'I don't aspire for the PM's post' : Nitish reiterates
Sep 25, 2023, at 11:00 pm
Patna, Sep 25 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reiterated that he does not aspire to become the Prime Minister of the country and was busy in uniting opposition parties.
Nitish Kumar doubts BJP's intention on passing Women's Reservation Bill
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:10 am
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday expressed serious doubt over the intention of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in implementing the Women's Reservation Bill even after its clearance in the Parliament.
Sep 20, 2023, at 02:48 pm
Welcoming the Nari Shakti Vandan Bill for reservation to women, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday demanded provision for quota for the backward and extremely backward classes in it.
Bihar: Boat accident in Muzaffarpur leads 18 children go missing
Sep 14, 2023, at 07:29 pm
Patna/IBNS: Eighteen children went missing after a boat overturned in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Thursday morning, media reports said.
More political parties likely to join INDIA alliance: Opposition
Sep 01, 2023, at 03:55 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The leading political leaders of the INDIA alliance, who came to Mumbai for the third meeting, Thursday hinted that more political parties will be included to forge a strong front of the opposition against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and win the 2024 general elections.
Nitish Kumar refutes speculations about contesting Lok Sabha elections from UP's Phoolpur
Aug 16, 2023, at 06:15 am
Patna/IBNS/UNI: Reacting sharply at reports of him contesting Lok Sabha elections from Phoolpur parliamentary seat in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar settled down the speculations by ruling out the same.
Jun 30, 2023, at 01:51 am
Lakhisarai/IBNS/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday dubbed Rahul Gandhi as a "failed leader" who has been continuously launched unsuccessfully by Congress for the last twenty years.
Opposition parties reach 'consensus' to fight 2024 polls together at mega Patna meet
Jun 24, 2023, at 01:39 am
Patna/IBNS: Sixteen non-BJP political parties, who met in Patna on Friday, claimed they have arrived at a consensus to contest the coming Lok Sabha polls together to defeat the saffron party, whose rule according to them "was not in the interest of the people of India".
Nitish Kumar hosts rainbow opposition camp in Patna in search for 'defeat Modi' formula
Jun 23, 2023, at 08:01 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar is hosting here a mega meeting of opposition leaders, who are often at the loggerheads with each other in respective states, in a bid to strategise for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a third straight term.
Top opposition leaders arrive in Patna for mega anti-BJP parties' meeting tomorrow
Jun 23, 2023, at 04:54 am
Patna/IBNS/UNI: In a major step towards forging national-level unity to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, top opposition leaders including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee arrived here on Thursday, on the eve of the meeting of anti-BJP parties.
Mamata Banerjee meets Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi in Patna ahead of mega Oppositions' meet
Jun 23, 2023, at 02:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna ahead of the grand opposition meeting.
Bihar: Newly inducted minister in Nitish cabinet, Ratnesh Sada, takes oath
Jun 16, 2023, at 05:59 pm
Patna/UNI: Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday administered oath to newly inducted Minister Ratnesh Sada of the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Longtime rivals to come together at Oppositions' big Patna meet on June 23
Jun 08, 2023, at 05:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Oppositions' meeting on June 23 in Patna will see longtime rivals coming together to take on the mighty Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the general elections next year.
Guard missing after Rs. 1,700 crore under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar
Jun 06, 2023, at 03:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur has triggered a war of words between the state government and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress to join opposition parties' Patna meeting on June 12:Jairam Ramesh
Jun 02, 2023, at 02:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party Thursday informed that it will take part in the proposed meeting of opposition parties in Patna on June 12, party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday.
'Now the country will be united': Nitish Kumar meets Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi
May 23, 2023, at 05:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has taken it upon himself to reach opposition unity ahead of the 2024 general elections, met Congress supremo Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Monday.
Naveen Patnaik meets PM Modi, rules out alliance with opposition parties for 2024 elections
May 12, 2023, at 04:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday ruled out the possibility of forming an alliance with the opposition in the 2024 national election, announcing that his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party will contest alone.
2024 elections: Nitish Kumar, Tejasvi Yadav meet Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray
May 12, 2023, at 01:42 am
Mumbai/IBNS: On Thursday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejasvi Yadav Thursday met Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray here in their bid to cobble up an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance at the national level.
Patna High Court stays Bihar govt's caste-based survey with immediate effect
May 04, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Patna: The Patna High Court on Thursday instructed the state government led by Nitish Kumar to halt the caste-based survey in the state with immediate effect, media reports said.
'All parties should work together for 2024 polls': Nitish Kumar meeting Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata
Apr 24, 2023, at 08:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: "All parties should prepare for the next parliamentary elections and work together for the benefit of the country," said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meeting his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee after holding a closed-door meeting over Opposition unity here on Monday.
In bid to form anti-Modi bloc, Nitish Kumar to meet Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav today
Apr 24, 2023, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister and a Modi rival, Nitish Kumar will meet his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav in his own effort to stitch an Opposition unity in view of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, media reports said.
'Those voting for BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be doing themselves harm': Nitish Kumar
Apr 15, 2023, at 03:53 am
Patna/IBNS: In his maiden public speech after meeting top opposition leaders in New Delhi to evolve a broader unity for countering the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that the present regime at the Centre was doing nothing and those voting for the saffron party in next parliamentary elections, would be doing themselves harm.
Apr 14, 2023, at 03:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Veteran Maharashtra politician and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday amid efforts of opposition unity ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Rioters will be hung upside down if BJP forms govt in Bihar in 2025: Amit Shah
Apr 03, 2023, at 01:41 am
Hisua (Bihar): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed the Mahagathbandhan government led by Nitish Kumar in Bihar for failing to control communal violence in Sasaram and Bihar Sharif towns.
Bihar Ram Navami clash: Fresh violence erupts in Rohtas, Nalanda; 1 killed, 80 arrested
Apr 02, 2023, at 03:27 pm
Patna/IBNS: Tension prevailed in Bihar even a day after Ram Navami clashes as fresh violence took place in Rohtas and Nalanda districts on Saturday, the police said.
Arvind Kejriwal takes initiative for third front, planned meeting with 7 CMs: Reports
Mar 21, 2023, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a renewed effort towards a third front ahead of the 2024 general elections, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to chief ministers of seven states for a dinner to form a forum of non-BJP parties. However, the plan did not meet success with the invitees returning a less-than-warm response, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar rules out any change in Bihar alliance
Mar 12, 2023, at 03:37 pm
Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ruled out any change in the alliance and said that there is no need to worry about the same.
Feb 26, 2023, at 02:39 am
Patna: Taking a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Kumar dreams of becoming the Prime Minister of India every three months and made it clear that there is no chance for him to ally with the BJP anymore.
United opposition can restrict BJP to 100 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Nitish
Feb 19, 2023, at 09:39 pm
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said the BJP wouldn’t cross 100 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if the Opposition parties counter BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a united front.
Transforming India into a Hindu nation is impossible: Nitish Kumar
Feb 17, 2023, at 11:34 pm
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that India is such a country which cannot be converted into a Hindu Nation.