It may be mentioned that no RJD leader, including former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, attended the swearing-in ceremony and boycotted it along with the Left parties.
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Buzz in Patna: BJP ‘homes in’ on key ministry
According to a top BJP source, the portfolio of home may go to one of the two deputy chief ministers from the saffron party.
Bihar: 16-17 Ministers likely to be sworn in with Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar, who was invited by Governor Phagu Chauhan to form the government, said that the list of ministers will be decided by late Sunday evening or early Monday.
Bihar elections: Future of 12 Nitish ministers at stake in final phase
In this phase, voters will also decide the political future of several veteran leaders of the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance).
Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar are no different: Rahul Gandhi
On Wednesday, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi held a rally in Araria. Addressing the gathering he said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are no different, they are the same.”
Bihar Elections 2020 Live Updates: Muzaffarpur villagers boycott polling over lack of development; 32.82% turnout till 1 pm
Notable among the candidates in the second phase is the RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, the Opposition Grand Alliance’s chief ministerial candidate, who has been aggressively trying to cash in on the anti-incumbency factor against the Nitish Kumar government.
Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish over Niti Aayog’s report on development
Tejashwi also slammed JP Nadda, the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and urged him to “avoid making people of Bihar fools”.
Political parties in Bihar have 2025 in mind while contesting 2020 polls
In the Mahagathbandhan, in spite of the fact that the exit of RLSP, HAM and VIP would impact the overall vote percentage of the alliance this time, Tejashwi Yadav pushed these parties to a corner to the point that they were left with no option but to leave the alliance.
RJD attacks Nitish Kumar govt for not providing security to Tejashwi Yadav
Manoj Jha, RJD Rajya Sabha MP, said the Nitish Kumar government was deliberately not providing security to Tejashwi during rallies.
Bihar assembly election 2020 LIVE: Won’t go back on our decision, PM Modi says on Article 370
Bihar assembly election 2020 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday began campaigning for the upcoming Bihar assembly election with a rally in Sasaram. He will hold two more rallies today, in Gaya and Bhagalpur.
RJD supremo Lalu Yadav hits out at Nitish Kumar & Sushil Modi again
In the cartoon, Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi can be seen urging voters to give them one more chance and the public saying: “how many more you need?”
When husband jailed, wife made CM: Nitish’s dig at RJD
Nitish, who leads the Janata Dal-United, also claimed that law and order during the earlier RJD rule was poor.
Bihar polls: Tejashwi Yadav challenges Nitish Kumar for debate on development
Yadav has been constantly targeting the government over the the issues of unemployment and migration in every election meeting.
Nitish Kumar deliberately insulted my father: Chirag Paswan’s letter to Nadda
Chirag further alleged that the announcement of Ram Vilas Paswan’s candidacy was done by none other than Amit Shah in the presence of Nitish Kumar.
Muslim-Yadav equation still relevant in Bihar Assembly polls
Since these two communities are considered as ‘kingmakers’ of every election, both Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar always heavily depend upon these candidates.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar facing criticism for poll ticket to shelter home case accused
After names of Verma and her husband appeared in the investigation, she was forced to resign from post of state Social Justice Minister. Verma was lodged in jail and recently granted bail.
Test of fire for Tejashwi Yadav as Bihar hopes for change
In Lalu’s absence, the controversy over the seat-sharing dispute in the Grand Alliance seems to be something that has left Tejashwi appearing clueless.
BJD to support NDA nominee for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chair’s post
On September 10, Nitish Kumar had spoken to Patnaik over telephone on the issue.
Bihar: RJD protests against Nitish Kumar govt by lighting lamps
Meanwhile, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Ajay Alok reacting to protest said “copying an idea of others needs skill and mind”.
Bihar assembly polls: LJP wants to contest in 143 seats
The LJP is critical against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on issues like unemployment, health, education, and the overall law and order situation in the state.
22 lakh watched Nitish Kumar’s 1st-ever virtual rally: JDU
Ashok Chaudhary, the Minister of Building Construction in the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government, claimed that over 22 lakh people in the state watched the Chief Minister’s virtual rally.
Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar on ‘super flop’ virtual rally
The younger Yadav scion alleged that Nitish should release the list of 10 lakh jobs created by his government for the people of Bihar.
Nitish Kumar gives govt report card during first virtual rally, attacks Tejashwi, Tej Pratap
Referring to 2018 NCRB data, Kumar said with a crime rate at an average of 222.1 per lakh population, Bihar ranked 23rd in the country in incidents of crime.
With polls nearing, politics over Dalits hots up in Bihar
On Friday, Nitish had announced that if any Dalit was killed in the state, a government job would be given to his/her next of kin.
Nitish Kumar unable to create jobs for labourers returning to Bihar in lockdown: Pappu Yadav
Yadav claimed himself to be a leader of backward castes who supports the ideology of Dalit leaders like Jitan Ram Manjhi, Chirag Paswan and Meira Kumar.