Nitish made 'a great mistake' in assuming me as puppet: Manjhi | India TV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Nitish made 'a great mistake' in assuming me as puppet: Manjhi | India TV News

India TV News  

Patna: With senior JD leader Nitish Kumar admitting mistake in choosing Jitan Ram Manjhi to succeed him as Chief Minister of Bihar, Manjhi today said that it was not just a "mistake" but "a great mistake". "I have spent 34 year in politics and worked on different posts as minister and legislator.he committed great mistake in assuming that I'll act like his puppet," Manjhi told reporters. Manjhi, who had been so far maintaining restrain in making comments on Nitish Kumar, said "it is true that after becoming CM in May last year for 1-2 months, I used to act on whatever instruction that came from there on which people started calling me a rubber stamp CM and being run by remote by Kumar," he said. Manjhi noted that the trouble started when he launched a crackdown on middlemen in different ministries who used to "swallow" a large chunk of developmental money.

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Nitish Kumar consumes bhaang, disrespects women in asssembly: Rabri Devi alleges after spat with Bihar CM
1 week, 5 days ago

Nitish Kumar consumes bhaang, disrespects women in asssembly: Rabri Devi alleges after spat with Bihar CM

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Leader of opposition in Bihar legislative council and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi on Wednesday accused chief minister Nitish Kumar of consuming intoxicants and disrespecting women under its influence in the legislative assembly. RJD members staged a walk out of the legislative council and later shouted slogans against the chief minister for disrespecting women. Demanding resignation from Nitish …

‘Helped Nitish twice retain his CM post’: Tejashwi’s retort to CM’s jibe
2 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Helped Nitish twice retain his CM post’: Tejashwi’s retort to CM’s jibe

The Hindu  

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday claimed that he had helped Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar "twice retain his post, preventing the JD from disintegration". The former Deputy Chief Minister was replying to queries about the JD president's outburst inside the assembly on Tuesday where he had told Mr. Yadav, "It was I who helped your father Lalu Prasad, the …

‘You are Brahma’: RJD MP Manoj Jha’s scathing jibe at Nitish Kumar over ‘I made Lalu’ remark
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘You are Brahma’: RJD MP Manoj Jha’s scathing jibe at Nitish Kumar over ‘I made Lalu’ remark

Hindustan Times  

Rajya Sabha MP and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Manoj Jha on Wednesday took a swipe at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, calling him “creator of the universe” and “Brahma.” RJD MP Manoj Jha addresses a press conference at the party office, in Patna. Jha's remarks came a day after Nitish Kumar, in a bitter exchange in the Bihar assembly, took …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reiterates he made a mistake twice going with RJD
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reiterates he made a mistake twice going with RJD

The Hindu  

Days after Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad said INDIA bloc is ready to welcome him in its fold, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said he made a mistake twice going with the RJD and will not repeat it. “I worked for every section, be it women, men, all castes, Hindus, Muslims, backward classes, extremely backward classes, dalits …

Opinion: How the Nitish flip has rattled mahagathbandhan in Bihar
1 year 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 …

Jiten Ram Manjhi, a man for all alliances
1 year, 1 month ago

Jiten Ram Manjhi, a man for all alliances

Hindustan Times  

Former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha leader Jitan Ram Manjhi, who has been predicting the return of Nitish Kumar to the National Democratic Alliance fold once again for the past six months, are giving sleepless nights to the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal leaders ahead of floor test on February 12. After demanding an additional berth for …

Nitish Kumar’s core EBC voters miffed at latest U-turn in Bihar, but root for Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha poll
1 year, 1 month ago

Nitish Kumar’s core EBC voters miffed at latest U-turn in Bihar, but root for Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha poll

The Hindu  

Janata Dal chief Nitish Kumar’s latest U-turn of returning to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in Bihar has not gone down well with the members of his core vote bank — the Extremely Backward Classes — but in the run-up to the Lok Sabha election, they unequivocally expressed their support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the NDA’s return to …

Became CM due to my foolishness: Nitish targets Manjhi in House
1 year, 4 months ago

