihar assembly election, the LJP president has also appointed several others especially youths to head various cells in the state unit, Chirag Paswan told reporters.

Party MPS- Veena Devi (Vaishali) and Chandan Kumar (Nawada)- will be heading LJP women's cell and youth wing in Bihar respectively, he said.

Party's spokesman Ashraf Ansari has been chosen as state minorities' cell chief while Sanjay Paswan will head Dalit Sena, an organisation floated by Paswan.

Notwithstanding NDA'S poor showing in the by-poll on five assembly seats which saw only one JD(U) nominee winning, Chirag Paswan, an MP from Jamui (SC) Lok Sabha seat, asserted that the ruling coalition would win 225 assembly seats in the 243-member Bihar assembly in the next election. "The party's organisation will be strengthened further with youths heading party's various frontal organisations in Bihar unit...”