No offer to Prashant Kishor, he is a BJP agent: JD (U)
2 years, 3 months ago

No offer to Prashant Kishor, he is a BJP agent: JD (U)

Hindustan Times  

Days after a meeting between Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and election strategist Prashant Kishor, the Janata Dal-United has slammed the door for the former JD vice president. A recent meeting of Prashant Kishor with Bihar chief minister Nitish sparked rumours of his return to the JD. JD national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh said on Saturday that there is no offer from the JD for Kishor to join the party and alleged that he is a businessman and an agent of the Bharatiya Janata Party. A recent meeting of Kishor with chief minister Nitish Kumar sparked rumours of his return to the JD.

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Politics for Prashant Kishor is an adhesive
2 days, 9 hours ago

Politics for Prashant Kishor is an adhesive

The Hindu  

Political strategist-cum-founder of Jan Suraaj Party Prashant Kishor who was sitting on fast-unto-death beneath Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan in support of the protesting Bihar Public Services Commission—combined competitive examination aspirants seeking re-examination of their preliminary test which was conducted on December 13, was arrested in the wee hours of Monday. Ever since Mr. Kishor officially founded …

Prashant Kishor Claims BJP To Suffer Cong Fate In Bihar: 'People Wondering If Nitish Mentally Fit To Lead'
3 months, 1 week ago

Prashant Kishor Claims BJP To Suffer Cong Fate In Bihar: 'People Wondering If Nitish Mentally Fit To Lead'

ABP News  

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor said on Tuesday the BJP will suffer the same fate in Bihar for propping up Nitish Kumar despite the chief minister being not "physically and mentally" fit as the Congress did for helping RJD president Lalu Prasad impose his "jungle raaj". It is the BJP's compulsion that it has to retain Kumar in power in Bihar …

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj to become political party, contest Bihar Assembly polls next year
5 months, 1 week ago

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj to become political party, contest Bihar Assembly polls next year

The Hindu  

Former election strategist Prashant Kishor on July 28 said his Jan Suraaj campaign will become a political party on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, and contest the Bihar Assembly polls next year. Mr. Kishor was addressing a "State-level workshop" of Jan Suraaj in Patna, which was attended by several persons, including two former legislators and a granddaughter of late …

Nitish Kumar Chairs JD(U) Meeting to Discuss Jharkhand Poll Strategy
5 months, 1 week ago

Nitish Kumar Chairs JD(U) Meeting to Discuss Jharkhand Poll Strategy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday chaired a JD meeting to discuss the poll strategy and preparation for the upcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand. JD's working president and in charge of Jharkhand Sanjay Kumar Jha, Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary, along with Rajya Sabha MP and head of the JD's Jharkhand unit Khiru Mahto, attended the meeting. After …

Nitish Kumar close confidante and former IAS officer joins JD(U)
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Nitish Kumar close confidante and former IAS officer joins JD(U)

The Hindu  

Former IAS officer and a close confidante of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Manish Kumar Verma, joined Janata Dal in the presence of party national working president Sanjay Jha and State unit president Umesh Kushwaha during a function held at the party office in Patna on July 9. Mr. Verma served as an Additional Adviser to the Chief Minister and a …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar chairs JDU National Executive meet
6 months, 1 week ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar chairs JDU National Executive meet

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister and JD supremo Nitish Kumar will chair his party's National Executive meeting in the national capital on Saturday. The national executive meeting will be attended by party's all MPs, including union Ministers and JD leaders — Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh and Ramnath Thakur and senior leaders from Bihar and other states. On reports that party …

Days after Tejashwi Yadav's 'kuchh bada hoga' claim, Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi
7 months ago

Days after Tejashwi Yadav's 'kuchh bada hoga' claim, Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi

India TV News  

In a surprising turn of event, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar arrived in Delhi and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Monday. Bihar to witness something major: Tejashwi On May 30, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav triggered speculations after claiming that "something major" will take place, after Lok Sabha results are out, in Bihar where Nitish Kumar seemed …

Opinion: How the Nitish flip has rattled mahagathbandhan in Bihar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: How the Nitish flip has rattled mahagathbandhan in Bihar

