The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday allotted new
party names and symbols to Chirag Paswan and his
uncle Pashupati Paras as they have parted ways.
Last week, EC freezed the the symbol of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) amid
dispute between the two factions led by Chirag and his uncle Pashupati Paras.

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Today EC passed orders to rename Chirag’s faction
as Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and ‘Helicopter’ as the symbol. Pashupati
Kumar Paras’ faction has been allotted the party name – Rashtriya Lok Janshakti
Party and ‘Sewing Machine’ as a symbol.

The announcement comes amid the ongoing nomination
for the two assembly by-elections seats in Bihar. Bypolls for the Kusheshwar
Asthan and the Tarapur assembly seats in Bihar will be held on October 30.

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The Commission had also asked the factions to
provide it the names and symbols of their groups by which they may be recognized
by the EC and which may be allotted to the candidates set up, if any, by the
respective groups, latest by Monday. EC in the orders said “They may indicate
the names of three free symbols, in the order of their preference, anyone of
which may be allotted to their candidates by the Commission.”

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Chirag Paswan had written to the EC to claim the
party’s “bungalow” election symbol on September 28. His action came ahead
of the bypolls to Bihar’s Kusheshwar Asthan (Darbhanga) and Tarapur (Munger)
assembly seats scheduled on October 30.

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After the Bihar assembly elections 2020, there was
a dispute between Chirag and his uncle Pasupati Kumar Paras, who eventually
split the party, taking 5 out of 6 MPs with him, and also declared himself as
the LJP President.

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Chirag Paswan is engaged in a struggle with Paras,
and hence the demand to the poll panel.