In an ‘X’ publish, occasion chief Arun Bharti mentioned the LJP secured 6 per cent of the votes in the course of the 2020 Bihar elections, although it contested solely on 137 seats. Had the LJP contested on all 243 seats, Bharti mentioned, the occasion would have secured a ten per cent vote share.
In an obvious dig at its Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) companions, Lok Janshakti Get together (Ram Vilas) MP Arun Bharti mentioned on Sunday that solely the Chirag Paswan-led occasion has the ‘braveness’ to go solo in meeting elections in Bihar.
In an ‘X’ (beforehand Twitter) publish, Bharti mentioned the LJP secured 6 per cent of the votes in the course of the 2020 Bihar elections, although it contested solely on 137 seats. Had the LJP contested on all 243 seats, Bharti mentioned, the occasion would have secured a ten per cent vote share.
“This was a dwelling testomony to the power of our employees and the belief of the folks,” Bharti mentioned in his publish in Hindi, whereas calling the karyakartas the power of the LJP. “It’s the pure expectation of the employees who toil tirelessly for the occasion that at some point they too will get the chance to serve the folks as representatives of the occasion.”
“In 2020, after we couldn’t fulfil this sentiment and expectation of our employees resulting from coalition obligations, we took the daring determination to contest the elections alone,” he mentioned, whereas noting that LJP’s determination to go solo within the 2020 Bihar polls was a ‘strategic transfer’.
LJP’s efficiency in 2020 Bihar polls
Throughout the 2020 Bihar elections, the Chirag Paswan occasion received only one seat out of the 137 constituencies it contested. Although a member of the NDA, the undivided LJP had fielded most of its candidates towards Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal-United (JD-U) within the 2020 polls.
LJP’s 40-seat demand
Buoyed by its success within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections when it received all 5 seats on which it contested, the LJP hopes to enhance its efficiency within the 2025 Bihar elections. In keeping with reviews, the occasion has demanded to contest on 40 seats, however the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) has provided it round 25 seats. It’s, nonetheless, not recognized but whether or not the LJP has accepted the BJP’s provide.
In the meantime, the Election Fee of India (ECI) is anticipated to announce dates for meeting polls in Bihar, slated to be held later this 12 months, in October.