Became CM due to my foolishness: Nitish targets Manjhi in House

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday lost his cool at his predecessor Jitan Ram Manjhi during a debate on reservation bills in the legislative assembly, saying that his “stupidity” had led Manjhi to hold the CM’s chair, with the remark evoking sharp protest from opposition BJP legislators who accused Kumar of “insulting a Dalit”. As Manjhi stressed the need …

Jitan Manjhi claims someone ‘poisoning’ Nitish's food to claim CM seat
1 year, 4 months ago

Jitan Manjhi claims someone ‘poisoning’ Nitish's food to claim CM seat

Hindustan Times  

Hindustani Awam Morcha leader and former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has alleged conspiracy of poisoning the current chief minister, Nitish Kumar, in an attempt to seize the coveted seat. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Hindustani Awam Morcha founder Jitan Ram Manjhi during the Winter Session of the state assembly, in Patna on Thursday. Manjhi's statement follows a …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar loses cool again in State Assembly, attacks Jitan Ram Manjhi
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar loses cool again in State Assembly, attacks Jitan Ram Manjhi

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his cool again in the State Assembly on Thursday and said it was due to his “stupidity” that he had made Jitan Ram Manjhi the Chief Minister of the State. Mr. Manjhi, now president of the Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular, became Chief Minister of the State in May 2014 when he was with Janata Dal …

OPINION | LALU, TEJASHWI MUST THINK, HOW LONG WILL THEY ALLOW NITISH TO CONTINUE AS CM
1 year, 4 months ago

OPINION | LALU, TEJASHWI MUST THINK, HOW LONG WILL THEY ALLOW NITISH TO CONTINUE AS CM

India TV News  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has landed in a fresh controversy by using undignified language against his predecessor Jitan Ram Manjhi inside the assembly. Manjhi later told reporters, “I can’t believe that this is the same Nitish Kumar, whom I knew ten years ago. I think the chief minister has lost his mental balance and he needs treatment.” The manner …

‘Jitan Ram Manjhi became Bihar CM because of my foolishness’: Nitish Kumar
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Jitan Ram Manjhi became Bihar CM because of my foolishness’: Nitish Kumar

Live Mint  

The Bihar caste census debate took a fresh turn on Wednesday after Hindustani Awam Morcha founder Jitan Ram Manjhi insisted that the data was incorrect. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hit back in no uncertain terms, contending that the HAM chief was made CM due to the former's ‘foolishness’. The JD chief however sat down only after Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar loses his cool over Jitan Ram Manjhi, says 'he became CM due to my stupidity'
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar: Nitish Kumar loses his cool over Jitan Ram Manjhi, says 'he became CM due to my stupidity'

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing Assembly session, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar came down heavily on Hindustani Awam Morcha leader Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday. Kumar lost his cool over the former Chief Minister during discussion during the discussion on the Reservation Amendment Bill. Based on the survey findings, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had recommended a hike in the reservation of OBCs …

R.C.P Singh joins BJP, says Nitish will remain ‘palti maar’
1 year, 10 months ago

R.C.P Singh joins BJP, says Nitish will remain ‘palti maar’

The Hindu  

Former Union Minister R.C.P. Mr. Singh also accused his one-time mentor, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, of allowing his ambition get the better of him. Joining the BJP, Mr. Singh took a swipe at Mr. Kumar, saying that the latter had compromised his stand against crime and corruption for his love of the chair. In strong remarks against Mr. Kumar, …

Jitan Ram Manjhi meets Amit Shah but says he stands firmly with Nitish
1 year, 11 months ago

Jitan Ram Manjhi meets Amit Shah but says he stands firmly with Nitish

The Hindu  

Bihar’s ruling mahagathbandhan constituent and Hindustan Awam Morcha chief Jitan Ram Manjhi may have tried to downplay any overt political meaning to his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on April 13, 2023, but the BJP has insisted that it portends more desertions in the Nitish Kumar camp before the 2024 General Election. Mr. Manjhi, a …

Nitish Kumar gets angry at English again, this time inside legislature
2 years ago

