Lalu is back! RJD may get BJP’s share in Nitish Kumar’s Cabinet
2 years, 4 months ago

Lalu is back! RJD may get BJP’s share in Nitish Kumar’s Cabinet

Live Mint  

The RJD may receive the majority of the departments that were previously under the control of the BJP while JD leader Nitish Kumar is likely to keep the crucial Home portfolio after being sworn in as Bihar's chief minister for an unprecedented eighth time on August 10. An in-principle agreement has reportedly been reached over the new cabinet's make-up, which would likely include "35 members or more" from Kumar's JD, the RJD, and the Congress - according to a highly-placed source. The Congress will be given four berths, while former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM will have one member in the cabinet,” the source said. The source said that the in-principle decision to transfer BJP's portfolios to RJD implies that it will receive some important ones like Health and Road Construction departments.

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Maharashtra Cabinet portfolio distribution in next 24 hours | Here's who may get what
6 days, 16 hours ago

Maharashtra Cabinet portfolio distribution in next 24 hours | Here's who may get what

India TV News  

The portfolio allocation in the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra is likely to be finalised in the next 24 hours, said the sources. While the BJP secured 19 ministerial berths, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party got 11 and 9 berths, respectively. Shiv Sena may get THESE ministries Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena may …

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion likely on Dec 14, BJP may keep 22 ministerial berths: Report
1 week, 6 days ago

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion likely on Dec 14, BJP may keep 22 ministerial berths: Report

India TV News  

A senior BJP leader told news agency PTI that the cabinet expansion of the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government is likely to take place by December 14 and added that the Shiv Sena would not get the home department and was also unlikely to be allocated the revenue portfolio. Saying that Devendra Fadnavis has left for Delhi on Wednesday, the CMO …

RJD non-committal on Mamata Banerjee's willingness to lead INDIA bloc
2 weeks, 2 days ago

RJD non-committal on Mamata Banerjee's willingness to lead INDIA bloc

New Indian Express  

PATNA: The main opposition in Bihar the Rashtriya Janata Dal is non-committal on the West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamta Banerjee's willingness to lead the 'INDIA' bloc. RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said on Sunday that the matter has not been discussed as yet. RJD spokesperson Mritunjay Tiwari, however, admitted that …

Young faces, Mumbai MLAs set to feature in new Maha cabinet
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Young faces, Mumbai MLAs set to feature in new Maha cabinet

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Twenty-four hours after Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister along with deputies Ajit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party and Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena, hectic deliberations were underway in Mumbai to finalise his Cabinet. From the BJP, Chandrakant Patil and Vijaykumar Gavit are likely to make way for younger colleagues like the party’s Mumbai …

‘War of position’: RJD MP's jibe at BJP over Nitin Gadkari's 'PM post' claim
3 months, 1 week ago

‘War of position’: RJD MP's jibe at BJP over Nitin Gadkari's 'PM post' claim

Hindustan Times  

Reacting to union minister Nitin Gadkari's recent claim that he was offered the coveted prime ministerial role by an opposition leader ahead of the 2024 general elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Manoj Jha alleged that there is a “war of position” going on within the ruling BJP over the post of prime minister. Nitin Gadkari The RJD leader attributed the …

RJD appoints Bima Bharti as vice president ahead of Tejashwi’s ‘Abhar Yatra’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

RJD appoints Bima Bharti as vice president ahead of Tejashwi’s ‘Abhar Yatra’

Hindustan Times  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal nominated former Bihar minister Bima Bharti as its state vice-president on Tuesday, ahead of leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav’s ‘Abhar Yatra’ starting September 10. RJD MLA Bhai Birendra said that Bharti’s elevation was also a message for party hoppers. By making Bharti, a woman, the vice president, RJD has sent the right message that the party …

Ex-Bihar minister Shyam Rajak returns to JD (U)
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Bihar minister Shyam Rajak returns to JD (U)

The Hindu  

After a gap of four years, former Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Shyam Rajak on Sunday returned to Janata Dal and took its membership in the presence of party’s national working president Sanjay Jha and JD State unit president Umesh Kushwaha at party office. Last Thursday, Mr. Rajak, who was a close confidant of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, had quit RJD …

