LJP to contest all seats in West Bengal, Assam in upcoming elections

Abdul Khaliq said that this decision was taken after state party leaders expressed that the party had to be strengthened in order to raise the voices of the marginalised communities.

Published: 30th January 2021 04:57 PM  |   Last Updated: 30th January 2021 04:57 PM   |  A+A A-

LJP president Chirag Paswan

LJP president Chirag Paswan (Photo | PTI)

By ANI

NEW DELHI: The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has decided to contest all seats in West Bengal and Assam in the upcoming elections, said Abdul Khaliq, LJP Secretary-General.

While speaking to ANI, Khaliq said that this decision was taken after state party leaders expressed that the party had to be strengthened in order to raise the voices of the marginalised communities.

"We have been having discussions with state-level leaders and all of them strongly feel that the party expand and be strengthened so that we become a force that raises the voices of marginalised communities," he said.

"The central leadership has taken this view and decided that the party will be contesting on all seats in West Bengal and Assam in the ensuing elections," he added.

State assembly elections for both states are slated to take place this year. 

Now we are on Telegram too. Follow us for updates
TAGS
LJP Bengal elections Assam electios
India Matters

Comments

Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.

The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.

Videos
Gallery