BJP leaders meet Paswan

February 27, 2014 02:47 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 06:32 pm IST - New Delhi

Lok Jan Shakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan with his son Chirag Paswan during a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

Lok Jan Shakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan with his son Chirag Paswan during a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

Senior BJP leaders on Thursday met LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan in New Delhi to finalise details related to their alliance and possibly sharing of seats.

The BJP leaders Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Shahnawaz Hussain went to Mr. Paswan’s residence where they were received by his son Chirag Paswan, who is strongly batting for the tie-up.

Significantly, the meeting took place on a day BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is in New Delhi and there was speculation that Mr. Paswan would meet him.

Mr. Modi held a separate meeting with BJP chief Rajnath Singh.

The meeting came a day after LJP gave clear hints about allying with BJP after their Parliamentary Board meeting.

To a question whether LJP will tie-up with BJP, Mr. Chirag Paswan had said that “all options are now open for the LJP”.

“LJP Parliamentary Board has passed a resolution that all steps, even if they are strong ones, should be taken in the interest of the party and if an alternative alliance is to be firmed up, party chief Ram Vilas Paswan should take the decision”, said Mr. Chirag Paswan, who heads the Parliamentary Board.

BJP leaders had also said on Wednesday that the talks on alliance were at an advanced stage.

Sources said the two parties are engaged in negotiations over the sharing of seats in Bihar.

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