One of the leaders claimed Chirag Paswan “sold the tickets”.

Patna:

In an upheaval inside the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), 22 celebration leaders have tendered their resignations concurrently whereas expressing anger at not getting tickets for the Lok Sabha elections.

Among the notable figures who stepped down embody former minister Renu Kushwaha, former MLA and nationwide normal secretary of LJP, Satish Kumar, state organisation minister Ravindra Singh, Ajay Kushwaha, Sanjay Singh and State General Secretary Rajesh Dangi.

The resignation wave seems to stem from grievances inside the celebration ranks, with allegations surfacing concerning the distribution of tickets in change for cash.

On her resignation from the celebration, former MP Renu Kushwaha stated, “Ticket should be given to the party workers instead of people the from outside. Tickets were given to the outsiders which means that able people are not there in your party. Are we the labour class people in your party who will work for you, make you a leader? Our devotion was questioned when an outsider was given a ticket. We are not here to serve as labourers for the party.”

Miffed over not getting the ticket, former MLA and nationwide normal secretary of LJP Satish Kumar asserted that the insurgent LJP leaders will now assist the INDIA bloc.

“When such important elections are there in the country, the LJP Supremo has given tickets to such people that the party workers are stunned. The people who used to raise slogans ‘Hail Chirag Paswan’, day and night and hoped for a ‘new Bihar’ have been betrayed, their aspirations were crushed. Now, to save the country, INDI alliance has to be supported. Now we will support the INDI alliance,”

The celebration’s Organisation Secretary Ravindra Singh claimed that Chirag Paswan “sold the tickets”. “Chirag Paswan has played an emotional game with the people of Bihar. When he got five seats due to our hard work, he sold all those tickets. People of Bihar will give him an answer,” he stated.

The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is contesting 5 out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar – Vaishali, Hajipur, Samastipur, Khagaria and Jamui.

Bihar will see polling in seven phases. The first part will probably be held on April 19, the second part on April 26, the third on May 7, fourth on May 13, fifth on May 20, sixth on May 25, and seventh on June 1.

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