The fight over Patna's high-profile 10 Circular Road residence has turned into a political flashpoint, with both the NDA and RJD digging in over the government's eviction notice.
A banner displayed outside the RJD office in Patna on Monday, featuring Lalu Prasad Yadav and his daughter Rohini Acharya, has triggered fresh political speculation in Bihar.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received a major boost on Tuesday as former state president of the RJD women’s cell, Ritu Jaiswal, joined the party along with several other RJD leaders. Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi formally inducted her into the party.
Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, launched a blistering attack on the Samrat Choudhary-led government on Tuesday, alleging that criminals “protected and nurtured by those in power” have unleashed terror upon women across Bihar.
Praveen defeated IUML’s Jayanti Rajan by a slim margin of 1,286 votes. He secured 70,448 votes, while his closest rival polled 69,162 votes.
Accusing the government of nepotism, Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav said that the NDA has become “National Damaad Ayog”.
A meeting of INDIA bloc’s Coordination Committee, held in Patna on Thursday, concluded without making any concrete decision over seat sharing or nominating CM face of the alliance for the Bihar assembly elections due in October-November.
His social media posts come days after Lalu Prasad expelled him from the RJD for six years and severed familial ties over his public declaration of a love affair.
Sounding poll bugle in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday attacked the Congress and RJD, saying those who cheated Bihar the most, during whose rule the deprived sections suffered the most, today the same people are telling lies about social justice to gain power.
Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram said Modi’s back-to-back visits to Bihar and announcements of development projects worth several thousand crore rupees have reminded people of the tall promises he made during elections rallies in the past.
