Karnataka’s chief minister-designate Basavaraj Bommai has demolished the myth that only a core BJP member, not those who joined the party from outside, can lead the government. While a few BJP leaders took to intense lobbying to succeed Yediyurappa, Bommai played his cards close to his chest, running with the hare and hunting with the … Read more
BHUBANESWAR: The opposition BJP on Tuesday lodged complaints against the Odisha government and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at various police stations of the state accusing the administration of hijacking the credit of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The BJP Mahila Morcha members submitted written complaints against the chief minister at the Capital Police Station … Read more
PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal‘s jailed president Lalu Prasad’s alleged attempts to poach MLAs of the ruling NDA in Bihar and topple the newly formed Nitish Kumar government on Wednesday stirred the political waters in the state. Sushil Kumar Modi, the Chief Minister’s former deputy and trusted lieutenant in the BJP, who had made a sensational … Read more
Patna: Speculation has intensified across the media and political circles over the formation of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-led government in Bihar as well as the new ministerial cabinet formation from the ruling coalition of Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party. After the NDA returned to power in Bihar, it is certain that JD-U’s Nitish Kumar … Read more
Patna: The ruling NDA and the opposition Grand Alliance are locked in a neck-and-neck fight as early trends for 125 seats of the 243-member Bihar Assembly have become available. The NDA is leading in 63 seats — BJP (33), JDU (25), and the VIP in five seats — while the Grand Alliance is ahead in … Read more
NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance is a divided house with the BJP driving two boats of the Janata Dal-United (JDU) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) which will sink as people are watching this drama, the main opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) said. “Chirag Paswan is reiterating whatever our leader Tejashwi Yadav has … Read more
New Delhi: The Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) said on Sunday that its patron Sharad Yadav will work to bring the opposition alliance to power in Bihar, as it rejected speculation about him joining hands with JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In a statement, the LJD vowed to strive hard to bring “more cohesion … Read more
By Mohan Sahay It was difficult to remain unscathed in a political party like Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Prasad Yadav, which was mired in corruption cases and rabid caste politics in Bihar. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who passed away on September 13, maintained his integrity till he breathed his last. One of the few surviving … Read more
New Delhi: Sharad Yadav might come back to the Janata Dal (United) fold before the Bihar assembly elections, people close to the former JD(U) national president said. Several senior party leaders including chief minister Nitish Kumar have called and spoken to Yadav in the last few days, paving the way for his return, they said. … Read more