# Chirag Paswan’s LJP to fight UP elections, NDA door open 2026-08-10T21:56:18+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India Today reports that the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), led by Union Minister Chirag Paswan, has decided to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The decision was taken at the party's national executive committee meeting in New Delhi on Monday. The party is preparing for an independent contest if seat-sharing negotiations with NDA allies do not meet its expectations. Party leaders said the organisation is strengthening its network across several states, seeing Uttar Pradesh as an opportunity to expand. The party has not yet finalised the number of seats it plans to contest. Chirag Paswan asked workers to intensify political activities and take the party's ideology to all sections of society. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Tags: Bihar, Chirag Paswan, LJP, Lok Janshakti Party, NDA, Uttar Pradesh elections Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chirag-paswans-ljp-to-fight-up-elections-nda-door-open/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chirag-paswans-ljp-to-fight-up-elections-nda-door-open/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.