Pashupati Kumar Paras, who held the position of Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Union cabinet, severed ties with the NDA and submitted his resignation from the union cabinet on Tuesday.
The Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) leader was discontented with the BJP leadership's approach to seat-sharing in Bihar for the Lok Sabha elections, stating that his party's interests were not given proper consideration. He urged the BJP leadership to reassess its decision.