JD(U) National Council meet on June 21, Nitish’s consultations with top leaders spark buzz
Ahead of the meeting, former chief minister Nitish Kumar has been holding a series of one-on-one meetings with his close associates and senior JD(U) leaders.
Ahead of the meeting, former chief minister Nitish Kumar has been holding a series of one-on-one meetings with his close associates and senior JD(U) leaders.
Prashant Kishor accused Nitish Kumar of political missteps and announced a door-to-door Jan Suraaj campaign to challenge the BJP in Bankipur.
CPI(ML) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said on Saturday that the BJP has not only removed Nitish Kumar from power but has also overturned his entire political discourse and model of governance.
For long, political observers have been deliberating over the future of the Janata Dal (United) after Nitish Kumar.
Nishant Kumar formally entered Bihar’s administrative frontline after taking charge as Health Minister amid the NDA government’s large-scale cabinet expansion in Patna.
Ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah once again invoked the era of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi’s “jungle raj”, recalling the reign of terror allegedly unleashed by the late muscleman-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin.
Without naming former chief ministers Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi, Nitish Kumar stated that the people of Bihar have already given them a chance in the past, but instead of serving the public, their focus was on personal gain.
Announcing this at a press conference attended by all the alliance partners, senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said that the decision was made with the consent of his party’s national president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi.
Independent MP Pappu Yadav on Thursday invited Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to join the Mahagathbandhan, saying the BJP is stabbing him from behind.
The evocative question—'Whose Diwali will it be and whose Diwala’—captures the high stakes and emotional intensity of the contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan.
