Start respecting allies before it's late, Chirag Paswan warns BJP in tweets

Coming soon after BJP's losses in 3 key states and months before Lok Sabha elections 2019, Paswan junior's caution suggests PM Narendra Modi's party must act now and reach out to allies

His friends and detractors alike call Ram Vilas Paswan the ‘mausam vaigyanik’, or the best forecaster of India’s political weather. His colleagues in the political theatre keep a keen eye on and follow Paswan’s moves, particularly in the run-up to Lok Sabha elections. For many, the way Paswan turns is the surest predictor of whether an incumbent government would return to power.

Unfortunately for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Paswan is currently uncomfortable with his alliance with the ruling party. He is not attempting to conceal this discomfort, either. Neither is his son, 35-year-old Chirag, who by his own admission