Tag: Nitish Kumar

Begusarai firing: “Morale of criminals increasing in Bihar under Nitish Kumar govt,” says Shahnawaz Hussain

After two bike-borne miscreants shot at nine people, killing one in Bihar's Begusarai, former Union minister and BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government.

September 14, 2022

Dadra-Nagar Haveli: Setback for JDU; 15 panchayat members join BJP

In a setback to Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United (JDU), a total of 15 members of JDU from Dadra and Nagar Haveli joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday.

September 13, 2022

Lalu Yadav, Nitish Kumar to meet Sonia Gandhi soon: Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav reiterated that if all the Opposition parties unite then they will be successful in defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 general elections.

September 12, 2022

Need credible face to seek votes in 2024 LS polls, meeting leaders won’t make difference: Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor said that there is a need for a "credible face" and mass movement to seek people's vote in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

September 10, 2022

Nitish Kumar’s Delhi visit aimed at exploring policy-oriented political alternative, says RJD leader

Nitish Kumar, who met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday, has also met Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

September 7, 2022

Nitish Kumar meets Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at his residence

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday with an aim to unify the Opposition in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on the second day's visit to the national capital. 

September 6, 2022

Nitish Kumar is on political tourism in Delhi: BJP MP Sushil Modi

Sushil Modi said that Bihar is drowning in floods and the Chief Minister has arrived National Capital on political Tourism.

September 6, 2022

I am not even a claimant, I don’t even desire it: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on speculation on his PM candidature

Kumar denied speculation on his Prime Ministerial candidature, saying that "I am not even a claimant, I don't even desire it. We are together, that is why I am coming here", said Nitish on meeting CPM leader Yechury.

September 6, 2022

Focus on opposition unity is our prime goal, says Sitaram Yechury

Yechury said that the prime focus is opposition unity on important issues to save the constitution and democracy.

September 5, 2022

Nitish Kumar on 2-day visit to Delhi, to meet Oppn leaders

Sources have said that Kumar will meet Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Left party leader D. Raja, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and others.

September 5, 2022

Nitish Kumar can never become PM in his life, RJD will make Bihar ‘JDU mukt’: Sushil Modi

BJP Rajya Sabha MP and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday took a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will break the Janata Dal (United) in Bihar

September 3, 2022

Opposition will unify for 2024 elections: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

A day after five Janata Dal (United) MLAs from Manipur merged with the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday wondered if it was 'constitutional' and affirmed that the opposition will unite for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. 

September 3, 2022

“Merger of JDU MLAs into BJP was done using money power”: JDU Chief

Accusing political horse-trading in the merger of Janta Dal United MLAs into BJP in Manipur, JDU chief Rajiv Ranjan Lalan Singh said on Saturday that the merger was done by BJP using money power.

September 3, 2022

Big jolt for Nitish Kumar in Northeast, 5 JD(U) MLAs merge with BJP

Earlier bulk of the JDU MLAs joined the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh giving a nightmare to Nitish Kumar's party. Five JDU MLAs merged with the ruling party BJP on Friday, according to a statement from Manipur Legislative Assembly Secretariat.

September 3, 2022

Former Bihar Law Minister’s bail plea rejected, blames BJP

A court in Bihar's Danapur on Thursday rejected the bail application of former state Law Minister Kartikeya Singh, in a 2014 kidnapping case.

September 1, 2022

BPSC to conduct 67th Preliminary in one day and one shift

On Thursday, Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) took a major decision regarding the conduct of the 67th Combined Preliminary Competitive Preliminary Examination (CCE).

September 1, 2022

BJP targets Nitish Kumar as Bihar law minister resigns

Taking a dig at the chief minister BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said that the Nitish Kumar government lost its first wicket and is set to lose more soon.

September 1, 2022