Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar will have to prove his majority in a special session of the Bihar assembly on Friday. The JD(U) supremo was administered the oath to office as the CM early on Thursday morning. His move rekindled the old alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP). JD(U) has[Read More…]
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Will JD(U) continue supporting Gopalkrishna Gandhi in vice-presidential poll?
On Wednesday, when Indian politics shifted its base from Lutyens’ Delhi to the capital city of Bihar, Patna, even a regular Bihari, who claims to know politics like the back of his hand, was left baffled. The political dram will be more interesting now as the JD(U) had earlier supported[Read More…]
Nitish’s decision angers Sharad Yadav, may leave JD(U)
It had not been even 24 hours since JD(U) supremo, Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister and came back to his post on Thursday early morning, backed by National Democratic Alliance. The decision reportedly has not gone well among the members of the party. JD(U) MP Ali Anwar and[Read More…]
We knew Nitish Kumar planning to join NDA for last 3-4 months: Rahul Gandhi
After Nitish Kumar resignation on Wednesday as Chief Minister of Bihar, reactions are coming from people and politicians all over the world. Rahul Gandhi finally gave his statement, saying, Nitish Kumar, not only betrayed us but also the people of Bihar. Gandhi further said, “We knew about Nitish Kumar planning[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar takes oath as CM; Sushil Modi as deputy
Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the sixth time at 10 am on Thursday. He ended his two-year-old alliance with Lalu Yadav and the Congress. Nitish is back with the BJP, whose Sushil Kumar Modi sworn in and will get his old post of deputy chief minister[Read More…]
Lalu Yadav slams Nitish Kumar, says he was aware of conviction in murder case
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch, Lalu Yadav on Wednesday evening said Nitish Kumar’s resignation as as Bihar chief minister was a mere drama. Addressing media persons after Nitish’s resignation, Lalu said, “Nitish Kumar has a deal with BJP and RSS. Just after his resignation PM Modi tweets congratulating him. This[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar chief minister on Thursday at 5 pm with BJP support
Nitish Kumar will take oath again as the chief minister of Bihar on Thursday at 5 pm after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) handed over to Bihar Governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi extending support for forming the next government. Kumar would be sworn-in as chief minister of Bihar for the sixth time.[Read More…]
‘What wrong did we do?’ Lalu Yadav questions Nitish Kumar
Soon after Nitish Kumar announced his resignation as the chief minister of Bihar, his ally Lalu Yadav was clearly bitter at the shocking move. He questioned the JD(U) chief, “What did we do wrong?” The RJD chief spoke to the media soon after the resignation. Here are the highlights of[Read More…]
‘Nitish is an opportunist’: Twitter reacts on CM’s resignation
Soon after former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar resigned from his post, he was surrounded with comments and criticism alike. Nitish Kumar, after tendering his resignation, said that he had quit in the ‘interest of Bihar’. He said he never demanded anybody’s resignation but wanted Lalu and Tejashwi to come clean[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar didn’t ask for Tejashwi’s resignation, he will not resign: Lalu Yadav
Claiming that there is no rift within the Bihar mahagathbandhan, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said there is no question of his son Tejashwi Yadav stepping down as deputy chief minister. “Tejashwi Yadav will not resign, Nitish Kumar didn’t ask for his resignation,” said Lalu Prasad addressing the[Read More…]
Kovind’s swearing-in ceremony: No seat for Delhi CM Kejriwal
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar was the only non-NDA member who shared the front row seats along Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP leader L K Advani at President Kovind’s swearing-in ceremony. The Janata Dal (United) withdrew from the National Democratic Alliance[Read More…]
BJP pushes Nitish Kumar over action against Tejashwi Yadav
While JD(U)-RJD riff continues to deepen, the BJP on Sunday continued to put pressure on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over Tejashwi Yadav and warned that they will not let the House function if an adequate response did not come from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo. According to reports, senior[Read More…]
Nitish meeting Rahul is nothing but time-waste: Sushil Modi
