Saran, July 6 -- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president and Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday officially announced his candidacy for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections while addressing a gathering in Saran.

He said, "Today, from this sacred land of Saran, I am declaring before all of you that yes, I will contest the election. I will contest the election for the people of Bihar, for my brothers, for my mothers, for my sisters, and we will create a system in Bihar, we will build a Bihar that will truly take the state forward on the path of development."

Earlier today, Paswan had carried out the 'Nav-Sankalp Mahasabha' from Chhapra to Nav Bihar, starting at the Rajendra Stadium in Chhapra.

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