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Chirag Paswan gains ground in UP politics as Sanjay Jha and Manjhi lag behind
- •Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the 6th death anniversary of Ram Vilas Paswan in Lucknow, giving a major political boost to Union Minister Chirag Paswan ahead of the 2027 UP Assembly elections.
- •Chirag Paswan announced preparations to contest all 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh while maintaining that an alliance with the NDA remains his top priority for the upcoming elections.
- •The growing closeness between Chirag Paswan and CM Yogi has sparked discussions, seemingly leaving JDU leader Sanjay Jha and HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi behind in the state political landscape.
- •LJP is targeting the Pasi and Paswan communities across 104 key assembly constituencies in central and eastern UP, potentially posing a challenge to the BSP, Azad Samaj Party, and SP.
- •While Chirag Paswan is expanding his party's footprint and focusing on Dalit politics in UP, formal seat-sharing agreements with the BJP have not yet been finalized.
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the sixth death anniversary event of LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan in Lucknow organized by Chirag Paswan, where Yogi praised Ram Vilas Paswan and announced he would receive the same respect in Uttar Pradesh as in Bihar, creating a stir in rival political camps.
LJP (Ram Vilas) has announced plans and is actively preparing to contest across all 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, though seat-sharing discussions with the NDA remain pending.
Differences between Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi have emerged over the sub-categorization of reservations, with Manjhi advocating for targeted benefits for the most deprived Dalit groups while Chirag opposes dividing the Dalit community into sub-categories.
