[3][4] He was born to Ram Vilas Paswan, former Union Minister and founder of Lok Janshakti Party, and Reena Sharma, a Punjabi Hindu air hostess from Amritsar.

[5] He has a sister, Nisha Paswan, whose husband, Arun Bharti, is also a part of Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas).

[10] Paswan owns an NGO named Chirag Ka Rojgar, a foundation to provide jobs to the unemployed youths of his state.

A day after, Chirag expelled 5 MP's for anti-party activities including his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras and cousin Prince Raj.

[14] On 10 June 2024, Chirag was nominated as Union Cabinet Minister for Food Processing In India under the BJP Government.