Lok Janshakti party (Ram Vilas) president and Union minister chirag paswan on monday (June 02, 2025) said that if his candidature further strengthens his party's position, he will definitely contest the upcoming bihar assembly elections. He was talking to reporters at Swami Vivekananda airport here after reaching raipur to attend a program.
When asked about contesting the bihar assembly elections, chirag paswan said, "I have already said that I do not see myself in central politics for a long time. The reason for coming into politics is bihar and Biharis (people of Bihar). I have my own vision - 'Bihar First, Bihari First', in such a situation I want my state bihar to stand at par with developed states."
He said that after becoming an mp for the third time, he realized that it may not be possible to stay in delhi (work for Bihar). He has expressed his desire to the party that he wants to return to bihar soon. He said, "If the party wants, that is, the party is evaluating whether it will benefit from me contesting the elections now. It has been seen many times that when national level leaders contest state elections, then the party benefits from it. bjp has tried this strategy many times, when they fielded their MPs in the assembly elections and benefited from it."
'I would like my strike rate to be better in the assembly as well'
chirag paswan further said that if contesting the elections strengthens his party and the party's 'strike rate' (percentage of seats won relative to the seats contested by the party) is strong, then he will contest the elections. He said, "Our 'strike rate' in the lok sabha elections was 100 percent. I would like my 'strike rate' to be better in the assembly as well. If my strike rate improves and the alliance's performance improves (by me contesting the assembly elections), then I will definitely contest the elections." When asked about the chief ministerial face of his alliance in the bihar elections, chirag paswan said, "There is no vacancy for the post of chief minister of bihar right now. After the election results, the current chief minister Nitish Kumar will take over the post."
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