Nitish Kumar gets angry at English again, this time inside legislature

The Hindu  

Bihar has witnessed yet another flare-up from its Chief Minister Nitish Kumar against the use of the English language, this time inside the State legislature. The incident was reminiscent of the dressing down given by Mr. Kumar to an upwardly mobile farmer last month when the latter, a management graduate, used many English words while narrating his switch over from …

'If Nitish Kumar Wants..' Bihar Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi Bats For Son As Chief Minister
2 years, 1 month ago

'If Nitish Kumar Wants..' Bihar Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi Bats For Son As Chief Minister

ABP News  

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha founder Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday again asserted that his son and current party president Santosh Kumar Suman is the perfect candidate for the post of Bihar CM if Nitish Kumar wants it that way. While showering praise on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Manjhi said his son Santosh will prove to …

No realignment with Nitish: BJP
2 years, 1 month ago

No realignment with Nitish: BJP

India Today  

BJP workers from across Bihar have been categorically told that there was no question of a realignment with "unpopular" Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the party's state unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal said on Sunday. But we are not going to be cheated by him again", said the BJP leader whose party lost power in Bihar when Kumar and JD walked out …

Nitish Kumar drops big hint, says next Bihar polls to be fought under Tejashwi
2 years, 3 months ago

Nitish Kumar drops big hint, says next Bihar polls to be fought under Tejashwi

Hindustan Times  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday dropped further hints that he was looking forward to passing on the mantle to his young deputy Tejashwi Yadav, leaders emerging from a meeting of legislators of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' said. File photo of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar The septuagenarian JD supremo, once again, ruled himself out as a prime ministerial candidate …

Nitish Kumar drops hints he may pass on mantle to Tejashwi Yadav
2 years, 3 months ago

Nitish Kumar drops hints he may pass on mantle to Tejashwi Yadav

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on December 13, 2022 dropped further hints that he was looking forward to passing on the mantle to his young deputy Tejashwi Yadav, leaders emerging from a meeting of legislators of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' said. "The Chief Minister pointed towards Tejashwi ji and said he is the leader of the future, under whose leadership the …

‘Didn’t want to be CM, BJP was behind JD(U) candidates' defeat': Nitish Kumar
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Didn’t want to be CM, BJP was behind JD(U) candidates' defeat': Nitish Kumar

Hindustan Times  

At a mega opposition rally in Haryana, Nitish Kumar on Sunday trained guns on the BJP predicting that the party will "lose the next Lok Sabha elections very badly". On Sunday, Nitish Kumar also said that he did not want to be the chief minister after the last assembly elections in Bihar. "In the last assembly polls, the BJP ensured …

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Govt Wins Trust Vote in Assembly; RJD, JD(U) Going to Have Never-ending Partnership, Says Tejashwi Yadav
2 years, 7 months ago

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Govt Wins Trust Vote in Assembly; RJD, JD(U) Going to Have Never-ending Partnership, Says Tejashwi Yadav

News 18  

Bihar Floor Test Updates: The newly-formed ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government led by Nitish Kumar in Bihar on Wednesday won a trust vote in the state legislative assembly amid a walkout staged by some BJP MLAs, which has been stripped of power as a result of the recent political upheaval in the state. Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was accused of having …

Bihar political potboiler: Who is Nitish Kumar's nemesis who pushed JD(U) to part ways with BJP
2 years, 7 months ago

Bihar political potboiler: Who is Nitish Kumar's nemesis who pushed JD(U) to part ways with BJP

Firstpost  

Nitish Kumar in his very first interaction with the media after the 2020 results had squarely blamed Chirag Paswan Lok Janshakti Part for the JD’s debacle New Delhi: Often called ‘vote katwa’ or someone who would contest solely to ruin the prospects of other candidates, Chirag Pawan, leader of Lok Janshakti Party, would be the happiest at the latest turn …

Manjhi complains of 'suffocation' in NDA
2 years, 9 months ago

Manjhi complains of 'suffocation' in NDA

The Hindu  

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday said being in the NDA as a junior partner of the BJP and the JD was causing ghutan and he regretted having stepped down in 2015, less than a year after being sworn to the highest seat of power in the State. Mr. Manjhi, whose Hindustani Awam Morcha has four MLAs …

