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Nitish Kumar disrespected Bihar touching Modi's feet: Prashant Kishor

Jun 15, 2024, at 08:29 pm

Patna/IBNS: Former political strategist and Jan Suraj Abhiyan president Prashant Kishor has lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for touching the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the meeting of National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Bihar political turmoil: BJP keeping a close watch, says Giriraj Singh

Jan 27, 2024, at 07:41 pm

Patna/UNI: With the fluid political scenario in Bihar putting a question mark on the fate of the Grand Alliance government, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Saturday said his party is presently keeping a close watch on the rapidly changing situation.

Tejashwi Yadav meets Sonia Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury in Delhi

Aug 13, 2022, at 02:31 am

New Delhi/UNI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury in the national capital.

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.

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 8th time

Aug 10, 2022, at 07:51 pm

Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the record eighth time Wednesday.

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister today

Aug 10, 2022, at 02:42 pm

Patna: Nitish Kumar will take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday, marking a major development in the political paradigm of the state.

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.

Nitish Kumar walks away from NDA, joins hands with Grand Alliance

Aug 09, 2022, at 10:21 pm

Patna: In a dramatic move, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish on Tuesday walked away from NDA and joined hands with Grand Alliance to form a new government in the state.

Uphill task for Lalu candidate in Madhepura as three Yadavs battle it out

Apr 22, 2019, at 12:59 pm

PATNA: There is a very interesting fact about Madhepura—“Rome Pope ka, Madhepura Gope ka (What Rome is to Pope, Madhepura is to Gope or Yadavs)”. It’s not surprising then that this key north Bihar constituency has elected only Yadavs as its leader in the Lok Sabha since Independence.

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.

Sharad goes further away from Nitish to show his strength with Opp parties tomorrow

Aug 17, 2017, at 01:58 am

Patna, Aug 16 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The ruling JD-U in Bihar moved a step closer to split on Wednesday with revolting party MP Sharad Yadav announcing to hold “Sajha Virasat Bachao‘ (Save Composite Culture) conference in Delhi on Thursday.

Nitish Kumar has ‘surrendered’ before PM Modi, says Bihar Opp leader Tejashwi

Aug 01, 2017, at 02:32 am

Patna, July 31 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday jeered at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar terming him as a “new bhakta” (disciple) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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.

CM Nitish Kumar faces trust vote today in Bihar Assembly

Jul 28, 2017, at 01:49 pm

Patna, July 28 (IBNS): Politics in Bihar is all set to witness a crucial day as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will face a trust vote in the Assembly on Friday.

Corruption charges are baseless, Lalu says on Nitish Kunmar's resignation

Jul 27, 2017, at 02:27 am

Patna, July 26 (IBNS): Besides making a scathing attack over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweets, RJD chief Lalu Prasad claimed that Nitish Kumar, who resigned as Bihar Chief Minister on Wednesday, was informed that the corruption charges brought against his son and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav were baseless.

Nitish Kumar spending day with RJD, night in the company of BJP, alleges RJD

Jul 25, 2017, at 02:17 am

Patna, July 24 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The RJD on Monday launched a blistering attack on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and described him as a man who spends the day with RJD but night in the company of the BJP.

Nitish Kumar may not return to power next time: Harvard study

Jul 24, 2017, at 02:12 am

Patna, July 23 (TheBiharPost): A study conducted by a Harvard University scholar has indicated JD-U leader Nitish Kumar may not return to Bihar next time owing to multiple reasons.

Tough time for Lalu’s sons: Younger faces graft case, elder gets PP licence cancelled

Jul 22, 2017, at 12:37 am

Patna, July 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS) : The current time is certainly not favourable for RJD chief Lalu Prasad family.

Bihar crisis: Nitish, Lalu call separate meetings with lawmakers

Jul 16, 2017, at 04:59 pm

Patna, July 16 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad have called separate meetings of lawmakers in Patna on Sunday, as a part of the preparation for Monday's presidential polls, media reports said.

We have 80 MLAs, what Laluji says will happen ultimately: RJD legislator

Jul 14, 2017, at 01:10 am

Patna, July 13 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The RJD led by Lalu Prasad on Thursday literally threatened the JD-U saying their decision will be supreme since they are the largest block in the Bihar assembly.

No plan to do politics outside Bihar: Nitish Kumar

Jul 02, 2017, at 11:02 pm

Patna, July 2 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said he would do his politics in Bihar only and work for state’s development.

I don’t aspire for anything: Lalu tells Nitish

Jun 12, 2017, at 04:27 am

Patna, June 11 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday clarified he doesn’t aspire for anything, apparently signalling a thaw in reported frosty relations with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.

Lalu steps in as differences grow between two key ruling partners in Bihar

Feb 15, 2017, at 01:36 am

Patna, Feb 14 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD president Lalu Prasad has asked his party leaders not to air their grievances against the government in public as the differences grow between the ruling allies over certain provisions in the government.

Congress questions Nitish party’s move to invite BJP for Sankranti feast

Jan 15, 2017, at 01:52 am

Patna, Jan 14 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): The Congress has questioned the move of the JD-U to invite BJP people at its feast to be hosted on Sunday to mark Makar Sankranti.