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.
Referring to the government’s claims of achievements during the Governor’s address, Tejashwi said, “Bihar stands today where it stood in 1960.”
RJD MLA Kumar Sarvjeet termed the budget a “capitalists’ budget.” Attacking the government, he said that the same narrative has been repeated for the last 20 years.
Following this revelation, the main opposition party, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), launched a scathing attack on the Nitish government.
RJD boss Lalu Yadav handed over an appointment letter to Tejashwi in the presence of senior leaders during the national executive meeting in Patna.
However, on the eve of the Working Committee meeting, party's decision-makers faced severe criticism from MLA Bhai Virendra who blamed the leadership for the poll debacle
