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Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister, BJP’s first in the state
Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday, April 15, the first from the saffron party to hold the post. Governor…
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Nitish Kumar resigns, Samrat Choudhary to become BJP’s first Bihar CM
Patna: Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving Chief Minister of Bihar, on Tuesday, April 14, submitted his resignation from the post to Governor Syed Ata Hasnain. Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has been elevated…
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday, April 10, took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan in…
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Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary as Bihar CM put up outside BJP office
Patna: Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary, the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, as the man who would head the new government in the state, on Thursday, April 9, were put up outside the…
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Nitish Kumar likely to take oath as Rajya Sabha member on April 10
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10, according to sources from the Chief Minister’s residence. He is likely…
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Eight devotees killed, eight injured in stampede at temple in Bihar, SHO suspended
Bihar: At least eight devotees, mostly women, were killed and eight injured in a stampede at a temple in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Tuesday, March 31, officials said. The incident took place…
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Nitish Kumar set to resign as Bihar MLC on Monday, say sources
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month, is set to resign from the state legislative council on Monday, March 30, JD(U) sources said.…
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BJP chief Nitin Nabin to resign as Bihar MLA on Monday
Patna: BJP national president Nitin Nabin, the MLA from Bihar’s Bankipur, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha two weeks ago, will give up his Assembly membership on Monday, March 30. Bihar…
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Nitish Kumar set to be elected JD (U) president
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to be elected as JD (U) president unopposed on Tuesday, March 24, with no other candidate filing nomination for the party’s top post.…
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Bihar’s longest-serving CM Nitish Kumar elected to Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Bihar’s longest-serving chief minister Nitish Kumar and new BJP president Nitin Nabin were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar as the ruling NDA swept the elections held in three…
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Bihar has ‘failed’ on all parameters during 21 years of NDA rule: Tejashwi
Patna: Launching a frontal attack on the Bihar government, RJD’s national working president, Tejashwi Yadav, on Thursday, March 12, alleged that the state has “failed” on all parameters during the 21 years…
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Bihar: Nitish’s son Nishant joins JD(U) in Patna
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar joined the JD(U) on Sunday and said he would work to strengthen the party’s organisation. Nishant, an engineering graduate who is in his…
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Nitish Kumar: Longest serving CM of Bihar, whose party never got a majority
Patna: Nitish Kumar may well go down in history as an astute politician who managed to occupy the post of Bihar chief minister for longer than all his predecessors, despite his JD(U)…
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Nitish Kumar announces Rajya Sabha entry, ends historic CM tenure
Patna: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar on Thursday, March 5, announced that he will be contesting the Rajya Sabha polls, bringing the curtain down on his tenure as the longest-serving CM…
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Bihar buzz: Will Nitish Kumar quit as CM and head to Rajya Sabha?
Patna: Bihar was abuzz with speculation on Wednesday, March 4, over rumours that Janata Dal (United) president and the state’s longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may move to the Rajya Sabha, paving…