If RJD comes to power in Bihar, they will divert all reservations to Muslims: Vinod Tawde
5 months ago

If RJD comes to power in Bihar, they will divert all reservations to Muslims: Vinod Tawde

The Hindu  

BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde on Thursday, July 18, alleged that if the RJD is voted back to power in Bihar, they might “redirect” the reservations meant for backward classes to members of the Muslim community. ‘Global campaign’ He further added that people must also be informed of the “false campaign” during the recently-concluded Lok Sabha polls which spread …

Ahead of 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, RJD and NDA flex muscles in Patna
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, RJD and NDA flex muscles in Patna

Hindustan Times  

Patna, Bihar's ruling NDA and the principal opposition party RJD made competing claims of victory on Friday, ahead of the state assembly polls due next year. Ahead of 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, RJD and NDA flex muscles in Patna These assertions were made at simultaneous functions in the state capital - one by the BJP to felicitate Union ministers from …

Pawan Kalyan named Deputy CM in Naidu’s cabinet, Lokesh is IT minister
6 months, 1 week ago

Pawan Kalyan named Deputy CM in Naidu’s cabinet, Lokesh is IT minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has allotted portfolios to two dozen ministers of his Cabinet on Saturday, with the deputy chief minister post going to Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan. P. Narayana, founder of the Narayana Group of educational institutions who was a minister in the TD government between 2014 and 2019, has again been allocated the portfolios of …

Y. Satya Kumar is lone BJP MLA to get ministerial berth in Chandrababu Naidu’s Cabinet
6 months, 1 week ago

Y. Satya Kumar is lone BJP MLA to get ministerial berth in Chandrababu Naidu’s Cabinet

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has been allotted one ministerial berth in Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s Cabinet, in accordance with the National Democratic Alliance’s understanding of one berth for every seven MLA seats won by either of the three constituent parties. The lone ministerial berth for the BJP went to its Dharmavaram MLA Satya Kumar Yadav, who works as the …

Modi 3.0 | From Chirag Paswan to Lalan Singh, BJP allies who got key cabinet posts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi 3.0 | From Chirag Paswan to Lalan Singh, BJP allies who got key cabinet posts

Hindustan Times  

A day after the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers, the portfolios of all Union ministers, including the Cabinet ministers, were announced. Chirag Paswan gets sworn in as cabinet minister at Modi 3.0 oath taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 9 The top four ministries were retained by key BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath …

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each

Hindustan Times  

Two members each from Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal or JD and one each from eight other National Democratic Alliance constituents will be sworn in as ministers in the new government on Sunday, five days after the Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of the halfway mark of 272 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha for the first time since …

BJP leadership discusses ministerial berths
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP leadership discusses ministerial berths

Hindustan Times  

High-level meetings were held in the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday to finalise names of leaders who will be given ministerial berths, a day before the new National Democratic Alliance government will be sworn in for the third time in a row with Narendra Modi as Prime Minister, senior leaders aware of the details said. The LJP’s Chirag Paswan, who …

JD(U) likely to get 2 cabinet, 1 minister of state berths in Union cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

JD(U) likely to get 2 cabinet, 1 minister of state berths in Union cabinet

Hindustan Times  

With the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance government headed by Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi all set to be formed on Sunday, speculation is rife that its key ally, the Janata Dal-United, which has won 12 members of Parliament, is likely to get at least two cabinet and one minister of state rank berths. JD’s Munger MP, Rajiv …

Speculations Rife on Naidu’s Cabinet BJP and Jana Sena to Get Cabinet Berths
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Speculations Rife on Naidu’s Cabinet BJP and Jana Sena to Get Cabinet Berths

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan and Telugu Desam scion Nara Lokesh are likely to get deputy chief minister posts in the Chandrababu Naidu-led cabinet, as per speculations here on Friday. Sources said Naidu, who was busy in Delhi during the day, simultaneously started efforts to select his cabinet and would offer berths to alliance partners Jana Sena and BJP. …