India Today  

The long series of U-turns spanning Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s career saw another addition on January 28, two days after he snubbed his deputy chief minister and “political heir” Tejashwi Yadav during Republic Day celebrations in Patna. Just days before the national flag was to be hoisted for the Independence Day celebrations in Patna, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on …

Tejashwi says RJD tied up with JD(U) only after Nitish said sorry to his dad
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tejashwi says RJD tied up with JD(U) only after Nitish said sorry to his dad

New Indian Express  

PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Thursday contended that he agreed to his party entering into an alliance with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in 2022 only when the latter apologised to the party supremo Lalu Prasad and former chief minister Rabri Devi for ditching his party earlier. Addressing a public meeting during his ‘Jan Vishwas Yatra’ in Siwan, …

No tangible gain for the BJP by taking Nitish Kumar but...: Prashant Kishor
11 months, 1 week ago

No tangible gain for the BJP by taking Nitish Kumar but...: Prashant Kishor

Hindustan Times  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor said BJP has no tangible gain by taking Nitish Kumar and JD back in the NDA fold as it would not make a huge difference in BJP's seats from Bihar but it was psychological low to the Opposition. Prashant Kishor said Nitish Kumar would reduce BJP's seats in Bihar and BJP is aware of that. BJP, …

JD(U)-BJP Alliance Will Not Last Till Next Assembly Polls in Bihar: Prashant Kishor
11 months, 1 week ago

JD(U)-BJP Alliance Will Not Last Till Next Assembly Polls in Bihar: Prashant Kishor

News 18  

JD president Nitish Kumar’s newly-formed alliance with BJP would unravel before the 2025 assembly polls in Bihar, political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor claimed on Sunday. Kishor also claimed that the BJP could end up paying a “huge price” for realigning with Kumar, after declaring that its doors were shut for the leader by whom it was ditched less than …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar resigns as CM, to form new govt with BJP
11 months, 1 week ago

Bihar: Nitish Kumar resigns as CM, to form new govt with BJP

Op India  

The 18-month ruling coalition between Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress has to come to an end on 28th January when CM Nitish Kumar tendered his resignation to the Governor. Bihar CM and JD president Nitis Kumar meets Governor at Raj Bhavan; tells him – We have decided to sever ties with the mahagathbandhan in the state. …

Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM after meeting governor, set to join BJP-led NDA
11 months, 1 week ago

Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM after meeting governor, set to join BJP-led NDA

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday, breaking away from the grand alliance less than 18 months after forming a new government in the state with the support of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar hands over resignation letter to governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. The governor has …

Bihar Politics: JD(U) MLAs to Stay in Patna as Nitish May Switch Sides Tomorrow
11 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Politics: JD(U) MLAs to Stay in Patna as Nitish May Switch Sides Tomorrow

News 18  

Bihar News: Amid the political upheaval in Bihar over speculation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar breaking the Mahagathbandhan and reuniting with the Bharatiya Janata Party, all the parties in the state corralled their lawmakers for meetings on Saturday. The BJP held a meeting of its state executive council, following which the saffron party reached a consensus with JD over forming …

Bihar political crisis: Mallikarjun Kharge reacts as top JD(U) leaders rush to Nitish Kumar's residence
11 months, 1 week ago

Bihar political crisis: Mallikarjun Kharge reacts as top JD(U) leaders rush to Nitish Kumar's residence

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said he didn't have any information that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal were breaking away from the INDIA bloc of the Opposition. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. Kharge called Nitish Kumar but he is busy: Jairam Ramesh Meanwhile, addressing a press conference, senior Congress leader …

Nitish Kumar wasn't respected in Mahagathbandhan, existence at stake: JD(U) MLA
11 months, 1 week ago

Nitish Kumar wasn't respected in Mahagathbandhan, existence at stake: JD(U) MLA

Hindustan Times  

Patna: Nitish Kumar wasn't respected in Mahagathbandhan, said JD MLA Gopal Mandal on Friday, amid reports that the Bihar chief minister is planning to dump Lalu Yadav's RJD and join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. Mandal claimed Nitish Kumar's existence is at stake and people can do anything to save their existence. "The situation we see in the Mahagathbandhan, JD …

Bihar Politics Highlights: Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav call separate MLA meetings over weekend
11 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Politics Highlights: Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav call separate MLA meetings over weekend

