Grand Alliance in Bihar: RJD to contest from 20 seats, Congress from 9
Mar 22, 2019, at 08:06 pm
Patna, Mar 22 (IBNS): The RJD will contest 20 of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats while Congress will fight from only 9, the Grand Alliance of opposition parties announced today.
Lalu Prasad authorised for selection of candidates for Lok Sabha and assembly byelections
Mar 09, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Patna, Mar 9 (UNI) RJD`s central parliamentary board today authorised party president Lalu Prasad for selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly byelections.
Nitish Kumar blasts Rahul Gandhi for ‘compromising’ with corruption, Congress slams
Feb 04, 2019, at 10:18 pm
Patna, Feb 4 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday hit out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for allying with the RJD of Lalu Prasad.
Another RJD leader killed in Bihar, second killing in two days
Jan 27, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Patna, Jan 27 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Two days after a RJD leader was killed in Samastipur district, another RJD leader was lynched in neighbouring Begusarai district in Bihar.
Felt like chopping off Ram Kripal Yadav's hand when he joined BJP: Misha Bharti
Jan 20, 2019, at 01:50 pm
Patna, Jan 20 (IBNS): Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad's daughter and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Misha Bharti has said that she wanted to chop off Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav’s hands after he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
SP-BSP alliance enough to beat BJP in UP: Tejashwi Yadav on Congress question
Jan 14, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IBNS): Reacting to the non-inclusion of Congress in the Uttar Pradesh alliance, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are enough to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 General Elections, media reports said.
Tejashwi Yadav mocks Nitish Kumar over graft, morality; says he can’t live without power
Jan 08, 2019, at 09:21 am
Patna, Jan 8 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): RJD lawmaker and leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Monday tore into Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for his remarks over “corruption” and “morality” in politics.
Seat sharing deal done in Grand Alliance but will be announced after ‘kharmas’
Dec 29, 2018, at 04:24 pm
Patna, Dec 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, turned into a centre of political activities on Saturday with scores of leaders rushing to meet RJD chief Lalu Prasad undergoing treatment there.
Ready to make any sacrifices to save the nation, says Tejashwi Yadav
Dec 21, 2018, at 09:55 am
Patna, Dec 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said he was ready for making any sacrifices to save the country which is now passing through critical phase.
RJD lawmaker Raj Ballabh Yadav convicted for raping teenager in Bihar
Dec 15, 2018, at 07:28 pm
Patna, Dec 15 (The BiharPost/IBNS): A local court in Bihar on Saturday held Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav guilty for raping a teenaged girl.
Opposition leaders' meet to discuss anti-BJP front
Dec 09, 2018, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Telugu Desam Party boss-cum-Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu will attend a meeting of opposition parties in the national capital for the first time on Monday, NDTV said.
Tejashwi Yadav meets Rahul Gandhi, says 'committed to take nation out of fear'
Jun 08, 2018, at 11:43 am
New Delhi, Jun 8 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has met with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and said the two are committed to take the country "out of fear".
Tejashwi Yadav meets Bihar Governor, stakes claim to form government
May 18, 2018, at 09:10 pm
Patna, May 18 (IBNS): Taking a cue from Karnataka's political slug-fest over government formation, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday met Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik to stake claim to form the government considering his party as the single largest political party in the eastern state.
Congress, RJD to stake claims to form Goa, Bihar governments
May 18, 2018, at 12:52 am
Panaji/Patna, May 17 (IBNS): Playing with the strategy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to assume powers in Karnataka, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will now stake claims to form governments in Goa and Bihar respectively, as the two political outfits had emerged as single largest parties in the two states, media reports said.
Karnataka impact: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to meet Governor over government formation
May 18, 2018, at 12:04 am
Patna, May 17 (IBNS): Amid the slug-fest between the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) combine and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the formation of the Karnataka government, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaderTejashwi Yadav has raised a question as to why his party was not asked to form the Bihar government despite being the single largest political outfit in the eastern state.
