Buoyed by its victory in the Belaganj assembly by-election in Bihar, the JDU has started early preparations for the assembly polls next year. Besides the JDU, the BJP won two seats and Hindustani Awam Morcha retained one seat, making it a clean sweep for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). All four seats fall in the … Read more
The Nitish Kumar-led JDU has started working on wooing Dalit voters to the party, ahead of the Bihar assembly elections next year. State minister and JDU leader Ashok Choudhary on Thursday said that the party will organise ‘Bhim Sansad’ on Samvidhan Diwas’ which falls on November 26. The JDU started organising ‘Bhim Sansad’ from last … Read more
BJP national president and Union health minister JP Nadda on Friday met Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar at the latter’s residence in Patna. Nadda is on a two-day trip to Bihar for the inauguration of several health ministry-related projects in Patna,Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Darbhanga and Bhagalpur. In a joint programme in Patna, Nitish Kumar reaffirmed that … Read more
In the last term of the Lok Sabha, given its overwhelming majority, the BJP had control of most of the important standing panels. (PTI) With the Congress having 99 MPs in Lok Sabha and Samajwadi Party standing at 37, both parties have demanded that they should be given appropriate representation in terms of chairs of … Read more
New Delhi: Long-time Janata Dal (United) national spokesperson, KC Tyagi, resigned from the post of national spokesperson on Saturday evening. Tyagi was the political advisor and national spokesperson of JDU. His resignation was accepted by the party on Sunday and Rajeev Ranjan was appointed in place of Tyagi. After receiving his resignation letter, Tyagi was … Read more
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as President of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)). The court found no substantial reason to interfere with the election results and deemed the petition to be without merit. This decision upholds Nitish Kumar’s position as the party president. … Read more
The BJP’s allies from the Hindi heartland are trying to expand their foothold beyond their respective states. They are open to an alliance with the BJP, but if it doesn’t agree to their plans they are ready to venture out on their own, said the JDU, LJP (R) and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP). The … Read more
These new roads for Bihar will give several districts a first expressway and will open the door for faster development and opening of new industries. (PTI File) Budget 2024: Roads, new airports, medical colleges, sports infrastructure, along with special allocations for Nalanda, Rajgir and Gaya, have been announced making the Trinamool Congress (TMC) comment that … Read more
Last Updated: July 21, 2024, 20:55 IST Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh (PTI photo) Ramesh said the JD(U) and the YSRCP demanded special category status for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh respectively but ”strangely”, the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the southern state kept quiet on the matter Ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, … Read more
New Delhi: Differences of opinion among the ruling NDA partners in Bihar are turning out to be a cause of concern for the BJP-led grouping. Even, the recent Enforcement Directorate raids on premises linked to an IAS officer considered close to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar have come as a rude shock for the state’s … Read more
