Bihar Assembly: Demands for enacting law to protect journalists raised
Mar 31, 2022, at 12:46 am
Patna/UNI: The demands for enacting law to protect journalists across the state was raised in Bihar Assembly on Thursday.
Sharad Yadav's LJD merges into RJD
Mar 21, 2022, at 06:40 am
New Delhi/UNI: Sharad Yadav's Loktantrik Janata Dal was merged with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday. Yadav said the merger was the "first step" towards uniting Opposition parties against ruling BJP.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in fifth fodder scam case
Feb 15, 2022, at 05:50 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, Lalu Prasad Yadav, has been convicted in the fifth fodder scam case, 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''.
RJD mocks Nitish Kumar over NITI Aayog report that says Bihar most backward state
Jul 30, 2021, at 01:27 am
Delhi/IBNS: Bihar is the most backward state in the country, the Centre has said in Lok Sabha in response to a question by Rajeev Ranjan Singh, an MP of Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) and the party's leader in parliament.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav gets bail in fodder scam case
Apr 17, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: The Jharkhand High Court on Saturday granted bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was sentenced to 14 years of jail in the fodder scam case.
RJD will give full support to Mamata Banerjee in Bengal polls: Tejashwi Yadav
Mar 01, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid rumours of a seat-sharing deal, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav Monday said his party will give full support to Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.
Mamata Banerjee to meet RJD's Tejashwi Yadav today amid Bengal poll preparations
Mar 01, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will Monday meet Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, triggering speculation over an alliance between the two parties in the upcoming state polls.
Nitish Kumar refutes claims of JD(U) MLAs remaining in contact with RJD
Dec 31, 2020, at 01:21 am
Patna/UNI: Amid reports of six MLAs of Janata Dal (United) joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday termed the claims that JD(U) MLAs remained in contact with the RJD as baseless.
'Arrest me if you can': Tejashwi Yadav dares Nitish Kumar govt
Dec 06, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Patna/IBNS: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the Nitish Kumar government and dared it to arrest him for protesting in support of farmers' demands to repeal the Centre's three contentious laws.
Lalu Prasad trying to poach NDA MLAs, alleges Sushil Modi
Nov 25, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Patna/IBNS: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Sushil Modi, has alleged his opponent Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is trying to poach the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MLAs to form government after losing the assembly elections by a narrow margin.
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.
Counting 'completely transparent' : EC on Congress, RJD's allegations of miscounting
Nov 13, 2020, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission (EC) has denied allegations of miscounting of votes in Bihar elections and claims that the successful candidates were not give certificates, asserting that they were not based on facts.
BJP enables NDA to win Bihar elections as Nitish Kumar falters amid anti-incumbency
Nov 11, 2020, at 11:21 am
Patna/IBNS: After 15 long hours of counting and allegations of cheating amid the coronavirus pandemic, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) emerged as the winner of the Bihar election in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Nov 11, 2020, at 06:30 am
New Delhi/Patna/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday claimed victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) even as the counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly elections is still underway.
Not under pressure: Election Commission denies RJD allegations
Nov 11, 2020, at 04:58 am
Patna/IBNS: Amid allegations by Bihar oppositions' alliance, the Election Commission on Tuesday evening denied that they are under pressure by the ruling party as the counting for the votes in the assembly elections in still underway.
Bihar polls: RJD alleges misuse of administration to influence election results
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:42 am
Patna/UNI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday alleged misuse of the administrative machinery to influence results of Bihar Assembly Elections in favour of ruling parties in some seats where counting was heading towards a photo finish.
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.
Exit polls predict victory for Grand Alliance in Bihar; RJD to emerge as largest party
Nov 08, 2020, at 01:41 am
Patna/IBNS: The crucial Bihar Assembly elections ended today and all eyes are now set on November 10 when results will be declared. However, both Times Now-C Voter Exit Poll and the Republic Jan Ki Baat Exit Polls have predicted the victory of RJD-Congress-Left 'Mahagathbandhan over the incumbent JDU-BJP-HAM-VIP (NDA) alliance. According to the exit polls RJD will emerge as the largest party.
'Impossible to give 10 lakh jobs': Nitish Kumar downplays Tejashwi Yadav's Bihar poll promise
Nov 02, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday downplayed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's poll promise of 10 lakh government jobs calling it "impossible", though his own ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a similar pledge even with a bigger number, media reports said.
Bihar poll campaign: PM Modi calls Tejashwi 'Yuvraj of Jungleraj', flags NDA govt initiatives
Oct 28, 2020, at 07:55 pm
Patna/IBNS: Amid the ongoing first phase of voting in the Bihar assembly poll, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a veiled attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav besides banking on the initiatives of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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.
BJP promises 19 lakh jobs, free Covid-19 vaccines in Bihar poll manifesto
Oct 22, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Patna/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised 19 lakh jobs, nine lakh more than what has been promised by the rival Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and free Covid-19 vaccines in the manifesto for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
Oct 19, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Patna/IBNS: In what could trigger a debate about a new equation in the Bihar politics, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar did injustice to Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, who is set to fight the state polls alone, media reports said.
CPI (ML) walks out of the Grand Alliance, to contest from 30 seats in Bihar polls
Oct 01, 2020, at 02:24 am
Patna/UNI: With Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) walking out of the Grand Alliance and announcing to enter into the electoral battle on its own declaring the first list containing 30 assembly seats, the Grand Alliance (GA) trying to consolidate the left parties under one umbrella, got a jolt ahead of assembly elections in Bihar.
Samajwadi Party not to contest Bihar Assembly polls, will support RJD instead
Sep 22, 2020, at 06:29 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has announced it will not contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections but will support the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidates.
Former RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh dies at 74
Sep 13, 2020, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Veteran Bihar politician and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh died Sunday morning at Delhi's All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 74 years old.
Former Railway Minister Lalu Yadav tests negative for Coronavirus
Jul 27, 2020, at 04:11 am
Ranchi/UNI: Jailed former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has tested negative for Coronavirus.