Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th time on Thursday. Here is the full list of Cabinet Ministers, including Deputy CMs Vijay Sinha and Samrat Choudhary.
Owaisi asserted that suicide is haram in Islam, killing innocents is a grave sin, and such acts violate the law of the land. “This is terrorism and nothing else,” Owaisi added.
His comments came in the aftermath of his daughter Rohini Acharya’s allegation that the blame for the RJD’s drubbing in the recently concluded Bihar polls is being pinned on her.
His comments came as a reaction to RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya’s statements recently. Acharya, in her comments, levelled allegations of mistreatment against her younger brother Tejashwi Yadav.
"This is a kind of 'vote chori' and was one of the deciding factors in the outcome of the assembly polls there," he remarked.
Launching his campaign for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections with a clear focus on social equations, he highlighted the OBC narrative, describing himself, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Union Minister Ramnath Thakur as “sons of backward families”.
Two senior-most party leaders and uncles of Akhilesh Yadav, Ramgopal Yadav, chief national general secretary, and Shivpal Yadav, party's general secretary, are conspicuously missing in the list.
He asserted that BJP-led governments and bodies have repeatedly tried to disrupt Chhath Puja celebrations in Delhi by creating hurdles, demolishing ghats, and using authorities like the police and the Delhi Development Authority.
The promise is seen as a direct challenge to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s carefully cultivated women voter base.
With this announcement the shape of the Mahagathbandhan alliance is also clear with RJD contesting 143, Congress 61, CPI ML 20 and the remaining likely to go to Mukesh Sahani's VIP.
