Patna: LJP chief Chirag Paswan will take part in LJP meeting

Patna (Bihar): After his party’s lead in all five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has congratulated him on his party’s performance and that there will be an NDA meeting tomorrow. Chirag said, “We contested on five seats and won all. The Union Home Minister congratulated me on the party’s performance and also informed me about the NDA meeting tomorrow. We will participate in this meeting. The credit for this performance goes to our Prime Minister.” He also congratulated PM Modi and said that his party strongly supports the NDA government. He said, “I want to congratulate our Prime Minister Modi, as the NDA government is going to be formed for the third time under his leadership. This third term under the leadership of PM Modi will take the country to new heights, which he has promised to the country. This government will fulfill all the promises made regarding development. Our party and our MPs support the NDA government.” Further, speaking on NDA candidates still trailing on several seats, Chirag Paswan said that the counting is still on and NDA will perform better when the final results come. He said, “There are still many seats where the margin is very less. Counting is on. NDA’s performance has been very good and it will be even better when the final results come.” Notably, Chirag Paswan’s party candidates are currently leading on all the five seats from where they contested. Arun Bharti is leading from Jamui seat, Rajesh Verma-Khagaria, Shambhavi-Samastipur, Chirag-Hajipur and Veena Devi-Vaishali. According to the Election Commission, out of 40 seats in Bihar, Janata Dal (United) is leading on 14 seats, BJP on 12, LJP on five, RJD on four, Congress on two and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)- CPI (ML) (L) on two seats. Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) candidate Jitan Ram Manjhi has won the Gaya seat by 1,01,812 votes. According to the latest data, the BJP has won 13 seats and is leading on 231. The Congress has won 4 seats while it is leading on 93 seats. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA crossed the majority mark in an early lead and the India Block secured above 200 seats, defying all exit poll predictions. According to Election Commission data, the NDA alliance is leading on nearly 300 seats while the India Block is on 230 seats. Most exit polls have predicted a straight term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with some projecting a two-thirds majority for the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).