Rift in Bihar NDA? Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM alleges BJP of destablising Nitish Kumar govt
3 years, 9 months ago

Rift in Bihar NDA? Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM alleges BJP of destablising Nitish Kumar govt

India Today  

A rift seems to be widening in Bihar NDA as one of its allies, Hindustani Awam Morcha, has demanded the setting up of a co-ordination committee in the backdrop of comments made by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders who questioned the Nitish Kumar-led government over incidents of atrocities against Dalits. Recently, BJP MP and Bihar party unit president Sanjay Jaiswal and …

JD(U) MPs will urge Centre to drop columns seeking parents' birth place from NPR forms: Nitish Kumar
5 years, 1 month ago

JD(U) MPs will urge Centre to drop columns seeking parents' birth place from NPR forms: Nitish Kumar

India Today  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said his JD will urge the BJP government at the Centre to drop columns pertaining to birthplaces of parents in the National Population Register form, since it has led to "apprehensions" among many who were not aware of the details. Kumar, who is the JD's national president and has been running a coalition …

Nitish Kumar Known for Disrespecting People's Mandate, RLSP Chief Upendra Kushwaha Warns BJP
5 years, 9 months ago

Nitish Kumar Known for Disrespecting People's Mandate, RLSP Chief Upendra Kushwaha Warns BJP

News 18  

Patna: Former BJP ally and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party chief Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday cautioned the saffron party that Nitish Kumar will "betray" it and it should be ready for "dhokha number 2" from the JD president. Betraying people's mandate and alliance partners are his old habits.BJP people should be ready to witness dhokha number 2'," Kushwaha said. Kumar had …

Nitish Kumar is a coward, his own party does not want him as CM: Tejashwi Yadav
6 years, 7 months ago

Nitish Kumar is a coward, his own party does not want him as CM: Tejashwi Yadav

ABP News  

New Delhi: On completion of JDU-BJP’s first year in power in Bihar, former Dy. Be it law and order, education, crimes against women.” Calling Nitish a ‘coward’, he said, “Nitish Kumar feared political vendetta. Also, greed of holding on to the CM seat was another factor to break ties with RJD.” Lalu’s younger son said Nitish is clinging on to …

Nitish Kumar govt sheds crocodile tears on Dalit issues: Jitan Ram Manjhi
6 years, 10 months ago

Nitish Kumar govt sheds crocodile tears on Dalit issues: Jitan Ram Manjhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has alleged that the Bihar government headed by Nitish Kumar is "shedding crocodile tears" on Dalit issues and said that the state has an abysmally low rate of conviction in cases lodged under the SC/ST Act. Claiming that a number of steps aimed at the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes …

Nitish govt ‘shedding crocodile tears’ on Dalit issue: Jitan Ram Manjhi
6 years, 10 months ago

Nitish govt ‘shedding crocodile tears’ on Dalit issue: Jitan Ram Manjhi

Live Mint  

Patna:Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has alleged that the Bihar government is “shedding crocodile tears” on Dalit issue and said that the state has an abysmally low rate of conviction in cases lodged under the SC/ST Act. Claiming that a number of steps aimed at the welfare of SCs and STs were taken during his brief tenure, Manjhi …

Tejaswi questions Nitish Kumar's zero tolerance' policy on corruption.
7 years, 7 months ago

Tejaswi questions Nitish Kumar's zero tolerance' policy on corruption.

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Former Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav on Wednesday questioned Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “Zero tolerance” policy on corruption and asked him whether he would seek a probe into the Panama case He said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had dumped the grand secular alliance “because his conscience didn’t allow him to remain with people who faced corruption charges but we …

Anatomy of a coup
7 years, 7 months ago

Anatomy of a coup

The Hindu  

NITISH KUMAR HAS EVENTUALLY LOST THE battle that he waged against Narendra Modi by dumping the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2013. The dramatic collapse of the JD-RJD-Congress “grand alliance” is rooted in Nitish Kumar’s inability to increase his acceptance among voters vis-a-vis a “discredited” Lalu Prasad’s success in getting the RJD to emerge as the single-largest party in the Assembly …