Hindustan Times  

Bihar politics Highlights: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sparked yet another political turmoil in Bihar amid rumours of him joining the BJP-led NDA alliance once again. As the rift between the current government in Bihar deepens, both RJD and JD held separate meetings on Thursday night, while BJP state president Samrat Choudhary left for Delhi to hold discussions regarding the …

Confusion in Bihar, says RJD. Not in Nitish Kumar’s mind, counters JD(U)
11 months, 1 week ago

Confusion in Bihar, says RJD. Not in Nitish Kumar’s mind, counters JD(U)

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Speculation about the return of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal or JD to the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance continued on Friday even as JD has called a meeting of party legislators on Sunday with Jitan Ram Manjhi, whose Hindustani Awam Morcha is an NDA constituent, reiterating a “big political game” was in the offing. …

Uddhav proposes Nitish Kumar as I.N.D.I.A bloc convener to Mamata, Kejriwal and Pawar
1 year ago

Uddhav proposes Nitish Kumar as I.N.D.I.A bloc convener to Mamata, Kejriwal and Pawar

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Uddhav Thackeray has placed a proposal to make Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the convenor of the I.N.D.I alliance ahead of Lok Sabha elections this year. The former Maharashtra Chief Minister is holding talks with regional parties of the alliance regarding making Nitish Kumar the convenor of the I.N.D.I bloc. He already held talks with Mamata …

BJP's big charge on ex-JD(U) chief as Nitish takes party's reins: ‘…to make Tejashwi CM’
1 year ago

BJP's big charge on ex-JD(U) chief as Nitish takes party's reins: ‘…to make Tejashwi CM’

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushil Modi on Saturday claimed that former JD chief Rajiv Ranjan Singh, aka Lalan Singh, had planned to make Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav the chief minister of Bihar by engineering defections in Nitish Kumar's party. Modi, the former deputy of Nitish, said the Bihar chief minister pre-empted Singh's move and timely removed him from …

JDU National Executive meet: Nitish Kumar takes over mantle after Lalan Singh steps down as party chief
1 year ago

JDU National Executive meet: Nitish Kumar takes over mantle after Lalan Singh steps down as party chief

India TV News  

In a massive development, Lalan Singh stepped down as the national president of the JDU in the national executive meeting in Delhi. Earlier today, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Lalan Singh arrived at Constitution Club in Delhi together for the National Executive meeting on Friday. Significance of JDU meeting Today marked a massive day for the Janata Dal United …

Will Nitish Kumar replace Lalan Singh as JDU chief? Party's key meet today
1 year ago

Will Nitish Kumar replace Lalan Singh as JDU chief? Party's key meet today

India Today  

Amid intense speculation about a leadership change in Janata Dal, top leaders of the party, including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will attend a crucial meeting on Friday. Nitish Kumar is likely to remove Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh as the JDU chief, sources have said. If removed as the party chief, Lallan Singh will join the league of …

Nitish Kumar debunks 'internal rift' rumours, calls JDU meet 'an annual affair'
1 year ago

Nitish Kumar debunks 'internal rift' rumours, calls JDU meet 'an annual affair'

India Today  

Debunking speculation of an internal rift with the Janata Dal, party's supreme leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that JDU's two-day conclave in Delhi was a "normal" and "annual affair", adding that there was "nothing extraordinary" about it. The Chief Minister's remark came in the backdrop of rumours that his key aide Rajiv Ranjan Singh, better …

After Congress call, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Tejashwi Yadav amid talks of Cabinet expansion, 2024 Lok Sabha election
1 year ago

After Congress call, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Tejashwi Yadav amid talks of Cabinet expansion, 2024 Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

After a call from the Congress top brass, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on December 21 met Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav amid talks of Cabinet expansion and the upcoming Lok Sabha election in 2024. Earlier, at the fourth Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance meeting in New Delhi on December 19, both Nitish Kumar and …

Nitish Kumar would not even think of going with BJP: JDU clarifies 'friendship' with BJP leaders remark
1 year, 2 months ago

Nitish Kumar would not even think of going with BJP: JDU clarifies 'friendship' with BJP leaders remark

