Chirag Paswan and his Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) have delivered one of the most unexpected performances in the Bihar Assembly Elections Results 2025.
The party is leading in 17 of the 29 constituencies it contested with two wins so far, signalling a remarkable turnaround from the Bihar assembly polls 2020, where it managed to win just one seat.
The LJP's poll performance has positioned Paswan as a pivotal figure within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), reshaping political calculations across the state.
LJP's political evolution
Founded in 2000, the Lok Janshakti Party has undergone several political realignments over the years. The party began within the NDA but broke ties in 2002 following the fallout from the Godhra riots.
It subsequently joined the UPA in 2004, during wh

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