Tag: JDU

Scindia revolt proves blessing in disguise for Lalu’s party

The RJD, headed by Lalu Prasad, is now confident to nominate both its candidates to the Upper House of the Parliament.

March 11, 2020

Amit Shah ‘surrenders’ to Nitish’s tantrums, projects him as NDA’s face at Citizenship rally

The move assumes much significance given the BJP losing two states—Maharashtra and Jharkhand—in quick intervals and amply indicates how the party is just in no mood to lose another state of Bihar where assembly elections are due later this year.

January 16, 2020

Neither CAA nor NRC would be implemented in Bihar: Prashant Kishor

Even as the JD-U strongly supported the Citizenship bill in Parliament, one of its top leaders and party’s national vice-president Prashant Kishor on Sunday formally declared that the new Citizenship law or the CAA as well as the National Register for Citizens (NRC) won’t be implemented in Bihar.

January 12, 2020

Bihar NDA partners locked in further confrontation, this time over NPR

While the deputy chief minister and senior-most BJP leader from Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi declared that the updation process of the contentious NPR would begin from May, the JD-U has rejected such announcement saying no such decision has been taken by the state government so far.

January 5, 2020

Fresh trouble in NDA as Nitish’s party rejects BJP’s 50:50 formula

Trouble began after JD-U’s national vice-president Prashant Kishor, considered very close to chief minister Nitish Kumar, gave his interview to some news channel declaring that in no way JD-U-BJP would contest on an equal number of seats in the 2020 assembly elections in Bihar.

January 1, 2020

After Jharkhand victory, Tejashwi Yadav shares father Lalu’s message to RJD workers

The message of Lalu Prasad, who is in Ranchi serving sentences in fodder scam cases, was relayed by his younger son and heir-apparent Tejashwi Yadav

December 26, 2019

Posters questioning Nitish’s silence over CAA, NRC flood Patna

It is believed the posters were pasted either during late last night or early in the morning but the officials have been clueless over it and have begun investigation into the matter.

December 17, 2019

After backing CAB, Nitish Kumar declares not to implement NRC in Bihar, speculations rife

The move assumes much political significance given the coming assembly elections in the state due only next year.

December 15, 2019

Serious setback for Nitish Kumar in Bihar by-polls as JDU loses three sitting seats

Of the five assembly seats which went to polls, four of them, such as Simri-Bakhtiyarpur, Belhar, Daraundha, and Nathnagar were held by the JD-U whereas the Kishanganj seat was represented by the Congress.

October 24, 2019

NDA under pressure in last round of Bihar polling

In the last LS polls, seven of the eight LS seats had gone to the NDA while one seat was won by JD-U which was not a part of the NDA then.

May 18, 2019

‘Revolt’ in Bihar BJP after seat surrender; Grand Alliance on brink of breakup

While Bihar BJP bent over backwards to please its two allies JD-U and LJP, opposition Grand Alliance partners are struggling to reach a seat-sharing deal

March 18, 2019

Political somersaulter Nitish Kumar keeps his allies guessing in Bihar

The Janata Dal United (JD-U) headed by Nitish Kumar in Bihar has decided to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and send a team to Guwahati to back the agitation against it, much to the embarrassment of the BJP

January 23, 2019

Lens on Nitish Kumar for inducting Prashant Kishor into JDU

Please let it be known that none other than Amit Shah himself had asked me twice to induct Kishor into the JDU, the chief minister revealed

January 17, 2019

Ranchi hospital treating Lalu Prasad turns ‘pilgrim’ centre for Opposition leaders

With the next general elections drawing closer and the RJD chief lodged in jail, worried Opposition Grand Alliance leaders are now paying frequent visits to him to seal the seat-sharing deal before it’s too late

January 1, 2019

Nitish Kumar may abandon NDA before Lok Sabha polls: Digvijaya Singh

In the Opposition, RJD, Congress, HAM of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Left parties are working together.

October 3, 2018

Election strategist Prashant Kishor joins Nitish Kumar’s JD(U)

Prashant Kishor had previously worked as election strategist for JD (U) during the 2015 Bihar polls after parting ways with the BJP.

September 16, 2018

Doors of Grand Alliance shut on Nitish Kumar: Tejashwi Yadav

In the 2015 state polls, the Grand Alliance of JD-U, RJD and the Congress had defeated the BJP-led NDA.

June 26, 2018