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Jolt to Nitish as five JD(U) members join BJP in Manipur

Sep 03, 2022, at 06:34 pm

Imphal/UNI: In a jolt to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, five JD(U) members have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday.

Nitish Kumar's JD(U) to withdraw support from BJP-led govt in Manipur

Aug 31, 2022, at 05:15 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) is likely to withdraw support from the BJP-led government in Manipur, media reports said.

Sharad Pawar, not Nitish, more suitable to be Opposition's PM candidate: Bihar NCP leader Navin Kumar Singh

Aug 14, 2022, at 10:00 pm

Patna/UNI: After break up with BJP, the JD (U) leaders in Bihar have started pitching for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as Opposition's prime ministerial candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. But the NCP on Sunday dismissed the possibility, stating that the candidate selection would be done by the elected MPs of the opposition parties after parliamentary elections.

Will Nitish Kumar's breakup with BJP help rainbow Opposition or puncture anti-Modi club?

Aug 11, 2022, at 07:26 pm

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was basking in the glory of winning back control over Maharashtra politics, had a deja vu moment Tuesday after it lost the key eastern Indian state of Bihar, courtesy Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's yet another political somersault. Only this time the saffron camp was the casualty.

BJP only knows to divide people: Tejashwi Yadav with Nitish Kumar as they stake claim to form Bihar govt

Aug 10, 2022, at 03:50 am

Patna/IBNS: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav, who stitched ties with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) to become the deputy chief minister of the new alliance government, said the Bharatiya Janata Party only knows "to divide people on communal lines."

Take a look at Nitish Kumar's partner-swapping spree in his political marriage of convenience

Aug 10, 2022, at 03:29 am

Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar Tuesday apparently took the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) off-guard by stripping it off power by dumping the saffron MLAs in the Opposition bench, restitching the severed ties with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress.

Nitish Kumar to take oath as CM of Grand Alliance tomorrow, Tejashwi Yadav as deputy

Aug 10, 2022, at 02:36 am

Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar, who ditched the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, asked that he be named the Chief Minister of Bihar as the head of a new "Grand Alliance" which includes Tejashwi Yadav and other Opposition parties.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unsubscribes BJP-led NDA again

Aug 09, 2022, at 07:23 pm

Patna/IBNS: In his yet another political somersault, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), throwing open the gates for the Grand Alliance 2.0 in the eastern state, media reports said.

Nitish Kumar seeks time to meet Guv. Is Bihar bracing for Grand Alliance 2.0?

Aug 09, 2022, at 06:13 pm

Patna/IBNS: In a significant move amid speculation of his break up with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sought time to meet Governor Phagu Chauhan, media reports said.

Nitish Kumar to meet JDU MLAs today. Is break up with Modi's BJP imminent?

Aug 09, 2022, at 04:48 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to meet his party Janata Dal (United) MLAs Tuesday amid the speculation over his another political somersault, media reports said.

Split between Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and BJP on cards? Decision tomorrow

Aug 09, 2022, at 02:17 am

Patna/IBNS: For the first time since the Bihar government was formed four years ago, the alliance between Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on the verge of collapse, said reports.

Bihar: JD(U) asks party MLA to 'behave' after video of dancing goes viral

May 17, 2022, at 01:58 am

Patna: After an MLA from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party JD(U) was caught on camera giving a flying kiss and throwing cash while dancing with a young woman at a wedding reception, the party has asked him to "behave" and "maintain the dignity" of his post.

JD (U) Rajya Sabha MP King Mahendra passes away

Dec 27, 2021, at 07:01 pm

Patna/UNI: Rajya Sabha MP of the ruling JD (U) from Bihar, Mahendra Prasad alias King Mahendra, a pharmaceutical tycoon, died at a hospital in New Delhi on Monday morning. He was 81.

Nitish Kumar's former close aide Pavan Varma joins Mamata's TMC

Nov 23, 2021, at 11:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Janata Dal (United) leader Pavan Varma, who was also a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) here on Tuesday.