NDA meet today: Modi, Naidu and Nitish to present list of supporting MPs to President. Top 10 updates
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA meet today: Modi, Naidu and Nitish to present list of supporting MPs to President. Top 10 updates

Live Mint  

The newly elected MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are set to elect Narendra Modi as their leader on Friday, clearing the path for him to be sworn in prime minister for a third term. Here are top updates on NDA's key meet today, 1) After Modi is elected the leader of the NDA MPs, senior alliance members including …

Janata Dal (United) may seek up to three Cabinet berths in NDA Government
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Janata Dal (United) may seek up to three Cabinet berths in NDA Government

The Hindu  

The JD, the support of which along with the TDP is crucial for the new NDA Government, will likely make a bid for "up to three" Cabinet berths, a senior leader of the Nitish Kumar-led party said on June 6. Another top party leader said it is hopeful of a "respectable" representation in the Union Council of Ministers. “The matter …

Nitish set to strike a hard bargain
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nitish set to strike a hard bargain

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal, which has emerged as a key player in the formation of the next government at the Centre, is set to strike a hard bargain with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a third term in the office as the head of the NDA government after the just concluded parliamentary elections. Kumar’s party’s …

Nitish Kumar likely to bargain for at least 4 Cabinet berths, early state polls, funds
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nitish Kumar likely to bargain for at least 4 Cabinet berths, early state polls, funds

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Nitish Kumar was expected to bargain hard and seek more ministerial berths, central funds, early assembly polls, and special status for Bihar as 12 Janata Dal or JD members of Parliament have become critical to the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre. He said the party is keen on portfolios such …

Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu's big hints on supporting Narendra Modi 3.0
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu's big hints on supporting Narendra Modi 3.0

Hindustan Times  

Janata Dal chief Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, whom the poll pundits are calling the 'kingmakers' after the Bharatiya Janata Party's subpar performance in the Lok Sabha elections, have dropped big hints on supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to form his third government at the Centre. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar, after …

Election results 2024: JD(U) defies all election predictions, with Nitish calling the shots yet again
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: JD(U) defies all election predictions, with Nitish calling the shots yet again

The Hindu  

With the BJP falling way short of a majority in the Lok Sabha, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has emerged as a potential kingmaker with his party, the Janata Dal, having won two and leading in 10 Lok Sabha seats in the State on June 4. A few days ago, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav had spoken about “a big political …

Nitish, Naidu may dump NDA, help INDIA bloc form govt: RJD
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nitish, Naidu may dump NDA, help INDIA bloc form govt: RJD

The Hindu  

The RJD on Tuesday afternoon claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party president Chandrababu Naidu "shared a dislike for vendetta politics" which could lead them away from the BJP-led NDA. RJD national spokesperson Manoj Kumar Jha also recalled the forecast of Kumar, who heads the JD, that "those who came to power will be ousted in …

Days after Tejashwi Yadav's 'kuchh bada hoga' claim, Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi
6 months, 3 weeks 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 | LALU, TEJASHWI AILING: WILL IT DAMPEN RJD CAMPAIGN?
7 months, 1 week ago

OPINION | LALU, TEJASHWI AILING: WILL IT DAMPEN RJD CAMPAIGN?

India TV News  

With his ailing father Lalu Prasad Yadav restricting his movements under medical advice, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav has been suffering from low back pain for the last ten days and both the sisters, Misa Bharti and Rohini Acharya are busy campaigning in their constituencies Patliputra and Saran respectively, and the regional party is now facing an acute shortage …

BSP factor, RJD rebel puzzle big players in Bihar
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BSP factor, RJD rebel puzzle big players in Bihar

New Indian Express  

PATNA: The diminishing popularity of Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal president Nitish Kumar, coupled with the entry of a rebel Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate in the Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituency, has intensified the poll battle in Bihar’s Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituency. This time, Jhanjharpur is set to witness a triangular fight with the entry of rebel RJD candidate Gulab …