India TV News  

Patna: A day after Nitish Kumar talked about his “friendship” with the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sparking speculations, JDU national president Lalan Singh on Friday said that the saffron party back-stabbed the Bihar Chief Minister and he would “not even think of going with the BJP. Nitish Kumar, during the convocation ceremony of the Mahatma Gandhi Central University …

JD(U) leaders project Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as Prime Ministerial candidate
1 year, 3 months ago

JD(U) leaders project Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as Prime Ministerial candidate

The Hindu  

On the eve of the first coordination committee meeting of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance Opposition bloc, the Janata Dal leaders from Bihar projected Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the Prime Ministerial candidate for 2024. After the meeting, the block presidents said Mr. Kumar has asked to strengthen the party at block level to win all 40 Lok Sabha …

JDU releases national executive list, no mention of Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker Harivansh
1 year, 4 months ago

JDU releases national executive list, no mention of Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker Harivansh

India TV News  

JDU national executive list: The Janata Dal-United has released a new list of national executives with Lalan Singh as president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as its member. In this list of 98 members name of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh is missing and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has found a mention. Interestingly, a few days back, Harivansh had …

Will Nitish Kumar take another U-turn? After Ramdas Athawale, BJP's Raghubar Das strengthens speculations
1 year, 5 months ago

Will Nitish Kumar take another U-turn? After Ramdas Athawale, BJP's Raghubar Das strengthens speculations

India TV News  

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and BJP national vice president Raghubar Das on Sunday backed Union Minister Ramdas Athawale's claim that Bihar Chief Minister and JD leader Nitish Kumar may return to NDA fold anytime. He lamented the exit of Nitish's JD from the NDA despite his “good relations” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Athawale, who also fondly recalled his own …

Ex-JD(U) president RCP Singh's attack on Nitish Kumar after joining BJP: 'In pursuit of kursi…'
1 year, 7 months ago

Ex-JD(U) president RCP Singh's attack on Nitish Kumar after joining BJP: 'In pursuit of kursi…'

Hindustan Times  

Former Janata Dal president R C P Singh joined the BJP here on Thursday in the presence of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, once his mentor, of compromising with crime and corruption in his pursuit of "kursi". Once a close confidant of Nitish Kumar, Singh had a fallout with him last year as he …

Big blow to Nitish Kumar! Former JD(U) president RCP Singh joins BJP ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
1 year, 7 months ago

Big blow to Nitish Kumar! Former JD(U) president RCP Singh joins BJP ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

India TV News  

Bihar Politics: Former Janata Dal national president Ramchandra Prasad Singh, who was in the eye of a political storm in Bihar, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party today in Delhi. According to sources, Singh's move would be like a blow to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who met Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai to chalk out a plan for …

Nitish likely to meet Pawar, Uddhav in Mumbai on Thursday
1 year, 7 months ago

Nitish likely to meet Pawar, Uddhav in Mumbai on Thursday

Live Mint  

After meeting his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is now likely to call on Maharashtra stalwarts Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray later this week, sources in the JD said here. Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar's former deputy Sushil Kumar Modi, a senior BJP leader who has become a strident critic of his ex-boss, mocked …

United Opposition bid: 'Langdi sarkar...,' Prashant Kishor's sharp attack on Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav
1 year, 8 months ago

United Opposition bid: 'Langdi sarkar...,' Prashant Kishor's sharp attack on Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav

India TV News  

Prashant Kishor on Nitish Kumar: A day after Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav met Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav in a bid to stitch a united opposition, poll strategist Prashant Kishor took a dig at the Bihar CM and his deputy on Tuesday. Kishor said Nitish Kumar is attempting the same thing that former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu …

Tejashwi wouldn't get any job hadn't he been Lalu Prasad's son: Prashant Kishor
1 year, 8 months ago

Tejashwi wouldn't get any job hadn't he been Lalu Prasad's son: Prashant Kishor

India Today  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor took a jibe at Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, saying he would not have got any job on the basis of his merit if he was not the son of Rashtriya Janata Dal patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav. "If Tejashwi Yadav was not Lalu ji's son, then there wouldn't have been any job in this country …

Upendra Kushwaha resigns from JD(U), announces formation of a new political party
1 year, 10 months ago

Upendra Kushwaha resigns from JD(U), announces formation of a new political party

