Union Minister Giriraj Singh will contest the Lok
Sabha elections from the Begusarai parliamentary constituency in Bihar and not
from Nawada, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah announced on
Wednesday."Giriraj Singh will be contesting from Bihar's Begusarai. I have
listened to all his grievances and the party organisation will sort out all his
issues. I wish him all the best for the elections," Shah tweeted in
Hindi.According to the seat sharing deal with the other National Democratic Alliance
(NDA) constituents in Bihar, the Nawada seat, represented by Giriraj Singh, has
gone to the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.Singh
had expressed his unhappiness over the matter, hinting that he may not contest
the polls from Begusarai where he was being shifted. Singh is a Bhumihar, which
has a sizeable population in Nawada.The Communist Party of India (CPI) has
fielded former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President
Kanhaiya Kumar from Begusarai. He has the support of the opposition's Grand
Alliance.