Tag: LJP
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After Shiv Sena, BJP faces yet another jolt from allies in Jharkhand
Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) is going solo and has decided to contest on 50 seats in the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly Elections.
November 12, 2019 -
Still all’s well! Nitish Kumar says no rift with BJP after JD(U) opts out of NDA outside Bihar
The JD(U) as the NDA ally had won 16 of the 17 seats it contested in the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar.
June 10, 2019 -
All is well? Amid reports of rift, Nitish Kumar attends ‘Iftar’ hosted by BJP ally LJP
Nitish Kumar had on Sunday inducted eight JD-U MLAs as Cabinet Ministers, leaving out his ally the BJP and fuelling speculation of a rift between the two parties.
June 4, 2019 -
‘Ram Vilas Paswan will again be part of Modi’s cabinet’
"My father will be inducted again into the Union Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi", MP Chirag Paswan said.
May 27, 2019 -
Bihar’s ‘Osama bin Laden’ missing from election arena
Noor, who heads the Awami Insaf Morcha (AIM), was in the news in 2014 when he pledged to contest that Lok Sabha election against BJP's then Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi from Varanasi. But his nomination papers were rejected. He was so much in demand that Paswan and Lalu Prasad would invariably find a seat for him on their campaign helicopters, even if it meant dropping a senior party leader.
April 28, 2019 -
BJP minister Giriraj Singh, who asked critics to go to Pak, loses home
The gifting of his home constituency that he nursed with much care has, thus, very obviously distressed the minister.
March 18, 2019 -
Paswan faces pressures to change his electoral ‘vow’ as contest gets tough for NDA in Bihar
The pressure to reconsider his decision mounts on Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Paswan after a recent survey conducted by the BJP revealed the NDA may lose this seat to its rival if Paswan stays away from the contest.
March 13, 2019 -
Lok Sabha 2019: BJP, JD(U) to contest on 17 seats in Bihar; LJP on 6
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest on 17 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar in next year’s general elections alongside Janata Dal (United), which will contest on 17, and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which will contest on the remaining 6.
December 23, 2018 -
Will join agitation if SC/ST Act not restored, NGT chief not removed by Aug 9: LJP
Addressing the media, Chirag Paswan, party MP and son of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, said they were running out of patience over the said issues
July 27, 2018 -
BJP worked for SC/STs, while Congress ignored Ambedkar: Paswan
Attacking the Congress for ignoring the legacy of Dr BR Ambedkar, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday said the BJP government had worked to protect the interest of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Narendra Modi government on Monday filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s order that dilutes stringent provisions …
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April 2, 2018 -
Nitish to take oath at 10 a.m., RJD also stakes claim to form government
Less than a day after resigning as Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar would take oath at 10 a.m. on Thursday as the head of the government that would include BJP and its allies. Kumar met Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi late on Wednesday with NDA leaders and staked claim to form a new government with support …
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July 27, 2017 -
LJP will support BJP in Manipur: Ram Vilas Paswan
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday announced the support of the lone Lok Janshakti Party MLA in Manipur to the BJP. "The LJP candidate from Manipur Karam Shyam has won the election and he will support the BJP. In Manipur, the LJP will support the BJP," the LJP chief tweeted. Paswan-led LJP is an ally …
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March 11, 2017 -
Paswan stable, under close observation in ICU
Union Minister and LJP president Ramvilas Paswan, who was admitted to the ICU of a hospital here on Thursday after complaining of breathlessness, is stable now, doctors attending on him said on Friday. "Paswanji's health is stable now," Pramod Kumar, head of cardiology unit of Paras HMRI Hospital where the minister is admitted said. Kumar is among the …
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January 13, 2017 -
Paswan stable, under close observation in ICU
Union Minister and LJP president Ramvilas Paswan, who was admitted to the ICU of a hospital here on Thursday after complaining of breathlessness, is stable now, doctors attending on him said on Friday. "Paswanji's health is stable now," Pramod Kumar, head of cardiology unit of Paras HMRI Hospital where the minister is admitted said. Kumar is among the …
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January 13, 2017