Will Harivansh remain Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman after JD(U)-BJP split? No bar in continuing in the post The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022
We will deliver on the promise of job creation: Tejashwi Yadav Tejashwi Yadav claimed that his boss Nitish Kumar, with whom he took oath the day before, has issued instructions to the officials concerned to accord “top priority” to job creation. The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022
Nitish Kumar refutes Sushil Modi’s claim that he wanted to be Vice-President “It’s absolutely bogus…what a joke. I have had no such desire. Let them talk as much about me as they can but I’m not concerned who is saying what” The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022
Opposition leaders call Nitish Kumar’s switch a ‘timely effort’ to forge unity among secular forces The Shiv Sena said that Nitish Kumar has created storm which can challenge BJP in 2024 The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022
Grand Alliance brings no-confidence motion against Bihar Assembly Speaker The move came hours after Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record eighth time The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022
Uncle Volte-face: On Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar will find convincing voters more difficult than finding allies The Hindu · Aug 10, 2022
Explained | Why is there uproar over the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022? Why are States alleging that the proposed Bill is unconstitutional? Who are the main opponents of the Bill? The Hindu · Aug 10, 2022
Nitish Kumar wanted to be Vice-President: Sushil Modi BJP leader says it was the Bihar CM who proposed the name of R.C.P. Singh as Union Minister The Hindu · Aug 10, 2022
Nitish Kumar: Running strong despite twists and turns PATNA: The longest-serving chief minister of any Hindi-speaking state, Nitish Kumar seems to have acquired an aura of indispensability when it comes to the highest seat of power in Bihar. The Times of India · Aug 10, 2022
Nitish Kumar will join long list of Opposition PM-hopefuls Being from the Hindi heartland and having had the experience of running a State as well as being a Cabinet Minister in the past, Mr. Kumar could score over his rivals The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022
Bihar BJP taken aback by Nitish Kumar’s sudden move By coming out of NDA, Nitish violated people’s mandate which was given to us in 2020 Assembly poll, says State BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022
BJP crushes its allies, says Tejashwi Yadav It is now left with no friends in the Hindi heartland, says RJD leader The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022
BJP counting on JD(U)-RJD contradictions to score in 2024 polls While the BJP may have lost the government, it looks to stress on differences in the two parties to recreate momentum The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022
Nitish Kumar dumps BJP for RJD, set to form government afresh Mr. Kumar claims support of 164 MLAs from seven parties The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022
The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022 Will support any non-BJP govt in Bihar to help strengthen secular forces: Congress The JD(U) has 45 legislators and RJD has 79 MLAs, while the BJP has only 75 MLAs in the 243 member State Assembly in Bihar
The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022 Bihar political crisis live updates | Nitish Kumar to take oath as CM on August 10 at 4 pm In a meeting convened by Nitish Kumar to discuss the situation in his party, he formally announced that the alliance between JD(U) and BJP has broken off
Dynamite News · Aug 9, 2022 Bihar JDU-BJP rift: Congress, Left leaders converge for RJD meeting at Rabri Devi's residence Amid reports of an ongoing rift between Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar, MLAs and leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal arrived at the residence of Rabri Devi, wife of party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in Patna on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:
The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022 Will Bihar see Nitish-RJD 2.0 or go the Maharashtra way? NEW DELHI: The BJP-JD(U) coalition in Bihar on Monday appeared to be teetering on the brink as a gleeful opposition waited with open arms to embrace CM Nitish Kumar amid growing tension in his partnership with the saffron party.
The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022 Morning Digest | India finishes 4th as Commonwealth Games closes; BJP says it will stand by ally JD(U), and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day
The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022 Bihar: Nalanda JD(U) unit lashes out at former Union minister RCP Singh BIHARSHARIF: Amid talks of a possible split in JD(U) following RCP Singh's resignation from the primary membership of the party on Saturday, Nalanda district JD(U) president Siya Sharan Thakur on Monday told mediapersons here that the party was intact in the district. Thakur said all the district party leaders and…
The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022 Bihar: BJP on back foot as political temperature surges PATNA: The political developments in Bihar not only exposed the chinks in the armour of CM Nitish Kumar's JD(U), but also its trust deficit with ally BJP. The reported telephone talks between Nitish and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday have further raised the political temperature in Bihar.
The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022 RJD legislators to meet today to discuss fluid Bihar political situation PATNA: Amidst the political situation arising after the exit of former Union minister RCP Singh from JD(U) in Bihar, the main opposition RJD has called a meeting of all its legislators and senior party leaders at 10, Circular Road bungalow on Tuesday.
The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022 Bihar: Take on BJP directly, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan tells JD(U) PATNA: The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president, Chirag Paswan, on Monday dared the ruling JD(U) to take on its ally BJP directly instead of accusing him of being involved in a well-planned conspiracy to downsize CM Nitish Kumar's political stature in Bihar.
The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022 Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls JD(U) lawmakers meet today amid rift with BJP PATNA: Amidst the growing rift between JD(U) and ally BJP, CM Nitish Kumar has convened a meeting of his party MPs and legislators on Tuesday to discuss the political scenario that has emerged following the resignation of the party's former national president RCP Singh.
The Hindu · Aug 8, 2022 Nitish calls JD(U) meet in Patna on Tuesday as political crisis brews in Bihar Opposition RJD says it is ready to ‘embrace’ the Chief Minister if he ditches BJP