Tag: Nitish Kumar
No Back Door Alliance With LJP, Says BJP Bihar Unit
After the Lok Janshakti Party walked out of an alliance in Bihar but preferred to continue with its ties with the NDA at the Centre, the BJP state unit on Tuesday asserted that there was no back door alliance with the party led by Chirag Paswan. ....
Bihar Voters To Miss Lalu Prasad Yadav, Ram Vilas Paswan, Others In Poll Arena
Although coming Bihar Assembly elections are unique in many ways since the campaigning and balloting will be held amid coronavirus pandemic, the voters will miss RJD leader Lalu Prasad's light-hearted jibes and potshots at his political rivals since he is in jail after conviction in fodder scams. ....
Grand Alliance Releases Bihar Poll Manifesto, Pledges Change
The Grand Alliance in Bihar on Saturday released its election manifesto or 'Sankalp Patra', and reiterated its commitment to give 10 lakh jobs to the state's youths and waive farm loans if it returned to power. ....
Lalu Attacks Nitish Over Remark Linking Coastal Areas To Industries
After Kashmiri militants, Article 370, Left extremism and Jinnah, the Indian Ocean is the latest to enter the political war of words in Bihar at a time when the campaign for the Assembly polls is in full swing. ....
Nitish Kumar Elected NDA Legislature Party Leader
Nitish Kumar was on Sunday chosen as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance, which has won 125 seats in the 243-member Bihar Assembly. ....
Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi Wants Review Of Liquor Ban In Bihar
In the middle of a crucial assembly election, the liquor ban is turning out to be a controversial issue in Bihar. ....
Bihar Phase II: 8.02% Polling In Two Hours
The second phase of polling for the 94 seats in Bihar on Tuesday was witnessing a slow start as the Election Commission registered 8.02 per cent polling till 9 a.m. even as the leaders were urging the voters to come out in large numbers. ....
Bihar Elections: Future Of 12 Ministers Of The Nitish Govt At Stake In Final Phase
The political future of 12 ministers of the Nitish Kumar government is at stake in the third and final phase of the Bihar assembly elections taking place on Saturday. In the third phase, elections for 78 seats will be held. ....
Dalai Lama Congratulates Nitish Kumar On Poll Success
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday congratulated Nitish Kumar on his coalition's success in the Bihar Assembly polls. ....
Manjhi Slams Chirag Paswan For Contesting Bihar Polls Alone
After the Bihar Assembly election results, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday took a dig at Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan, saying the latter had cut the branch of the tree on which he sat. ....
