Upendra Kushwaha said that the alliance of JDU with the BJP is under the leadership of Nitish Kumar in Bihar and as long as there is an alliance with BJP in the state, Nitish Kumar is its leader.
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RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha may reunite with Nitish Kumar
This is not the first time that Upendra Kushwaha has joined hands with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar or parted ways from him. The RLSP Chief had started his political innings under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar himself.
Bihar: Nitish Kumar meets Upendra Kushwaha, sparks speculation
Nitish Kumar wants to gain lost ground through Kushwaha. Sources have said that he could be elected as MLC on JD-U quota and also get a ministerial birth.
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.
Shutdown by Rashtriya Lok Samata Party in Bihar hits rail, road services
Patna: A shutdown called by the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) to protest against a police lathi charge which injured party chief and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha hit train and road services in Bihar on Monday. The state-wide strike was supported by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and[Read More…]
Bihar: RLSP Chief Upendra Kushwaha injured during lathi charge
During the lathi charge that took place while the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) workers were marching over their demands, party chief Upendra Kushwaha along with other party workers got injured. Following the lathi charge, interacting with journalists Kushwaha alleged that the Nitish government is opposed to education and this[Read More…]
“RLSP consider Rahul Gandhi as a PM candidate”, says Upendra Kushwaha
Bihar: In a convention organized by a media company, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party chief Upendra Kushwaha said, “My party considers Rahul Gandhi as a candidate for the post of Prime Minister”. Though he targeted Nitish Kumar on the the education system of the state, Kushwaha clarified that he has no[Read More…]
Bihar: Mahagathbandhan outrage over Nitish Kumar’s ‘Sadak Chhap’ comment
Bihar’s politics is a hotbed of bitter remark exchange which has been proved again as leaders of Mahagathbandhan Tejashwi Yadav and Upendra Kushwaha are fuming over the use of foul language by CM Nitish Kumar. In Mahagathbandhan’s meeting at the residence of Tejashwi Yadav, leaders have alleged foul language used[Read More…]
Upendra Kushwaha meets Ahmed Patel, set to join grand alliance
New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha met Congress Treasurer Ahmed Patel here on Saturday amid indications that the former’s party will join the grand alliance in Bihar soon. RLSP spokesperson Madhav Anand told IANS that Patel came to meet Kushwaha at his residence and they discussed[Read More…]
Split in RLSP: Party MLA wants to continue with NDA
Patna: Miffed up with Rashtriya Lok Samata Party President Upendra Kushwaha decision to quit National Democratic Alliance, its two MLAs and an MLC has decided to continue with the NDA and claimed their entitlement over the Party. RLSP legislators have alleged that Kushwaha is looking after his personal interest and[Read More…]
The political journey of RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha: Luv-Kush factor in Bihar politics
It is unfortunate that priority of the government is not to work for the poor but to fix political opponents by hook or by crook, were words of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief and former Union Minister of State Upendra Kushwaha in his resignation letter to Prime Minister, Narendra[Read More…]
Crack in JDU-BJP alliance; Will Nitish govt survive?
Patna: Everything is not okay between Janata Dal-United and Bhartiya Janata Party in Bihar post-Patna University Students’ Union Election results. Leaders from both parties have launched a scathing attack against each other. Janata Dal-United decides to send its representative to attend the NDA meeting in Delhi at the eleventh hour.[Read More…]
NDA meeting in Delhi: RLSP Chief Upendra Kushwaha likely to miss
New Delhi: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders are meeting in Delhi today and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party Chief Upendra Kushwaha who is disappointed over the seat-sharing formula of BJP in Bihar, in all likelihood is going to miss it. Kushwaha has called for a press conference at 2 pm at[Read More…]
Is Upendra Kushwaha joining hands with Aam Aadmi Party?
