LJP’s Chirag Paswan gets 'helicopter', Pashupati Paras faction allotted 'sewing machine'

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | October 05, 2021 IST

New Delhi, Oct 5: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday allotted the name 'Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) with election symbol 'helicopter' to the Chirag Paswan faction of the Lok Janshakti Party. The Pashupati Kumar Paras faction of the party has been allotted the name 'Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party with 'sewing machine' as the election symbol by the EC. "Having considered the request, the Commission has allotted the name Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) for your group and has allotted the Symbol Helicopter as the symbol to be allotted to the candidate set up, if any, by your group in the current by-election," read a directive issued by the EC to Chirag Paswan. In another order issued to Pashupati Kumar Paras, the EC said, "Having considered your request, the Commission has allotted the name Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party for your group and has allotted the Symbol 'Sewing Machine' as the symbol to be allotted to the candidate set up, if any, by your group in the current by-election." Earlier on October 2, the ECI had frozen Lok Janshakti Party's symbol amid a tussle between factions of Chirag Pawan and Pashupati Kumar Paras. The LJP was the recognised party in Bihar with the symbol 'Bungalow'. The LJP was formed by former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan in 2000. Paswan, a heavyweight leader in Bihar politics, passed away in October 2020. (with ANI inputs )

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