RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses his supporters during âJan Vishwas Yatraâ, in Sitamarhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Out of power due to the sudden switch of Nitish Kumarâs Janata Dal (United) to the BJP-led NDA, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has hit the ground with his Jan Vishwas Yatra (peopleâs trust journey) ahead … Read more
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple under construction, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the temple, in Ayodhya. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Is it someone’s father’s shraddh (post-funeral ceremony) or son’s wedding?” – This was Janata Dal (United) MP Kaushalendra Kumar’s response when asked if he got the invitation to attend the Ram Temple inauguration in … Read more
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 11 slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement in Parliament terming the Opposition block I.N.D.I.A. as “ghamandia (arrogant)”. The Bihar CM claimed that in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be finished. Mr. Modi in … Read more
The Shiv Sena on Thursday claimed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has created a storm by severing ties with the BJP and this storm can pose a challenge to the saffron party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls if it intensifies into a cyclone. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana‘ lavished praise on Kumar, … Read more
The RJD on Thursday pitched for the Centre granting ‘special status’ to Bihar, making a common cause with the state’s ruling Janata Dal (United) whose strident demand for it has drawn unenthusiastic response from its own ally BJP. RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha moved a notice for adjournment motion in Rajya Sabha to discuss the … Read more
Patna: In its first meeting on Tuesday, the new cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave its nod to a five-day session of the bicameral Bihar legislature from November 23. The state cabinet approved the Parliamentary Affairs Department’s proposal to convene the first session of the 17th assembly and 196th session of the legislative … Read more
New Delhi: With a win in five seats and leads in 11 others, the CPI(ML) is all set for an impressive performance in the Bihar Assembly elections whose results will be declared late on Tuesday. Inarguably the biggest gainer in the Grand Alliance, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) , often working in the margins … Read more
A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the NDA in Bihar constitutes just four parties and the LJP was its contender, the regional outfit’s president Chirag Paswan said on Sunday that the saffron camp leaders were hitting out at him under pressure from JD(U) boss and chief minister Nitish Kumar. Paswan also … Read more
New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan on Saturday sought people’s “blessings” for his party’s “Bihar first Bihari first” vision document in yet another indication that it may not fight the state assembly polls as part of the National Democratic Alliance. In a statement, he heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and … Read more
PATNA: Bihar’s Industries Minister and JD(U)’s national general secretary Shyam Rajak was on Sunday sacked from the state cabinet and expelled from the party. JD(U)’s chief spokesperson Sanjay Singh said he has been expelled for six years over anti-party activities. Shyam Rajak has been sacked from the state cabinet and he has also been expelled … Read more