Pashupati Kumar Paras, Union food processing minister and uncle of LJP leader Chirag Paswan, has claimed to be the rightful political heir of the late Ram Vilas Paswan. Paras stated that his brother had asked him to contest from his constituency, Hajipur, instead of Chirag Paswan. Paras also accused Paswan of forging a deal with RJD and trying to stake a claim on the Hajipur seat.
