'I have a personal bond with Modi, allied with Nitish to give PM a third term,' says Chirag Paswan

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Patna: Asserting that he has a personal bond with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan has told ThePrint in an interaction that he agreed to ally with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the greater cause of giving Modi a third term in office...

Paswan, who heads one faction of his late father Ram Vilas Paswans Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) with the other being headed by his uncle Pashupati Paras last July rejoined the BJP-led NDA, of which Nitishs JD(U) is also a part...

Speaking about why he returned to the NDA fold, Paswan said: As a student of politics, I have learned that your alliance and your party should overtake your individual likes and dislikes..

The cause is giving PM Modi a resounding third term and for that, all allies of the NDA should be tight and hand-in-glove to win the 40 (Lok Sabha) seats in Bihar...

The united LJP had contested the 2020 Bihar assembly election alone, virtually walking out of the NDA in Bihar ahead of the state polls, saying it would not fight the election under Nitishs leadership of the ruling alliance in the state...

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