Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned on March 19 and accused the BJP of doing “injustice” with his Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party by not including it in the seat-sharing deal with allies for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar. The announcement came at a press conference a day after the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance announced its seat-sharing pact and gave five seats to Mr. Paras’s nephew Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).
Mr. Paras may join the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal and contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Hajipur (reserved) from where he is a sitting MP.
“I was waiting for the announcement of seat sharing among the NDA allies which was announced on March 18. I’ve been grateful to the Prime Minister but my party and I faced injustice. As such, I am resigning as Minister from the Union cabinet,” Mr. Paras told mediapersons in Delhi.