RJD stands for 'Rishwatkhor Jungleraj Dal': Nadda
7 months, 3 weeks ago

RJD stands for 'Rishwatkhor Jungleraj Dal': Nadda

Hindustan Times  

Araria, Launching a frontal attack on the RJD, which is an alliance partner of the INDIA bloc in Bihar, BJP national president J P Nadda on Thursday said the party led by Lalu Prasad stands for 'Rishwatkhor Jungleraj Dal'. RJD stands for 'Rishwatkhor Jungleraj Dal': Nadda Addressing a public rally in Araria Lok Sabha seat in support of BJP candidate …

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar slams RJD's Tejaswi Yadav for taking credit for providing jobs
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar slams RJD's Tejaswi Yadav for taking credit for providing jobs

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday slammed Rashtriya Janta Dal leader and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav for taking credit for providing employment while sharing power with him between August 2022 and January 2024. Kumar highlighted the collective efforts made by the coalition governent between BJP and Janata Dal to ensure development in all fields since 2005 and said, …

‘Hamare Chachaji Palat Gaye’: Tejashwi Yadav jabs Nitish Kumar, BJP hits back
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Hamare Chachaji Palat Gaye’: Tejashwi Yadav jabs Nitish Kumar, BJP hits back

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday took a jibe at Nitish Kumar, claiming that the Bihar chief minister was ‘hijacked’. Responding to Tejashwi Yadav's jibe, Bihar deputy chief minister and BJP leader Vijay Sinha said,"Chacha had clearly said in the Assembly how they were looting Bihar. In another development, Tejashwi Yadav's father and RJD president Lalu Prasad alleged …

RJD manifesto for Lok Sabha elections: 7 key promises made by Tejashwi Yadav
8 months, 1 week ago

RJD manifesto for Lok Sabha elections: 7 key promises made by Tejashwi Yadav

Hindustan Times  

Former Bihar deputy chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav released the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha election on Saturday. Tejashwi Yadav releases RJD's manifesto for Lok Sabha election “One thing is clear that our only goal is to develop Bihar…Whatever we can do, we have put it in front of you with a pledge. Here is …

Tejashwi Yadav releases RJD's manifesto, promises airports in 5 Bihar cities, ₹1 lakh per year to 'sisters'
8 months, 1 week ago

Tejashwi Yadav releases RJD's manifesto, promises airports in 5 Bihar cities, ₹1 lakh per year to 'sisters'

Hindustan Times  

Patna: Former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav released Rashtriya Janata Dal's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday morning, promising new five airports in the state. Releasing ‘Parivartan Patra’, RJD founder Lalu Yadav's son and political heir also promised ₹1 lakh per year to “sisters” from poor families on Raksha Bandhan. RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief …

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates
8 months, 2 weeks ago

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates

Hindustan Times  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, which on Tuesday named its candidates for 22 of the 23 Lok Sabha seats it’s contesting in Bihar in the upcoming parliamentary polls in the country, has put on hold the name of its candidate from Siwan, which was represented four times in the past by strongman Mohammed Shahabuddin, who was a close aide of party …

RJD, Congress hold talks to iron out differences over seats
8 months, 3 weeks ago

RJD, Congress hold talks to iron out differences over seats

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav and Congress leaders held talks on Tuesday to sort out the differences that have emerged between the two allies over the seat-sharing arrangements in Bihar. The much-awaited meeting took place at senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik’s official residence here after a week of tussle. The two parties hit a rough patch after five-term MP …

Bihar: Congress awaits Lalu Yadav’s nod to finalise candidates for LS polls
9 months ago

Bihar: Congress awaits Lalu Yadav’s nod to finalise candidates for LS polls

Hindustan Times  

Bihar state Congress is waiting for Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s approval to declare the seats to be contested in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls beginning April 19, said a senior leader of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee on Friday. RJD spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav said seat-sharing talks is almost final. BPCC chief Akhilesh Prasad …

RLJP will remain in the NDA despite losing coveted Lok Sabha seat to rival LJP faction headed by Chirag Paswan
9 months, 1 week ago

RLJP will remain in the NDA despite losing coveted Lok Sabha seat to rival LJP faction headed by Chirag Paswan

