"Free To Go Anywhere": Chirag Paswan's Uncle Warns NDA

Pashupati Paras' statement comes amid reports that the alliance has decided not to leave any Lok Sabha seats in Bihar for his party.

In signs of trouble for the NDA, Rashtriya Lok Janshakti party chief and Union Minister Pashupati Paras has said that all five MPs from his party, including him, will contest from their respective seats in Bihar. He has also warned that his party is "free to go anywhere". 

Mr Paras' statement comes amid reports that the alliance has finalised seat-sharing for the state and has decided not to leave any, including the RLJP chief's constituency of Hajipur, for his party. 

As part of the NDA's Bihar seat-sharing deal, five seats have reportedly been allotted to the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) led by Mr Paras' nephew, Chirag Paswan. The party will also contest the Hajipur seat, which was won by Chirag Paswan's father and Mr Paras' brother, Ram Vilas Paswan, nine times since 1977.