I have not broken party but saved it: LJP leader Pashupati Kumar Paras

NEW DELHI: The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) is set for a split as five of its six Lok Sabha MPs are learnt to have joined hands to oust Chirag Paswan as their leader in the House by electing his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras in his place.
Defending the MPs, Pashupati on Monday said, There are six MPs in our party. It was the desire of five MPs to save our party. So, I've not broken the party, I've saved it."
Pashupati further said that Chirag Paswan is his nephew as well as the party's national president. "I have no objection against him," said Pashupati.
In the backdrop of reports on Janata Dal (United)'s role in isolating the LJP president, Pashupati said that "wrong decisions" led to LJP's marginalisation in Bihar.

He added that he considers JD(U) head and chief minister Nitish Kumar is "a good leader". Meanwhile, the five rebel MPs have submitted a letter to the Speaker and "we will go and meet him as and when he orders," said Pashupati.
While the rebel group, which includes MPs Prince Raj, Chandan Singh, Veena Devi and Mehboob Ali Kaiser, has long been unhappy with Chirag Paswan's style of functioning, sources said, the LJP president has now been left virtually isolated at the top after taking on the mantle following his father Ram Vilas Paswan's death in 2020.
Sources close to him have blamed the JD(U) for the split, saying the party had long been working to isolate the LJP president after his decision to go all out against chief minister Nitish Kumar in the 2020 assembly polls damaged the ruling party badly.
The rebel group may back the JD(U) in the coming days, the sources said.
(With inputs from agencies)