The Hindu  

A day after Chirag Paswan, leader of the Lok Janshakti Party, finalised a seat-sharing arrangement with the BJP — which reportedly includes the coveted Hajipur seat once held by his father, the late Ram Vilas Paswan — the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, led by his estranged uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, who is the current Hajipur MP, indicated that it will …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: RJD may give only 7 seats to Congress in Bihar, 3 to Left parties, say sources
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: RJD may give only 7 seats to Congress in Bihar, 3 to Left parties, say sources

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Rashtriya Janata Dal may offer only 7 seats out of 40 in Bihar to Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, sources said on Thursday. Congress demands 15 seats The Congress party gave a list of 15 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar to the Rashtriya Janata Dal for fielding its candidates in the upcoming general …

Amid Buzz of Naveen Patnaik’s BJD Homecoming, A Look at NDA Partners Over Years, and Their Status Now
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid Buzz of Naveen Patnaik’s BJD Homecoming, A Look at NDA Partners Over Years, and Their Status Now

News 18  

The Biju Janata Dal in Odisha could reunite with the BJP ahead of the state assembly elections and the Lok Sabha one this year. During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the LJP-BJP alliance and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Samta Part won 31 out of 40 seats in the state. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, AGP unsuccessfully contested three seats …

Bihar BJP Lok Sabha nominees discussed; final call post central poll panel nod
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar BJP Lok Sabha nominees discussed; final call post central poll panel nod

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ’s state election panel has discussed the probable candidates for national polls this summer but a final decision would be taken after the central poll committee’s nod in the next few days, a top leader aware of the matter said. Two warring Lok Janshakti Party factions, Hindustani Awam Morcha of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, …

Bihar: BJP likely to give 14 seats to Nitish Kumar's JDU, 6 to Chirag Paswan and Pashupati Paras
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar: BJP likely to give 14 seats to Nitish Kumar's JDU, 6 to Chirag Paswan and Pashupati Paras

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to offer 14 seats to Nitish Kumar-led JDU in Bihar and six among Chirag Paswan and Pashupati Paras, who once belonged to the same party and later split into two, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, sources said on Tuesday. We are considering the 17 seats that we have.” NDA …

Yogi Cabinet expansion: SBSP chief OP Rajbhar, RLD's Anil Kumar, two others inducted in UP govt
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Yogi Cabinet expansion: SBSP chief OP Rajbhar, RLD's Anil Kumar, two others inducted in UP govt

India TV News  

UP Cabinet Expansion: Four new ministers were inducted in CM Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government as part of the Cabinet expansion, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. SBSP Chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, BJP leader Dara Singh Chauhan, RLD MLA Anil Kumar and BJP's Sunil Kumar Sharma took oath as ministers in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet. Speaking on the Cabinet expansion, …

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Cabinet expansion likely tomorrow, RLD, OP Rajbhar may find place | DETAILS
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Cabinet expansion likely tomorrow, RLD, OP Rajbhar may find place | DETAILS

India TV News  

Yogi Adityanath-led Cabinet in the Uttar Pradesh government is likely to be expanded on Tuesday at around 5 pm, sources said on Monday. SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, two MLAs from RLD, and Dara Singh Chauhan are likely to be included in the Yogi Cabinet. Jayant Chaudhary's RLD joins NDA Jayant Chaudhary's Rashtriya Lok Dal formally joined BJP-led NDA alliance …

How Bihar politics is in a fresh phase of shifting sands
9 months, 3 weeks ago

How Bihar politics is in a fresh phase of shifting sands

India Today  

With three more mahagathbandhan legislators—two from the Congress and one from the Rashtriya Janata Dal —switching sides to the treasury benches on February 27, the ongoing budget session of the Bihar legislative assembly is witnessing a new chapter of shifting sands in Bihar politics. The timing is all the more important: the three MLAs have switched sides just before Congress …

Explain reasons for delay in Cabinet expansion, Tejashwi asks Nitish
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Explain reasons for delay in Cabinet expansion, Tejashwi asks Nitish

