Denied tickets for Lok Sabha polls, 22 leaders quit Chirag Paswan's LJP: ‘He preferred outsiders’

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Accusing Chirag Paswan of selling tickets for money, the leaders, who resigned simultaneously, also declared they will support the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc...

In a setback to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, as many as 22 leaders of Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) resigned from the party after they were denied tickets to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, with one leader even accusing Paswan of selling tickets for money...

Jamui, Bihar, India -March .28, 2024: Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) president Chirag Paswan addresing public meeting after filling his nomination paper of NDA candidate Arun Bharti for Lok Sabha elections in Jamui, Bihar, India, Thursday, 28, 2024..

Ex-MP Renu Kushwaha, who is among those who resigned from the Paswan-led party, said that when it comes to ticket allocation, preference should be given to party workers over outsiders..

Under the NDA's seat-sharing agreement, LJP (Paswan) will contest on five of Bihar's total 40 seats: Vaishali, Hajipur, Samastipur, Khagaria, and Jamui..

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