NDA Ally Chirag Paswan cautions against meddling with reservation

Before the assembly elections in Bihar, which are likely to be held in October-November 2025, Union minister Chirag Paswan, an important ally in the NDA, has caused a sensation by stating that he would choose to give up his ministerial berth if the Constitution or reservation were tampered with, or if any injustice was caused to people from deprived sections, in line with the vision set by his late father, Ram Vilas Paswan. However, later, the LJP(RV) leader cleared the air on his remark, saying he was referring to the Congress-led UPA. Paswan, who heads Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), made the remark at a function of the party’s SC/ST cell, but maintained that he’d continue to be in NDA till Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister. Moreover, it is also being speculated that Chirag Paswan has indirectly hinted a message to the BJP leadership that he was not happy with its hobnobbing with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, who had split his late father’s Lok Janshakti Party and with whom he has a running feud.