Nitish Kumar didn’t sack Tejashwi Yadav to save his chair: Jitan Ram Manjhi
7 years, 8 months ago

Nitish Kumar didn’t sack Tejashwi Yadav to save his chair: Jitan Ram Manjhi

India TV News  

Hindustani Awam Morcha President Jitan Ram Manjhi alleged on Thursday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not sack his deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, the son of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, to save his chair. "And his party people said that he won't resign but Nitish Kumar gave four days time to him to keep his side," he said. "If Nitish …

Don’t know what made Nitish Kumar back RSS man: Lalu Yadav targets Bihar alliance partner
7 years, 9 months ago

Don’t know what made Nitish Kumar back RSS man: Lalu Yadav targets Bihar alliance partner

India TV News  

Amid a serious difference of opinion over their respective picks for the post of President within the Grand Alliance in Bihar, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav today appealed to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar not to make a ‘historic blunder’ by extending support to NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Calling opposition nominee Meira Kumar as ‘Bihar ki Beti’, Lalu said …

Mohammad Shahabuddin's prognosis of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is spot on
8 years, 6 months ago

Mohammad Shahabuddin's prognosis of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is spot on

Firstpost  

There couldn’t be a more apt description of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar than Mohammad Shahabuddin’s comment defining him as “a chief minister of circumstances". Hence, there couldn’t be a more apt description of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar than former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin’s brief comment, defining him as “a chief minister of circumstances.” After walking out from Bhagalpur jail …

Bihar polls: My sole aim is to oust Nitish, says Jitan Ram Manjhi
9 years, 5 months ago

Bihar polls: My sole aim is to oust Nitish, says Jitan Ram Manjhi

India TV News  

Patna: Former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha president Jitan Ram Manjhi says his sole aim in the assembly elections is to oust Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. "If I become the chief minister of Bihar again, I will turn Bihar into a model state," Manjhi told IANS in an interview ahead of the October-November polls. Manjhi became the chief …

I never said Nitish was a bad Chief Minister: Sushil Modi
9 years, 6 months ago

I never said Nitish was a bad Chief Minister: Sushil Modi

The Hindu  

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday said he had never said Nitish Kumar was a bad Chief Minister, but said out of “political ambition” he pushed Bihar into turmoil by severing ties with the BJP against people’s mandate. On RJD president Lalu Prasad, Sushil Modi said he knows him for longer than his wife Rabri Devi does and …

Jitan Ram Manjhi presents parallel report card of his tenure-IndiaTV News
9 years, 7 months ago

Jitan Ram Manjhi presents parallel report card of his tenure-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Patna: Hindustani Awam Morcha leader Jitan Ram Manjhi today termed the report card of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ten-year rule in Bihar as “fraud and eyewash” and presented a parallel report card on the nine months he was in power. “Nitish Kumar should have omitted works done for welfare of poor during my time as well of NDA when BJP …

Nitish Kumar says people of Bihar will never forgive Jitan Ram Manjhi
9 years, 9 months ago

Nitish Kumar says people of Bihar will never forgive Jitan Ram Manjhi

India TV News  

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday termed his predecessor Jitan Ram Manjhi as a "betrayer" and asserted such leaders are never forgiven by the people. A day after Manjhi announced that his Hindustani Awam Morcha would join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance to contest upcoming Bihar assembly polls, Nitish Kumar for the first time used strong words to …

Nitish used me as his mask: Manjhi
9 years, 11 months ago

Nitish used me as his mask: Manjhi

The Hindu  

With Assembly elections just months away, former Bihar Chief Minister and leader of Hindustani Awam Morcha Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday blew the poll bugle at an impressive rally here and lashed out at incumbent Nitish Kumar for using him as his “mask” for political gain. Nitish Kumar used me as his mask: to avoid the party’s crushing defeat in …

Manjhi getting ready to take on Nitish
10 years ago

Manjhi getting ready to take on Nitish

The Hindu  

Backed by the Hindustani Awam Morcha, which he launched recently, Jitan Ram Manjhi is gearing up to take on Nitish Kumar by “exposing his real face” through public meetings across Bihar. On March 9, Mr. Manjhi and Morcha leaders will observe a fast on the Gandhi Maidan here to protest the cancellation by Mr. Nitish Kumar of 33 decisions taken …

