The RJD hit back by saying that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on record for dubbing the BJP as ‘Badaka Jhuthe Party’ in the past.
Tag: Rashtriya Janata Dal
Bihar assembly polls: RJD office sees rush of ticket aspirants
Sanjiv Sahay, Spokesperson of the RJD, pointed out that the large turnout of ticket seekers is also an indication of the RJD’s popularity in the state.
Bihar Assembly polls: Rift emerges over CM face in grand alliance
Grand Alliance leaders held a meeting here on Friday. However, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress were conspicuously absent from the meeting, indicating that all is not well in the grand alliance.
Congress preparing for all 243 seats in Bihar, will emerge strongest: Ajay Kapoor
All India Congress Committee secretary Ajay Kapoor said that party functionaries and workers will work tirelessly to rejuvenate the party in Bihar.
Tej Pratap Yadav threatens protest if govt fails to clean Yamuna
Yadav said that he loves the region and has been visiting the place for the past 20 years, during which the condition of Yamuna, which is the lifeline for millions in north India, has worsened.
RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav granted bail in fodder scam case relating to Deoghar treasury
Convicted in fodder scam cases, Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to up to 14 years in jail.
If you doubt Tejashwi’s leadership, leave RJD: Tej Pratap Yadav jumps in support of younger brother
Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday, May 28, came in support of Tejashwi. Tej Pratap Yadav tweeted, “If anyone doubts Tejashwi’s leadership they should leave RJD.”
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Rashtriya Janata Dal releases poll manifesto, promises to legalise toddy
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday released party manifesto for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. The manifesto was released in Patna, Tejashwi was accompanied by Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha. In their manifesto titled ‘Pratibadhata Patra’, the party promised to legalise toddy. The RJD manifesto promises that[Read More…]
Rashtriya Janata Dal releases campaign video, Lalu-Tejashwi lead the show
As elections are now less than two weeks away, political parties are coming up with their unique ways to touch the right chord and churn as much public support in their favour as the could. In the latest, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has released a 3-minute 18-second long clip,[Read More…]
After Jharkhand RJD chief, another party leader Girinath Singh set to join BJP
Days after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) state chief Annapurna Devi and two ex-legislators of the party likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) another RJD leader is set to follow her path. Speculations are on the rise that the politician may join the saffron party. On Wednesday, in a[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Bihar Mahagathbandhan likely to be announced soon
Patna: After days of of negotiations with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress party on Tuesday agreed to lower down its demand for 11 seats in the state to 9. Reportedly, the parties have come up with an agreed seat-sharing arrangement, and a formal declaration will be made on Wednesday[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Officials raid Lalu Prasad Yadav’ ward in Ranchi hospital
Ranchi: Controversy has arisen after Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’ ward in a government hospital here went through a thorough scan by jail and district officials on Saturday. The surprise check followed after prison authorities received complained about violation of jail rules in the paying ward of the[Read More…]
Tejashwi Yadav appeals opposition parties to not participate in “shouting matches” on some TV news channels
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal politician and Leader of Opposition in the Bihar state assembly, Tejashwi Yadav has appealed to “all political parties in the opposition to not participate” in the debate that take place in some of the TV channels, where “a spectale is produced every evening with the sole[Read More…]
Sharad Yadav meets Lalu Prasad Yadav in Ranchi, discusses seat sharing
Ranchi: Loktantrik Janata Dal chief Sharad Yadav on Saturday reached RIMS to meet Lalu Prasad Yadav, president of Rashtriya Janata Dal at RIMS. After the meeting that lasted nearly half an hour in which seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha Elections were discussed, Sharad Yadav while interacting with media attacked the[Read More…]
BSP to contest all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
Patna: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is likely to contest alone in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, as party leaders hinted it will not be a part of the opposition’s Grand Alliance. BSP’s Bihar in-charge Lalji Medhkar said the BSP would contest all 40 Lok Sabha seats in[Read More…]
Grand Alliance in Bihar united, strong: Tejashwi
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said that the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar was united and strong and will soon announce its decision on seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “We will smoothly decide the seat sharing and will soon make it public,”[Read More…]
RJD MP Manoj Jha alleges conspiracy to end ‘Reservation’ over Quota Bill passage
On 9th January, the Rajya Sabha approved amending Constitution to provide 10% reservation to general category in job and education. Passage of ‘The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Fourth Amendment) Bill 2019’ in the upper house becomes one such instance in history of Indian parliament when opposition unity reflected just in[Read More…]
Jharkhand High Court reserve order on Lalu Yadav’s bail
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday reserved its order on the bail plea of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad after completion of aruguments. The court will now pass the order on January 11. Senior Supreme Court lawyer Kapil Sibal pleaded for Lalu’s bail citing his health reasons. Sibal[Read More…]
RJD leader shot dead, boy killed in revenge
Patna: A local Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader in Bihar was shot dead near his village by unidentified men, police said on Wednesday. The killing triggered a violent protest by his supporters who beat to death a minor boy related to one of the suspects. Indal Paswan, a businessman-turned-politician, was[Read More…]
Illicit bungalow allocation by Bihar government gaining momentum
In gallery of Bihar’s politics, case of illegal bungalow allocation is now a hot topic. While allocating the residence to the elected representatives, former ministers (both central and state) and BPSC government officers, the arbitrary distribution is mindless, crushing of the law by the state government. In Bihar, the allocation[Read More…]
Bihar Assembly adjourns after opposition disrupts proceedings
Patna, The Bihar Assembly was on Tuesdsy adjourned till 2 p.m., after the opposition RJD members disrupted the proceedings demanding that Speaker Vijay Choudhary accept their adjournment motion to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Rashtriya Janata Dal legislator Samir Mahaseth warned that the opposition would[Read More…]
RJD MLA Ilyas Hussain disqualified from the Assembly after court sentence
Patna: Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Road Construction Minister Ilyas Hussain has been disqualified from the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Hussain was awarded five years in jail by a CBI court in the so-called Bitumen scam that occurred nearly 26 years ago between 1992-93. Hussain, a prominent Muslim[Read More…]
Lalu Yadav health deteriorates further; infection and creatinine increases
Ranchi: Rashtriya Janata Dal Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav health has deteriorated further, while creatinine level has increased and internal infection has also worsened. Lalu Yadav is admitted in RIIMS for the treatment and his TC level has reached to 12100 level. Which means that his body is suffering from an[Read More…]
Bihar: RJD leader son killed; body decomposed by acid
Balipur: Dharmendra Kumar 18, son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Arjun Ram was studying in class 12th was murdered brutally by unknown assailants; the deceased body was recovered in a melted condition on Saturday morning by the police. The criminals had chopped his head off and used acid on[Read More…]
Manjhi demands 20 seats in Bihar, more trouble for Mahagathbandhan
Hindustani Avam Morcha (HAM) leader and former chief minister of Bihar, Jitan Ram Manjhi is asking for 20 seats out of 40 members of parliament seats. In Bihar HAM is part of the greater alliance (Mahagathbandhan) that includes Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Manjhi was addressing the media on[Read More…]