New Delhi: Amidst the speculation of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha quitting National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a close source to RLSP suggested that he can join hands with Aam Admi Party (AAP). Kushwaha who is miffed with Bhartiya Janata Party over seat sharing issue in Bihar has[Read More…]
RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha resigns from Modi cabinet
New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) has decided to quit the National Democratic Alliance and the decision was taken in the ‘Chintan Shivir’ held at Valmikinagar, Bihar. All the party workers and executive members gave their consent for the final decision. The decision was long awaited as Kushwaha has[Read More…]
Bihar NDA crisis: Deadline over, Kushwaha to make the final announcement on December 6
Patna: Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) Chief Upendra Kushwaha can make a major announcement on December 6 over the issue of withdrawing support from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Bihar. Sources close to Kushwaha told Newsd that the deadline is now over and the party president will make an announcement[Read More…]
Loktantrik Janata Dal welcomes merger talks with RLSP: Ratanlal
New Delhi: Professor Ratanlal, a founding member and National General Secretary of Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) welcomes the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party merger with LJD. Speaking with Newsd, Ratanlal said, ” We welcome all the like-minded parties to join LJD and strengthen the Grand Alliance in Bihar in order to defeat[Read More…]
Sharad Yadav, Upendra Kushwaha to contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls under one banner
New Delhi: Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) leader Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha likely to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls under one banner. Sharad Yadav’s LJD will be merged into Kushwaha’s RLSP. Senior LJD leader and close associate of Sharad Yadav, Arun Shrivastava spoke[Read More…]
Upendra Kushwaha sets the deadline for November 30, attacks Sushil Modi on Srijan scam
New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief and Union Minister of state Upendra Kushwaha sets the deadline for November 30, in the seat-sharing issue for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls which has created a crisis in National Democratic alliance in Bihar. Kushwaha has given an ultimatum to Bhartiya Janata[Read More…]
Upendra Kushwaha ready to quit NDA; waiting for BJP’s response
Patna: Rashtriya Lok Samata Party chief and Union Cabinet minister Upendra Kushwaha is all set to quit National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the seat sharing issue for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls 2019. Kushwaha who is also the minister of state in the Human Resource Department is waiting for the[Read More…]
Upendra Kushwaha-Sharad Yadav meeting: Is it a sign of a split in NDA ahead of Lok Sabha 2019?
New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha meeting Sharad Yadav ahead of Amit Shah has created a spark hinting towards a possible split in National Democratic Alliance(NDA) ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha Polls. The seat sharing formula among the NDA partners in Bihar, which was finalised by[Read More…]
Don’t underestimate LJP, Ramvilas second Ambedkar of Country: Pashupati Paras
Patna: Loktantrik Janata Party (LJP) MLA and Bihar government Minister for Animal and Fish Resources Pashupati Kumar Paras claim that Ramvilas Paswan is the second Ambedkar of the country. He said that LJP is not a small party, those thinking it as a small party are underestimating the potential. Interacting[Read More…]
Upendra Kushwaha asks for Nitish Kumar’s DNA report in Halla Bol Darwaza Khol rally
RLSP chief and Union Minister of state for HRD Upendra Kushwaha took a jibe on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday in his ‘Halla Bol, Darwaza Khol’ rally at Gandhi Maidan in Gaya. Making mockery of CM Kumar’s DNA controversy from last year, Kushwaha sought the DNA report of[Read More…]
Talks on, no decision yet on seat sharing: Upendra Kushwaha
New Delhi: Amidst reports that his party was offered two seats to contest in the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha announced his party RLSP’s first list of 66 candidates for the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, a move which is seen as a pressure tactic to[Read More…]
Ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019, Upendra Kushwaha plans to expand RLSP in Jharkhand
In view of Lok Sabha elections 2019, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party has begun to explore the ground reality and new sites for the expansion of party, following which party chief Upendra Kushwaha has marked Jharkhand as a new spot. RLSP, which is in loggerheads with BJP and JDU over seat-sharing[Read More…]