Twenty-two leaders from Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) have resigned after they objected to not getting tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, dealing a major blow to the party days after it sealed a pre-poll alliance with the BJP.
Among those who stepped down include former minister Renu Kushwaha, former MLA and LJP's national general secretary Satish Kumar, state organisation secretary Ravindra Singh, state general secretary Rajesh Dangi and party leaders Ajay Kushwaha and Sanjay Singh.
Renu Kushwaha lashed out at Chirag Paswan for giving tickets to "outsiders", according to ANI.
Satish Kumar said the rebel LJP leaders will now back the INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha polls. He accused Chirag Paswan of betraying the people of Bihar.
"Now to save the country, we will now support the INDIA bloc," he said.
"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 said.
The following day, Chirag Paswan's estranged uncle Pashupati Paras resigned as a minister from the Union Cabinet.
