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Bihar: Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha seeks JD(U)’s support

PATNA: Opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Friday invoked his Bihari identity and appealed to the lawmakers to vote for him in national interest, as well as to ward off the lurking dangers to the country’s practice of democracy, and to also prevent the misuse of institutions like CBI, ED…

The Times of India · Jul 15, 2022

BJP, JD(U) at loggerheads over Patna SSP's controversial remarks about RSS

PATNA: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and JD(U) — the two leading NDA allies in the Nitish Kumar-led coalition government — are at loggerheads over recent controversial remarks by Patna SSP Manavendra Singh Dhillon.

The Times of India · Jul 15, 2022

Transfer row: BJP bid to cool down minister Ram Surat Rai in Patna

PATNA: As the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stayed the transfer of 149 circle officers (COs) made earlier by revenue and land reforms department (RLRD) minister Ram Surat Rai, the latter has adopted a strong posture on the issue, leading to the reappearance of the rift among NDA allies BJP and…

The Times of India · Jul 11, 2022

With eye on status of 'national party', six-member JD(U) delegation led by party chief Lalan Singh, visits Nagaland

PATNA: With eye on 2023 assembly polls in Nagaland, a six-member delegation of senior JD(U) leaders, led by the party national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, on Wednesday reached Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, on a three-day trip to meet various civil society groups and discuss poll strategies…

The Times of India · Jun 29, 2022

Thin attendance in Bihar assembly triggers fresh speculations of BJP-JD(U) rift

A “boycott” of the remaining part of the monsoon session was announced during the lunch hour by the leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2022

Bihar: I’m nobody’s ‘Hanuman’, says senior JD(S) leader RCP

PATNA: Union steel minister and senior JD(U) leader RCP Singh lost his cool when mediapersons asked him whether he was still the ‘Hanuman’ of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, like Jamui MP Chirag Paswan used to refer himself for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal fires fresh salvo at JD(U)

“I find it laughable when JD(U) leaders demand a rethink (on the Agnipath scheme). They should do punarvichaar of the state of higher education in Bihar,” the BJP leader said

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022

Why Nitish Kumar is counting on a caste count in Bihar

His electoral stock vis-a-vis the BJP is dwindling — the enumeration exercise could help him recover political capital

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022

Bihar: Union minister RCP Singh makes fun of his party colleague Upendra Kushwaha

PATNA: Union steel minister and senior JD(U) leader RCP Singh on Tuesday made fun of his own party’s parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha saying, “Whose name you (reporter) are taking on the beautiful occasion of International Yoga Day on this holy place of Bodh Gaya.”

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

Union minister RCP Singh vacates his Patna-based government bungalow

PATNA: Union steel minister and senior JD(U) leader Ramchandra Prasad Singh, commonly known as RCP, had to vacate his Patna -based bungalow around midnight (of June 19-20) after he was asked by a senior party functionary to vacate the government-owned house immediately.

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022