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Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) President Chirag Paswan said that his party may contest assembly elections on some seats in the national capital
Union Minister Chirag Paswan has hinted that his Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) may contest Delhi assembly elections. (PTI/File)
Union Minister and president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chirag Paswan on Tuesday announced that his party intends to contest the Delhi assembly elections which will be held next month.
Paswan said that his party is planning to contest elections on seats which can prove helpful in strengthening the hold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Nationalist Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Delhi.
“Lok Janshakti Party’s (Ram Vilas) policy is to strengthen the (NDA) alliance and to contest elections on only those seats where victory will strengthen the alliance (NDA). Like Jharkhand, in Delhi elections, winnability will also matter more than the numbers. We will contest only those seats where the candidates of LJP (Ram Vilas) have a stronghold. We will not compromise with our strike rate by contesting additional seats. We will contest on seats which would allow us to win,” said Paswan, while speaking to the reporters.
Paswan Slams Kejriwal For “Insulting” People From Eastern States
The LJP (Ram Vilas) leader further slammed former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and accused him of making “insulting” remarks against the people of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
The people of Delhi will remember the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener’s actions and will vote for the BJP-led NDA in the assembly elections, said Paswan.
“Jis tarah dilli ke log trahi trahi kar rahe hai…Kejriwal aur AAP ke jhoothe vaadon se (The people of Delhi are calling for mercy against the false promises made by AAP and Kejriwal), especially people from Bihar and eastern UP (Purvanchal)…Kejriwal has insulted the people of Bihar by calling them ‘fake’. Just to win elections, he has labelled people from UP and Bihar as ‘fake’ (voters). Delhi will vote while keeping this in mind and BJP-led NDA will form the government,” said Paswan.
The BJP has announced the names of its candidates who will be contesting elections from 59 of the 70 assembly seats in the national capital.
The BJP is likely to leave some seats for political parties in the alliance like the JD(U) and Chirag Paswan’s LJP (Ram Vilas) to contest in the assembly elections.
The Election Commission will contest the Delhi assembly elections in a single phase on February 5 and the vote counting will take place on February 8.