BJP on Saturday said that Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar is wasting his time in meeting Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi in wake of asking RJD’s Deputy chief minister, Tejaswi Yadav to resign. “Nitish Kumar is wasting time meeting Rahul Gandhi for reportedly asking Tejaswi Yadav to tender resignation,” said senior[Read More…]
Delhi: Nitish Kumar’s packed schedule, dinner with PM and meeting with Rahul Gandhi
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar landed in Delhi on Saturday to attend a dinner hosted by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee. He is also supposed to meet Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. The conversation between Nitish Kumar and Rahul Gandhi comes at a time their coalition[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…]
Nitish can never be happy with Congress as ‘anti-Congressism is in his blood’: Sushil Modi
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar can never be happy with the Congress because “anti-Congressism is in his blood”, said Sushil Kumar Modi, BJP leader and former deputy chief minister of the state. He was always “comfortable” with the BJP, the veteran leader added. His remark came amid speculation that Nitish could return[Read More…]
Grand Alliance is ‘our baby’ says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
While the Bihar Grand Alliance is appearing to turn sour, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reportedly asserted that the Grand Alliance between the Janata Dal-United (JDU), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress is unbreakable. As per reports, Kumar spoke to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi about keeping the grand alliance[Read More…]
Ramachandra Guha praises Nitish Kumar, says give him a chance to lead UPA
Making another out-of-the-box statement, noted historian, Ramachandra Guha, has suggested a way for the Congress party to revive its power at the Centre. Calling for a massive change in Congress leadership, Guha suggested that the party can only regain its prominence by projecting Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, as the[Read More…]
Samastipur journalist case: JD(U) says, ‘Won’t tolerate such incidents’
Days after an NDTV journalist and his family were forced to chant Jai Shri Ram by some Bajrang Dal activists, the JD(U) in a tweet said that action has been taken in the case and that such incidents won’t be tolerated anymore. The incident happened on June 28th, when Ataharuddin[Read More…]
Opposition must have an alternative agenda to the government: Nitish Kumar
Speaking at a press conference in Patna on Monday, Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, said that the’ Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar is strong’. The JD(U) chief said that being the largest Opposition party, the Congress should set the Opposition’s agenda. “Opposition must have an alternative agenda to the government as[Read More…]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to attend Lalu Prasad’s drive-out BJP rally if invited
While Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s move to support the BJP candidate for presidential polls raised questions about ‘Grand Alliance’, Kumar said that he would attend alliance partner Lalu Yadav’s anti-BJP rally “if invited”. At a worker’s party meeting, Kumar lashed out the Congress, saying that he would attend the[Read More…]
JD(U) to not attend Lalu Yadav’s ‘BJP Hatao, Desh Bachao’ rally
While differences in the Grand Alliance in Bihar seems to deepen, the Janata Dal (United) or JD (U) has decided not to attend Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad’s “BJP hatao, desh bachao” rally in Patna which is scheduled to take place on August 27, said a party leader. The[Read More…]
BJP slams Congress for ‘dividing the country’ over Prez polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday slammed the Congress Party for ‘dividing’ the nation on the upcoming presidential election. While appreciating Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar’s, decision to support NDA’s presidential nominee, Ram Nath Kovind, BJP leader, Siddharth Nath Singh, said that the Congress has always worked towards dividing[Read More…]
‘Bihar Ki Beti’ Meira Kumar nominated only to lose: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has defended his choice of supporting NDA’s presidential nominee and former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind. Nitish Kumar said that the decision of supporting Ram Nath Kovind was well-thought-out and ‘Bihar Ki Beti’ Meira Kumar has been selected only to lose. In Bihar’s capital Patna,[Read More…]
JD(U) to extend support to NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind
After attending a committee meeting of the party, a Janata Dal (United) MLA, said that the party has decided to support NDA’s presidential candidate, Ram Nath Kovind. “Yes, at the meeting our party decided to support Ram Nath Kovindji as the presidential candidate… he is a good person”, Ratnesh Sada,[Read More…]