Tension between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Chirag Paswan is becoming evident
He said that if the manifesto is released before the Assembly elections, caste will not be an issue, but the focus will be on development of the state
LJP's national president Chirag Paswan announced that he would embark on a state-wide 'Bihar First' yatra - with the promise of pulling the state out of its long history of backwardness.
"The NDA should speak in one voice. The allies should also have the information beforehand about what the BJP is up to and what are the policies and how to move on issues," he said.
Chirag Paswan is the second term Lok Sabha member and has been the key decision maker in the party for a while
The young Parliamentarian also submitted a memorandum to the Home Minister in this regard
The LJP is trying to extract a better bargain for itself in its seat-sharing talks with the BJP in Bihar.
Coming soon after BJP's losses in 3 key states and months before Lok Sabha elections 2019, Paswan junior's caution suggests PM Narendra Modi's party must act now and reach out to allies
Paswan junior says BJP had better get serious about alliance talks
A strong anti incumbency wave against Nitish Kumar led state government along with internal tussle in the ruling Janata Dal United) may affect, if not dampen, the party's chance in Jamui, one of high profile parliamentary constituencies in Bihar and a Naxal hotbed
Q&A with Lok Janshakti Party leader