India, Nov. 14 -- Union minister Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) or LJP(RV) is set for a big comeback at the state level in Bihar, as part of the NDA along with the BJP and JD(U). Chirag had chosen to not align with the NDA, or anyone else for that matter, in the 2020 election, and did not get any seats.

This time, his party got 30 seats to contest as part of the NDA - a number other allies did not particularly like - and his LJP(RV) was leading on 23 seats, as of 12 pm, November 14. The NDA overall had crossed 190 in the 243-seat House in result trends.

Chirag, 43, has consistently professed love for PM Narendra Modi and the BJP, and said his main issue was with Nitish Kumar in 2020. His vote share was widely seen as a ...