Over 20 Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leaders and workers quit the party recently and accused party chief Chirag Paswan of “nepotism” and “neglect of party leaders and workers in ticket distribution” for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Under the National Democratic Alliance seat arrangement in Bihar, Mr. Paswan-led LJP(RV) is contesting on five of total 40 LS seats in the State.
“None of the party leaders or workers were given party tickets to contest the Lok Sabha election, the tickets were virtually sold off to Chirag Paswan and his close confidants,” alleged Ravindra Singh, who quit from party’s national organisational secretary post along with other party leaders and workers on April 3. Some of those who resigned from party’s primary membership included national vice-president Renu Kushwaha, former MLA and national general secretary Satish Kumar, vice-president Sanjay Singh, State organisational secretary Ajay Kushwaha, State general secretary Rajesh Dangi and others. They claimed that they have sent their resignation to the State party president Raju Tiwary.
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