The Hindu  

Disgruntled Janata Dal leader Upendra Kushwaha on February 20 announced that he was quitting the party and floated his own political party, the Rashtriya Lok Janta Dal. “This is a new political beginning and I make the announcement of a new political party Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal. As I have floated my new political party, I also quit from the …

Disgruntled JD-U leader Upendra Kushwaha resigns, forms new party
1 year, 10 months ago

Disgruntled JD-U leader Upendra Kushwaha resigns, forms new party

India TV News  

Upendra Kushwaha resigns: In a major upheaval in Bihar politics, disgruntled Janata Dal-United leader Upendra Kushwaha resigned from the party on Monday. Kushwaha announced his new party - Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal. The 62-year-old leader had merged his Rashtriya Lok Samata Party with JD-U in March 2021, however, his relationship with Chief Minister and JD-U chief Nitish Kumar soured soon …

Anybody but Tejashwi Yadav acceptable as leader of Bihar’s mahagathbandhan: Upendra Kushwaha
1 year, 11 months ago

Anybody but Tejashwi Yadav acceptable as leader of Bihar’s mahagathbandhan: Upendra Kushwaha

The Hindu  

Disgruntled Janata Dal-United leader Upendra Kushwaha on Wednesday launched yet another attack on the ruling mahagathbandhan in Bihar, telling media persons in Patna, “I’ll give up my rebellion if anybody from among the Luv-Kush castes community or the Extremely Backward Class, whose aspirations have been the party’s driving force, is made leader but not to Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD.“ …

Disgruntled JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha calls top heads meeting amid growing rift with CM Nitish Kumar
1 year, 11 months ago

Disgruntled JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha calls top heads meeting amid growing rift with CM Nitish Kumar

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing rift between Janata Dal or JD leader Upendra Kushwaha and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the former has called a meeting of top party leaders on January 19-20, wherein he asserted an attempt to save the party. That’s why I have called a meeting of party workers so that we can find a solution to save this …

BJP top brass clear about no alliance with Nitish’s JD-U anymore: Sushi Modi
1 year, 11 months ago

BJP top brass clear about no alliance with Nitish’s JD-U anymore: Sushi Modi

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Rajya Sabha MP and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said that that there was no question of any pact with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar anymore, as he had become a liability. Bihar BJP in-charge Vinod Tawde said at the party state executive meeting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, and party …

Why Nitish Kumar forged alliance with Tejashwi Yadav: Prashant Kishor reveals
1 year, 11 months ago

Why Nitish Kumar forged alliance with Tejashwi Yadav: Prashant Kishor reveals

Live Mint  

Political Analyst Prashant Kishor on Friday took a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and revealed that he had told the latter about the alliance with Rashtriya Janata Dal in March 2022. "Nitish Kumar chose Tejashwi Yadav because he knows after 2025 he won't be the Chief Minister and want the condition of Bihar to turn worse as then …

JD(U)‘s Kushwaha warns Nitish Kumar that party could be ‘destroyed’ as rift widens
1 year, 11 months ago

JD(U)‘s Kushwaha warns Nitish Kumar that party could be ‘destroyed’ as rift widens

The Hindu  

The rift widens in Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal on Friday when the party’s parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha warned Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that if he did not save the JD, it would be “destroyed” soon. Mr. Kushwaha also pointed out that he did not return to the JD on his own and both times it was Mr. Kumar who …

Prashant Kishor on why Nitish chose Tejashwi: 'doesn't want someone better...'
1 year, 11 months ago

Prashant Kishor on why Nitish chose Tejashwi: 'doesn't want someone better...'

Hindustan Times  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor's attack against Bihar chief minister and his former boss Nitish Kumar has continued undeterred. "He knows after 2025 he won’t be the CM and Bihar will suffer under Yadav and people will again come back and choose Nitish Kumar," Kishor was quoted by news agency ANI. Political strategist Prashant Kishor and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asks 'close aide' Upendra Kushwaha to quit JD(U). Why?
1 year, 11 months ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asks 'close aide' Upendra Kushwaha to quit JD(U). Why?

