India, June 10 -- Those who had predicted that Chirag Paswan would contest from a reserved seat were proven wrong when it was announced that he would enter the Bihar Assembly elections from a general seat. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has officially decided that Chirag Paswan will contest from an unreserved constituency - a significant political move, marking his first foray into state assembly politics. A resolution confirming this was passed at a party meeting, and now Chirag is poised to establish his own political turf - ready, like Hanuman, for a trial by fire.

What prompted this bold decision? A significant undercurrent of pressure seems to be at play. The recent meeting between former LJP MP Pashupati Kumar Paras and Prince...