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday raised questions over the delay in Cabinet expansion in Bihar. Mr. Yadav, while taking out his second phase of Jan Vishwas Yatra, said it had been almost one month of the formation of the new government but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had not yet expanded his Cabinet. …

Tejashwi Yadav Begins 10-Day ‘Jan Vishwas Yatra’ in Bihar, Says RJD is the Party of ‘MY-BAAP’
10 months ago

Tejashwi Yadav Begins 10-Day ‘Jan Vishwas Yatra’ in Bihar, Says RJD is the Party of ‘MY-BAAP’

News 18  

To win the trust of people of Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav kick-started his ‘Jan Vishwas Yatra’ from Muzaffarpur on Tuesday. Before launching the yatra, former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav slammed CM Nitish Kumar. Terming RJD a party of ‘MY-BAAP’ and not just MY, Yadav explained the meaning of BAAP — B for Bahujan, A for Agraa, …

Watch: With smile on face, Nitish Kumar meets Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi at Bihar Assembly
10 months, 1 week ago

Watch: With smile on face, Nitish Kumar meets Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi at Bihar Assembly

India TV News  

Patna: Days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ditched the Mahagathbandhan and sided with the Bharatiya Janata Party, the former was seen exchanging pleasantries with Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav at Bihar Assembly. Lalu Yadav was accompanied by his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi to the Vidhan Sabha secretariat …

Tejashwi Yadav’s political adviser Sanjay Yadav gets Rajya Sabha ticket
10 months, 1 week ago

Tejashwi Yadav’s political adviser Sanjay Yadav gets Rajya Sabha ticket

The Hindu  

Three candidates of the National Democratic Alliance — Sanjay Jha of the Janata Dal and Bhim Singh and Dharmshila Gupta of the BJP — filed their nomination for the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Out of the six, the most interesting face is Mr. Sanjay Yadav — currently serving as political adviser to Tejashwi Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister and Leader …

RJD nominates Tejashwi's political advisor Sanjay Yadav, Manoj Jha for Rajya Sabha polls
10 months, 1 week ago

RJD nominates Tejashwi's political advisor Sanjay Yadav, Manoj Jha for Rajya Sabha polls

India TV News  

Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal has nominated Manoj Jha and Sanjay Yadav for Rajya Sabha elections, to be held on February 27. Meanwhile, Janata Dal named its general secretary Sanjay Kumar Jha, a confidant of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, as the party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections. In a statement, the JD said party president Nitish Kumar has …

JD (U) to nominate former Bihar minister Sanjay Jha for Feb 27 Rajya Sabha polls
10 months, 1 week ago

JD (U) to nominate former Bihar minister Sanjay Jha for Feb 27 Rajya Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

The Janata Dal-United is set to nominate the party’s national general secretary and former Bihar minister Sanjay Jha for the Rajya Sabha election scheduled for February 27, a top party functionary confirmed. Jha, a close associate of chief minister JD-U president Nitish Kumar, is likely to file his nomination papers on Wednesday. A member of the Bihar legislative council since …

Bihar cabinet allocation: 6 days after taking oath, Nitish Kumar retains home, gives BJP finance and health
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar cabinet allocation: 6 days after taking oath, Nitish Kumar retains home, gives BJP finance and health

New Indian Express  

PATNA: After six days of swearing-in of a new National Democratic Alliance government in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday distributed portfolios between two deputy CMs and six other ministers. Senior BJP leaders and deputy chief ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Singh have been given nine departments each. While Samrat will hold portfolios of major departments including finance, …

Upendra Kushwaha, former JDU leader, calls on Nitish Kumar, congratulates him on becoming Bihar CM again
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Upendra Kushwaha, former JDU leader, calls on Nitish Kumar, congratulates him on becoming Bihar CM again

India TV News  

Rashtriya Lok Janta Dal leader Upendra Kushwaha on Friday met Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar to congratulate him on becoming the Bihar Chief Minister again. Announcing the same on X, he wrote, "Met Shri Nitish Kumar and gave him hearty congratulations and best wishes on assuming the responsibility of Chief Minister again in the NDA government of Bihar." Earlier, Nitish …

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