Nitish cabinet scrapped 34 decisions taken by Manjhi government in February | IndiaTV News
10 years ago

Nitish cabinet scrapped 34 decisions taken by Manjhi government in February | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Wednesday annulled 34 decisions taken during Jitan Ram Manjhi regime without any prior proposals from the concerned departments. The departments concerned may put up all these 'rejected' proposals before the cabinet by following the prescribed norms.” The rejected decisions included one on February 10, 18 on February 18 and 15 on February …

Manjhi launches front to ‘expose’ Nitish
10 years ago

Manjhi launches front to ‘expose’ Nitish

The Hindu  

Nearly a week after he was forced to quit as Bihar’s Chief Minister, Jitan Ram Manjhi Saturday launched a new political front to “expose the real face” of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. “We have decided to launch HAM after marathon meetings and discussions with supporters and sympathisers including former ministers,” said Manjhi, expelled from the JD before he resigned as …

The return of Nitish
10 years, 1 month ago

The return of Nitish

The Hindu  

With Janata Dal leader Nitish Kumar being sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar, a phase of political uncertainty has come to an end in the State. The three strands in the drama that just concluded, namely Mr. Manjhi’s defiance of his one-time mentor Mr. Kumar, the BJP’s eagerness to goad Mr. Manjhi on, and Mr. Kumar’s insistence on reclaiming the …

Posters ridicule Manjhi, BJP outside Nitish residence | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Posters ridicule Manjhi, BJP outside Nitish residence | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Patna: With senior JD leader Nitish Kumar all set to take charge today as Bihar Chief Minister for the fourth time and party workers in a festive mood, several posters and hoardings ridiculing former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and rival BJP have surfaced around his residence. Drawing inspiration from the ‘Mahabharata', one poster shows Kumar dressed as Arjun, shooting …

Nitish does a Modi, talks development as he prepares to take oath as Bihar CM
10 years, 1 month ago

Nitish does a Modi, talks development as he prepares to take oath as Bihar CM

Firstpost  

As Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as the Bihar CM, he wrote that he will readily work to transform “the poorest state in India” to a developed state. As Nitish Kumar gets set to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister at 5 pm on Sunday, he wrote that he would readily work to transform “the poorest state in …

Nitish used and then threw away Manjhi: BJP | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Nitish used and then threw away Manjhi: BJP | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Patna: The BJP today accused senior JD leader and Chief Minister-designate Nitish Kumar of using former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and then throwing him away when his “self-respect” awakened. But when Manjhi's self-respect awakened, he was thrown away like a fly is removed from the milk,” said BJP national spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain. He also said that the BJP …

New political combines emerge in Bihar as Nitish does a Kejriwal
10 years, 1 month ago

New political combines emerge in Bihar as Nitish does a Kejriwal

India TV News  

Patna: The fortnight-long drama in Bihar took a predictable twist when chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi drove straight to Raj Bhavan to hand over his resignation, an hour before he was to face a trial of strength in the Assembly. Aware of his limited personal political appeal in Bihar given the miniscule presence of his caste men in the state, …

Fortunate if Manjhi resigned because of me: Bihar Speaker | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Fortunate if Manjhi resigned because of me: Bihar Speaker | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Patna: Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary today said he considered himself “fortunate” if Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned due to him, and justified his decisions taken in the run-up to Manjhi's floor test as “correct, constitutional, according to the rules”. After resigning as chief minister yesterday, Manjhi had alleged that he decided to quit when it became apparent …

BJP was keen on keeping Nitish out
10 years, 1 month ago

BJP was keen on keeping Nitish out

The Hindu  

Having failed to stop Janata Dal leader Nitish Kumar from regaining power in Bihar, the BJP is now watching the moves of former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in a bid to attract the Mahadalit vote. Putting up a brave front in the wake of the surprising turn of events in Bihar, the party on Friday said that it backed …

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