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Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav meet Bihar Gov to stake claim
Nitish Kumar along with RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav reachesd the Governor’s house to stake claim as chief minister of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ alliance, according to party sources. He resigned on Tuesday breaking his alliance…
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Nitish Kumar resigns as Chief Minister of Bihar, breaks alliance with BJP
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Tuesday breaking his alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kumar, earlier in the day, held a meeting with the JD(U) leaders to discuss…
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Caste census & eye on 2024 lead to frictions between JD(U), BJP in Bihar
New Delhi: Caste census acted as a catalyst in uniting the Bihar-based OBC parties, the script of which was written in April-May when both — RJD and JD(U)– advocated for it. Both…
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Number game suits Nitish if he goes with Mahagathbandhan in Bihar
Patna: With a change expected in Bihar, the new government likely to be formed with the help of Mahagathbandhan will suit Nitish Kumar more, both in terms of numbers as well as…
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Nitish Kumar to meet Bihar Guv at 2 pm
Patna: Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan has given an appointment to Nitish Kumar at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. This comes after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had sought an appointment at 1 p.m. Meanwhile,…
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Parallel meetings of JD(U), RJD begin amid soaring political temperatures in Bihar
Patna: Parallel meetings of the JD(U) which helms the Bihar government, and the opposition RJD are on here Tuesday amid speculations of a major political move by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The…
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JD-U MLAs, MPs to meet today amid speculations of rift with BJP
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for a meeting of JD-U MLAs and MPs on Tuesday at 11 am amid speculation of a rift with ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),…
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Nitish Kumar foiled BJP’s ‘Eknath Shinde plan’ in Bihar: JD-U leader
Patna: While Janata Dal-United reached the stage where it planned to break away from the NDA in Bihar, the BJP leadership activated the “Eknath Shinde plan” to sabotage the Nitish Kumar government…
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Bihar: Nitish speaks to Sonia; RJD extends support to JDU
Patna: Amid a brewing political storm in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had a telephonic conversation with Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi. Though the full details of the phone call, which happened…
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Nitish seeking two cabinet berths in Modi govt’s next expansion
Patna: Amid speculation of a cabinet expansion of the Narendra Modi-led Central government, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is aiming for two ministerial posts this time. Nitish Kumar, who has recovered from…
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Nitish announces JD(U)’s support to Dhankhar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced that his Janata Dal (United) will support NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar in the upcoming vice presidential election. In a statement issued here, Kumar…
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Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish, BJP over Bihar’s law and order situation
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday attacked the Nitish Kumar government over the law and order situation in Bihar. In a Facebook post, he said that BJP leaders including Deputy Chief…
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Bihar BJP leaders asked to avoid speaking out against Nitish Kumar
Patna: With relations between Bihar ruling allies not at their best, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has reportedly directed leaders of his BJP to avoid any statement against the JD-U and Chief Minister…
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Four out of five AIMIM MLAs in Bihar join RJD
Patna: The opposition RJD in Bihar on Wednesday reclaimed its status as the single largest party by weaning away all but one of the five MLAs of the AIMIM. Leader of the…
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Nitish Kumar will remain CM till 2025: Dharmendra Pradhan
Patna: All is well in the NDA in Bihar and, differences of opinion between BJP and JD(U) notwithstanding, Nitish Kumar will complete his current term as Chief Minister, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan…