Patna, June 10 -- Patron of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Union Minister Jeetan Ram Manjhi on Tuesday alleged that LJP (RV) president Chirag Paswan was trying to exert pressure to get more seats to contest in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.

Manjhi told media persons here that "leaders commanding strong influence among the masses were not required to talk much. Those having narrow mass base were in need to talk loudly to show their presence and strength", he remarked in an oblique reference to Chirag who had organised a massive rally of his party in Ara on Sunday last.

"Presence of people was not as much as was seen in a recent public event and a trick was made using same group of people alternatively during the road show," the ...