Amid signs of discomfort between BJP and JDU, along with long going controversy around Nitish Kumar joining the Mahagathbandhan, comes the remark of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying BJP and JDU share a trust bond within the boundaries of Bihar, and are working together within this state ‘only’. “We[Read More…]
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No space for Nitish Kumar in ‘Mahagathbandhan’: Congress
The Congress has condemned JD(U)’s advice to reconsider its association with RJD and ruled out the many speculations of space for Nitish Kumar in the grand alliance. After national executive meeting in Delhi on Sunday, the JD(U) had laid down conditions for opening any communication channel with the Congress. JD(U) leader[Read More…]
No question of being part of any coalition with RJD, says JD-U
New Delhi: The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Sunday said that it would like to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with its coalition partner BJP while stressing that there was no question of patching up with the corrupt Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Today at our National Executive we discussed the[Read More…]
LJP and RLSP will join ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in Bihar, says Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
Senior RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has given a statement about Ram Vilas Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha. LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan and RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha are going to join the alliance soon. He even said that seats are being discussed and soon, Ram Vilas Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha[Read More…]
Sushil Modi among three BJP nominees for Bihar Legislative Council polls
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and Health Minister Mangal Pandey are among the three candidates whose names were announced for the Bihar Legislative Council polls by the ruling BJP on Sunday. Sanjay Paswan, a former Union Minister and Dalit face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar, is[Read More…]
Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish for forming four governments in four years
Patna: Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for forming four governments in as many years, saying he played with people’s mandate. “Four governments in four years can’t be a mistake… It’s playing with the mandate of the people of Bihar,” said Tejashwi — a[Read More…]
RJD bags Jehanabad, leads in Araria Lok Sabha seat
Patna: The RJD on Wednesday won the Jehanabad Assembly seat and established a winning lead in the Araria Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, but the BJP bagged the Bhabhua Assembly seat, officials on Wednesday said. The Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Suday Yadav defeated Janata Dal-United candidate Abhiram Sharma by 35,036 votes[Read More…]
RJD, Congress finalise seat-sharing arrangement for Bihar bypolls
Patna: Bihar’s opposition RJD and its ally Congress on Thursday announced that they have reached a seat-sharing arrangement for next month’s bypolls to one Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies. Addressing a press conference here, Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, flanked by state Congress President Kaukab Quadri, said that it had[Read More…]
Bihar: RJD to field nominees on all three seats
With the Election Commission issuing notification for the three by-elections in Bihar, the ruling party, as well as the Opposition leaders, have started gearing up for the bypolls. The RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who is serving jail sentence in Ranchi, on Friday said that his party would field candidates on[Read More…]
RJD questions Nitish’s silence over Giriraj Singh
Patna: The RJD on Thursday questioned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy about their silence on a land-grab case in which Union Minister Giriraj Singh has been named as one of the accused. A day after the case was lodged against Singh in Danapur police station near here, Rashtriya[Read More…]
Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passes away
Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi last night. Jha was Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise under former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s government. He was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and represented Bihar’s Bettiah constituency.[Read More…]
Bihar: Opposition RJD leader shot dead by unidentified assailants
An Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader in Bihar was shot dead on Friday by unidentified assailants, police said. Hareram Yadav, 50, was out on his morning walk when motorcycle-borne men shot him dead in Bihar’s Samastipur district. According to a district police official Ajeet Kumar, the incident took place[Read More…]
Political Circus: The fall and fall of Nitish Kumar
At one time, he was the poster boy of Indian politics. Not only did he slay the villain of Bihar’s “jungle raj” in 2005 by rounding up lawless elements after winning an election and launching social and economic development projects, he also scored another resounding electoral victory in the company[Read More…]
I-T dept questions RJD over money spent on mega rally
The Income Tax Department has issued a notice to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and has asked for details on the amount of money spent at Lalu Prasad’s mega anti-BJP rally in Patna on 27 August. The I-T department has asked RJD to explain the source of money that was spent[Read More…]
Lalu organised anti-BJP rally to launch his sons: JD(U)
The Janata Dal (United) condemned the opposition rally that was organised by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday and said that he had organised the anti- BJP rally only to launch his sons. “Lalu Yadav organised this anti-BJP rally only to launch his sons so that[Read More…]
Sharad Yadav’s ‘Sanjhi Virasat Bachao’ reeks of hypocrisy says JD (U)
The leaders of Janata Dal-(United) on Thursday said that Sharad Yadav’s ‘Sanjhi Virasat Bachao’ programme reeks of hypocrisy. JD(U) leader Ajay Alok said, “It feels weird to see that Sharad Yadav’s ethics have taken a 180-degree turn. 30 years ago, he arranged the same meeting against the Congress. Now he[Read More…]
Joint opposition: Leaders of 18 opposition parties to meet today
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called an 18 opposition party meet on Friday, notably, the last day of the Parliament’s monsoon session, to discuss the upcoming strategy and action of the joint opposition. The meeting will be chaired by Sonia Gandhi. Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav has been invited to[Read More…]
Bihar: RJD councillor shot dead in Patna
In Patna, a councillor affiliated to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was shot dead by three men on a motorcycle near Saguna Mor at Danapur on Thursday. Kedar Rai, a representative of ward number 15, was shot dead when he was out on a morning walk. He was soon taken[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar cried for being CM of Bihar reveals Mulayam Singh Yadav
Former Samajwadi Party head Mulayam Singh Yadav has claimed that CM of Bihar Nitish Kumar has shed tears unveiling his desires to be the Chief Minister, to Singh. He further added that Lalu Prasad Yadav has always been in two minds about trusting Kumar with the political alliance completely. According[Read More…]
Bihar: Six DMs, 28 IAS and 44 IPS officers transferred after new govt came to power
Six district magistrates (DM), 28 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 44 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred in Bihar just days after the formation of a new government under the leadership of Nitish Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders. Although there is no report of these high-rank[Read More…]
Modi will return as India’s Prime Minister in 2019 says Nitish Kumar
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar, on Monday, held his first press conference after being sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar. He stated that he tried hard to save the grand alliance, but things were getting difficult for him after corruption charges against RJD leaders including Lalu Yadav’s son Tejashwi[Read More…]
Patna HC dismisses RJD petition challenging new government in Bihar
The Patna High Court on Monday dismissed two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging the formation of the new government by Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) along with the NDA. The ruling comes days after Nitish tendered his resignation and formed a new government in the state after joining hands with[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar to face trust vote today; RJD may create ruckus
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar will face a trust vote in the Assembly on Friday during a special session commence from 11 in the morning. The special session has been convened for the newly formed NDA government to prove majority on the floor of the house. In the 243-member assembly,[Read More…]
Tejashwi Yadav’s name striked off for official event in Patna
Amidst the ongoing rift in the mega alliance of RJD-JD(U) in Bihar, chief minister, Nitish Kumar, has made it almost clear that he does not want his deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, to continue in office without clearing his name in the corruption case or clarifying the matter publicly. Tejashwi’s name was[Read More…]
BJP won’t be able to break the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar: Sharad Yadav
The Janata Dal (United) said that that the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) cannot break the united opposition of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Janata Dal (United). JD(U) leader, Sharad Yadav, said that Lalu Yadav is an integral part of the united opposition. “This tirade which has been unleashed against[Read More…]