Amid political uncertainty in Bihar, former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Friday disclosed that he was “in constant touch with the top BJP leadership” but termed as “hypothetical” the question whether Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would be acceptable to him as a new NDA partner. Paswan, who had come to the Bihar capital … Read more
This will be the PM’s first visit to Bihar this year, with just a couple of months to go for the Lok Sabha polls. (File pic: PTI) With the Centre awarding the Bharat Ratna to ‘Jan Nayak’ Karpoori Thakur, a champion of the backward sections, the BJP is confident of doing well in the upcoming … Read more
Bihar CM and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar in Patna says, “Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur has been conferred with ‘Bharat Ratna’. We had been demanding ‘Bharat Ratna’ for him since 2007 till 2023 from every government including the previous Congress govt and the present govt. But they had not done so. Now, they gave him a … Read more
Last Updated: January 24, 2024, 07:49 IST Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thanked PM Modi for conferring his mentor Karpoori Thakur with Bharat Ratna, posthumously. (Image: PTI/File) The Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday announced that former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur will be awarded India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, posthumously Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on … Read more
Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reshuffled his cabinet on Saturday night, in which portfolios of three ministers of his ally RJD were changed. Education Minister Chandra Shekhar, who has been hitting the headlines for different reasons, was made the Sugarcane Industries Miniter. Alok Mehta, who held the Sugarcane Industries and Revenue and Land Resources portfolio, … Read more
The Congress leadership is in the process of conveying to leaders of alliance partners that it wants a consensus on Nitish Kumar as convenor of the INDIA bloc before announcing appointment of chairman Mallikarjun Kharge with Kumar’s name. No formal announcement has been made on the names, even three days after the alliance leaders discussed … Read more
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been named the INDIA bloc chairperson. The decision was announced following a virtual meeting of the INDIA bloc leaders on January 13, 2024. Sources said that Bihar CM and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar rejected the post of convenor of the INDIA bloc. West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee … Read more
New Delhi: Amid a war of words triggered by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s comments regarding seat-sharing in West Bengal, sources from the TMC on Thursday said they will give more time to ally Congress to sort out issues, adding the party is committed to the opposition bloc. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) had pushed for … Read more
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday became the national president of the JD(U) before the crucial Lok Sabha polls. The decision was taken at the national executive meeting of the JDU in Delhi. During the meeting, JDU president Lalan Singh, citing his engagements over upcoming Lok Sabha elections, offered to step down as party … Read more
Janata Dal (United) will hold its national executive meeting in Delhi on Friday. The agenda for the conference includes the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and seat-sharing with INDIA bloc partners. At the party officer-bearers meeting on Thursday, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, JDU national president Lalan Singh and other senior leaders discussed the issues for … Read more