Won't compromise with communalism: Nitish Kumar
Apr 06, 2018, at 12:44 am
Patna, Apr 5 (IBNS): Sending out a strong message to his ally partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar on Thursday said he should not be expected to compromise with communalism, media reports said.
Shatrughan Sinha thanks lawyers for providing legal support to Lalu Prasad
Mar 26, 2018, at 04:52 pm
Patna, Mar 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may accuse former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad of corruption, but its MP Shatrughan Sinha has thanked all who are providing legal support to Lalu, who has been sentenced to an imprisonment of more than a decade.
Fourth fodder scam: Lalu Prasad sentenced to seven years of imprisonment
Mar 24, 2018, at 05:22 pm
Ranchi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment in the fourth fodder scam case, verdict of which was delivered by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday, media reports said.
Fourth fodder scam: Lalu Prasad sentenced to seven years of imprisonment
Mar 24, 2018, at 05:19 pm
Ranchi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment in the fourth fodder scam case, verdict of which was delivered by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar is spineless and most coward CM of the country: Tejashwi Yadav
Mar 20, 2018, at 04:57 pm
Patna, Mar 20 (IBNS): Training his gun at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said the former is spineless and the most coward CM of the country.
BJP trails in UP by-polls, likely setback in Bihar
Mar 14, 2018, at 06:08 pm
Lucknow/Patna, Mar 14 (IBNS): As counting progresses on Wednesday for the recently held bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the BJP has once again started trailing in both the by-poll seats in Uttar Pradesh with a likely setback in Bihar, media reports said.
Rebuffed by RJD, Pappu announces to contest all Lok Sabha, assembly seats in Bihar
Feb 14, 2018, at 12:29 am
Patna, Feb 13 (TheBiharPost): Jan Adhukar Party (JAP) chief Pappu Yadav on Tuesday announced to contest all the 40 Lok Sabha seats and 243 assembly seats in the next elections in Bihar.
I will die happily fixing myself for social justice, harmony and equality: Lalu Prasad Yadav
Jan 06, 2018, at 11:18 pm
Patna, Jan 6 (IBNS): After being sentenced by a court in he fodder scam, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said he was ready to fix himself for social justice, harmony and equality.
Entire Bihar is with me: Lalu Prasad on conviction in fodder case
Dec 23, 2017, at 10:27 pm
Patna, Dec 23 (IBNS): After being convicted in fodder scam case, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad tweeted to say that the entire Bihar is with him, media reports said.
Lalu Prasad elected RJD’s national president for 10th times
Nov 22, 2017, at 02:05 am
Patna, Nov 21 (TheBIharPost): Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad was on Tuesday elected as the national president of the RJD for the 10th consecutive times.
Prime Minister Modi will badly lose next LS polls, predicts Lalu at party meet
Nov 20, 2017, at 12:54 am
Patna, Nov 19 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD president Lalu Prasad on Sunday said the BJP-led NDA would badly lose the next Lok Sabha elections.
BJP vows to make Bihar free from Lalu Prasad’s RJD
Oct 09, 2017, at 01:08 am
Patna, Oct 8 (TheBiharPost): With RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his family getting too much engaged in legal battles over corruption cases, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has pledged to make Bihar free from RJD in the next LS polls.
Patna: Sharad Yadav calls for grand alliance at national level, Mamata Banerjee slams Centre
Aug 27, 2017, at 11:39 pm
Patna, Aug 27 (IBNS): Rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav on Sunday said a grand alliance will be formed at the national level to take on the BJP at the next Lok Sabha elections.
Nitish's position not the same in BJP as he had in Grand Alliance, says Congress
Aug 01, 2017, at 04:18 pm
Patna, Aug 1 (IBNS): Taking a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Congress said that the former does not enjoy a similar status in the BJP coalition he had in the Grand Alliance, reports said.
Nobody has the capacity to take on Modi: Nitish Kumar on 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Jul 31, 2017, at 10:58 pm
Patna, July 31 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday backed Narendra Modi and said he will return as the Prime Minister of the country in 2019.