Tag: Nitish Kumar

Bihar: RJD depicts Tejashwi as ‘Ram’, CM Nitish Kumar as ‘Ravan’

The huge poster surfaced on the busy Birchand Patel Marg, nearly 50 metres from Janata Dal-United (JD-U) state headquarters. 

October 17, 2018

Gujarat minister to visit Bihar to invite Nitish for unveiling of Statue of Unity

"Saurabh Patel will visit Bihar with a delegation after October 22 to invite Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the unveiling function of Statue of Unity," said a statement from his office.

October 16, 2018

Bihar: CM Nitish appoints Prashant Kishor as JD-U Vice President

The Grand Alliance comprised the JD-U, Lalu Prasad's RJD and the Congress and it humbled the BJP-led alliance. 

October 16, 2018

Student throws sandal at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Tiwari was quickly detained by the police. But some Janata Dal-United workers still managed to thrash him before the student was taken away. 

October 11, 2018

Harder and harder for Nitish to defend his decision to rejoin NDA

The latest embarrassment has come in the form of open rejection of his demand for granting Special Category status to Bihar by the 15th Finance Commission which paid a two-day visit to the state this week.

October 5, 2018

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

Cong revamps Bihar unit

Experts say the idea will work wonders for the three-party Grand Alliance in Bihar if Congress is able to get a little support of these two upper castes.

September 19, 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

Won’t tolerate lawlessness, Nitish Kumar tells Bihar Police

Nitish Kumar held a marathon meeting with top officials in the state administration at his official residence here and reviewed the law and order situation in the state, said an official.

September 12, 2018

Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar two faces of NDA: JD-U

Bihar Janata Dal-United (JD-U) President Vashisht Narain Singh on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister are two faces of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Singh made the remark in reference to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, during an interaction with media persons here. Considered close to the Chief Minister, the …

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September 12, 2018

‘Lynching’~a matter of grave concern in Bihar

In the past five days, six persons have been beaten to death by angry mobs.

September 12, 2018

LS polls | Bihar seat-sharing: BJP clips Nitish Kumar’s wings

Of the 20 seats BJP has spared for allies, 12 will go to Kumar’s JD-U, five to LJP, two to the RLSP and one to Rashtriya Samata Party which Jehanabad MP Arun Kumar represents.

August 31, 2018

Lalu slams Modi on arrest of activists

RJD chief says country is moving towards dictatorship.

August 30, 2018

4th leader of Bihar NDA in grip of sex scandal

CBI team questions former JD-U minister for social welfare Damodar Raut at Jamui

August 21, 2018

72nd Independence Day | This is what chief ministers said in different states

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday led the celebrations of country’s 72 Independence Day as he unfurled the Tricolor from the iconic Red Fort in New Delhi.

August 15, 2018

NDA emerges stronger, wins parliamentary battles

The BJP-led NDA emerged stronger from Parliament’s monsoon session as it first defeated the Opposition’s no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha, and then ensured victory of its candidate for Rajya Sabha’s Deputy Chairmanship with good floor management and convincing margins. The no-confidence motion in the first week and the Rajya Sabha election in the fourth …

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August 13, 2018

Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar over Patna shelter home deaths

Mere days after the shocking Muzaffarpur shelter home case, another shocking case has emerged from a state-run shelter home in Patna.

August 12, 2018