LJP (Ram Vilas) to contest in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections

The LJP (Ram Vilas) will run in the next assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, according to party head Chirag Paswan.

"The party is, however, yet to take a decision on the number of seats it will contest in the two poll-bound states," Paswan stated on Monday.

The decision to join the poll fray in the two BJP-ruled states was taken at a national executive meeting of the party after a resolution was unanimously passed in this regard, he added.


"The party has decided to contest the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls. We will soon take a decision on the number of seats that the party will contest in Gujarat and on the list of candidates," Paswan said at a press conference here.

The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will appoint its Himachal Pradesh in-charge later in the day and subsequently, take a decision on the list of candidates, he added.

Polling for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly will take place on November 12 in a single phase, and the results will be tallied on December 8. Dates for the Gujarat elections have not yet been announced by the Election Commission.

Inputs from PTI