Nitish Kumar won't attend Chautala's rally in Haryana

Sep 12, 2021, at 05:07 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed his inability to attend an event to be hosted by former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala later this month to mark his father Chaudhary Devi Lal's birth centenary, media reports said.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar terms meeting with PM Modi on caste-based census 'positive'

Aug 23, 2021, at 06:57 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday termed his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on caste-based census ''positive''.

Union Cabinet rejig: Nitish Kumar's JD(U) takes major u-turn; to accept PM's decision on berth allocation

Jul 07, 2021, at 12:06 am

Patna/IBNS: Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal today finally made a retreat from its stance of proportional representation in the Union Cabinet based on Lok Sabha seats won by a party.

Bihar: JD(U) minority cell in charge Tanvir Ahmed dies of Covid

May 08, 2021, at 09:39 pm

Patna/UNI: Bihar Legislative Council Member (MLC) and JD(U)'s minority cell in charge Tanvir Akhtar died due to coronavirus infection here today.

RLSP merges with JD(U)

Mar 15, 2021, at 01:16 am

Patna/UNI: Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) president Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday announced the merger of his party with Janata Dal (United).

JD(U) likely to contest West Bengal, Assam polls

Dec 18, 2020, at 08:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) is planning to contest the West Bengal and Assam polls, which are scheduled to be held in 2021.

Tejashwi Yadav neck deep in corruption, shouldn't be the leader of opposition : JD (U)

Nov 23, 2020, at 01:11 am

Patna/IBNS/UNI: The JD(U) has demanded that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav should avoid becoming the leader of opposition as there are several criminal and corruption cases pending against him.

Hours after assuming office Bihar Minister Mewalal Choudhary resigns over corruption charges

Nov 19, 2020, at 11:42 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Education Minister Mewalal Choudhary, who took oath three days ago as part of Nitish Kumar's 14-member cabinet, resigned today, barely a few hours after assuming office following a corruption case flagged by opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal, said media reports.

Nitish critic Prashant Kishor draws flak from disgruntled TMC leaders

Nov 19, 2020, at 01:43 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Poll strategist and former JD(U) leader Prashant, who seems to have sharpened his attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar even after his win in the recent Bihar elections, is being doubted by several TMC leaders whether he would be able to ensure a win for the party in assembly polls which are barely six months away.

Nitish Kumar to swear in as Bihar CM today

Nov 16, 2020, at 04:53 pm

Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar will on Monday swear in as the Bihar Chief Minister for the fifth term, five days after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) registered a comfortable win in the assembly elections.

'Nitish Kumar will be next Bihar CM': BJP's Sushil Modi

Nov 11, 2020, at 06:12 pm

Patna/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday cleared Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar will be the next Bihar Chief Minister despite the saffron party emerging as the best performer in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which won the state polls.

Bihar poll results: NDA set to return to power as per trends

Nov 10, 2020, at 08:36 pm

Patna/IBNS: Defeating all exit polls which had predicted a new Bihar Chief Minister, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), as per the trends so far, is set to return to power with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the single largest party.

Bihar final phase voting: Turnout 19.17% till 11 am

Nov 07, 2020, at 07:33 pm

Patna/IBNS: The voters turnout in the third and final phase of Bihar assembly elections was 19.17% till 11 am on Saturday, media reports said.

Bihar Assembly polls witness 52 per cent voters' turnout in second phase

Nov 04, 2020, at 01:13 am

Patna/UNI: An estimated 52.11 per cent of the total 2,86,11,164 electorate exercised their franchise in 94 constituencies during second of three-phased Bihar Assembly Elections, sealing fates of 1,463 candidates including the CM candidate of Grand Alliance Tejashwi Prasad Yadav.

Bihar Assembly poll begins: Nitish Kumar faces litmus test, Tejashwi looks to unseat NDA

Oct 28, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Patna/IBNS: The first election in India amid the Covid-19 spread began in Bihar on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), also steered by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the state, facing a litmus test as Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Tejashwi Yadav has emerged as a serious challenger to the incumbent.

'Nitish Kumar mentally and physically exhausted': Tejashwi Yadav on Bihar CM's '8-9 children' jibe

Oct 27, 2020, at 07:22 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his prime challenger Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Tejashwi Yadav have exchanged some heated words with just a day left for the commencement of the high-voltage Bihar assembly elections.