India, Oct. 7 -- The fifth death anniversary of former Union minister and Dalit stalwart Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday is set to be a show of strength for the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) ahead of the Bihar Assembly election. The party's national president and Union food processing industries minister Chirag Paswan will lead the commemorative event at his father's birthplace, Shaharbanni in Khagaria district.

"Our party MPs - all five of them - along with national leaders from Bihar, state office-bearers, district presidents, committee heads and thousands of workers will attend the function," said Rajesh Bhatt, LJP(RV)'s state chief spokesperson.

The event comes at a politically sensitive time, with the two-phase Bihar assembly elect...