Hindustan Times  

Speaking on the sidelines of a function in Patna, chief minister Kumar said, “Only those who keep speaking. The sooner someone wants to go, the more he keeps saying.” Chief minister Kumar, who leads the Mahagatbandhan, an alliance helmed by the JD, RJD and the Congress with support from the left, said that he had not stopped anyone from leaving, …

Nitish Kumar in touch with BJP again? Party leader's remark sparks rumour
1 year, 11 months ago

Nitish Kumar in touch with BJP again? Party leader's remark sparks rumour

India Today  

Is Nitish Kumar once again contemplating a U-turn and going back to the BJP? “Inference is being drawn that I am in touch with the BJP after I met BJP leaders, but bigger the leader in our party is more in touch with BJP leaders,” Kushwaha said, setting the rumour mills to running overtime. It is being speculated whether Upendra …

'Will gherao Nitish Kumar if...': Prashant Kishor's latest jab at Bihar CM
2 years, 1 month ago

'Will gherao Nitish Kumar if...': Prashant Kishor's latest jab at Bihar CM

India Today  

The bitter war of words between political strategist Prashant Kishor and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar refuses to die down. Launching yet another attack on JD supremo, Prashant Kishor said that Nitish Kumar will be gheraoed if he fails to fulfil his promise of providing "10 lakh government jobs" to youths of the state in the coming days. Nitish Kumar, …

Bihar: In fresh round of Nitish vs Kishor, poll strategist says, 'You can't have both ways all the time'
2 years, 2 months ago

Bihar: In fresh round of Nitish vs Kishor, poll strategist says, 'You can't have both ways all the time'

India TV News  

Nitish Kumar vs Prashant Kishor: Firing a fresh salvo against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, political strategist Prashant Kishor on Saturday challenged him to ask Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, who is an MP from Kumar's party JD, to quit his post. Kishor, who is on a padyatra in Bihar in what is widely seen as a precursor …

Prashant Kishor warns of Nitish Kumar’s return to BJP
2 years, 2 months ago

Prashant Kishor warns of Nitish Kumar’s return to BJP

The Hindu  

The spat between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and poll strategist Prashant Kishor intensified on Friday when Mr. Kumar charged Mr. Kishor of resorting to “publicity stunt by saying frivolous things against him”. Earlier on Thursday, Mr. Kishor had claimed that Mr. Kumar’s channel with the BJP was not over yet and that the latter would take another turnaround ahead of …

Watch | What Nitish Kumar said on Prashant Kishor's 'CM in touch with BJP' claim
2 years, 2 months ago

Watch | What Nitish Kumar said on Prashant Kishor's 'CM in touch with BJP' claim

India TV News  

Nitish Kumar Vs Prashant Kishor: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday hit back at poll strategist Prashant Kishor for his claim that JD-U leader is in touch with Bharatiya Janta Party. Kishor, who is on a 'padyatra' in Bihar in what is widely seen as a precursor to his fresh entry into active politics, told media that Kumar has …

Nitish may ditch 'Mahagathbandhan', realign with BJP, claims Prashant Kishor
2 years, 2 months ago

Nitish may ditch 'Mahagathbandhan', realign with BJP, claims Prashant Kishor

The Hindu  

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday took a fresh jibe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his former mentor, reiterating that the latter may ditch the 'Mahagathbandhan' and return to the BJP-led NDA. Mr. Kishor, who seems to have a love-hate relationship with Mr. Kumar, added on Thursday that the Bihar CM "sought votes in the name of defeating BJP …

Is Nitish Kumar planning to take another U-turn? Political strategist Prashant Kishor's big claim
2 years, 2 months ago

Is Nitish Kumar planning to take another U-turn? Political strategist Prashant Kishor's big claim

India TV News  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor claimed on Wednesday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is in touch with the BJP and that he may go for a tie-up with the party again if the situation demands so, a suggestion dismissed by the JD as misleading and aimed at spreading confusion. Kishor, who is on a 'padyatra' in Bihar in what is …

Don\'t be surprised if Nitish Kumar joins hands with BJP again, says Prashant Kishor
2 years, 2 months ago

Don\'t be surprised if Nitish Kumar joins hands with BJP again, says Prashant Kishor

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Political strategist Prashant Kishor claimed on Wednesday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is in touch with the BJP and that he may go for a tie-up with the party again if situation demands so, a suggestion dismissed by the JD as misleading and aimed at spreading confusion. Kishor, who is on a padyatra in Bihar in what …

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