Chirag Paswan is asked by BJP Chief Nadda to attend a meeting of the NDA on July 18

Chirag Paswan, the leader of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), is most likely to attend the July 18 meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance as the governing party makes every attempt to project strength in the face of frantic efforts by the opposition to band together against the Modi administration.

The LJP(R) also revealed a letter that BJP president J P Nadda sent to the young man inviting him to the NDA meeting. Union minister Nityanand Rai met with Paswan on Friday night for the second time in a week.

Nadda characterized the regional party as a significant member of the NDA and a significant ally in the efforts of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to advance the welfare and development of the underprivileged.

The BJP is reaching out to Paswan, the late Ram Vilas Paswan’s son, as part of its effort to win him back over to the NDA after he left the coalition in Bihar during the 2020 state assembly elections to run against then-chief minister Nitish Kumar, who was the BJP’s most important ally.

Chirag Paswan is perceived to have succeeded in holding onto the party’s loyal vote base, signaling to the BJP his importance in a state where it is up against the formidable coalition of the RJD, JD(U), Congress, and the Left, which split the LJP under the leadership of his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, now a Union minister.

He has also consistently backed the BJP on important topics.

various new BJP partners are anticipated to attend the NDA summit, including the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the NCP group led by Ajit Pawar, various minor parties from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and regional parties from northeastern states.

It’s also expected that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the summit.