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Lalu Prasad Yadav slams Nitish Kumar over poor law & order in Bihar
Patna: RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday criticised the Nitish Kumar government for the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar. Lalu Prasad Yadav blamed the “double engine” government for the…
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JD(U)’s J-K unit asks Nitish to reconsider alliance with BJP at Centre
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday, July 21, asked the party’s national president Nitish Kumar to reconsider the alliance with the BJP at the Centre.…
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Future tense: Naidu, Nitish twisting BJP’s arms, albeit gently
The Bharatiya Janata Party is keeping a close eye on any development taking place in Andhra Pradesh-Telangana and Bihar-Jharkhand theatres for obvious political reasons. While the Janata Dal (United) is reportedly keen…
- India
BJP must lead next govt in Bihar: Disgruntled party leader Choubey
Patna: Disgruntled BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Thursday said his party should “lead” the next government in Bihar with “a majority on its own” in next year’s assembly polls. Speaking in…
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Bihar CM Nitish congratulates Naidu on becoming Andhra CM
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday congratulated N Chandrababu Naidu, the Telugu Desam Party chief who has assumed power in Andhra Pradesh. Kumar spoke to Naidu over phone and hoped…
- India
Naidu and Nitish are `dissatisfied souls’ after portfolio allocation, claims Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that BJP allies Nitish Kumar and N Chandrababu Naidu were “dissatisfied souls” following the allocation of portfolios in the Union cabinet. Talking…
- India
Chandrababu, Nitish eye LS Speaker’s post: Why is it important?
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 240 seats on its own and 293 along with its allies. Twenty-eight of the 53 allies’ seats belong to Janata Dal (United) led by Nitish Kumar…
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Nitish’s confidant junks claim of INDIA bloc offering to make him PM
New Delhi: Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Jha, a confidant of party president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Saturday junked his party spokesperson K C Tyagi’s claim that the opposition…
- India
Balance regional aspirations, national interests: Chandrababu Naidu
New Delhi: Key BJP allies — TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar — on Friday endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the leader of…
- India
Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) sticks to its demand for Special Category Status for Bihar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), which the BJP relies on heavily since losing majority in the Lok Sabha, has reiterated its demand for special category status (SCS) for the state.…
- India
Will PM fulfil promise? Congress questions Modi’s silence on AP, Bihar special status
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he would fulfil his promise of giving special category status to the states of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Congress general…
- Andhra Pradesh
Chandrababu, Nitish will not rely on Congress: Bommai Basavaraj
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that N. Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar — two key leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) —…
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At INDIA bloc meeting, Kharge welcomes ‘all parties with similar values’
New Delhi: Amid speculation of the INDIA bloc sending feelers to the Nitish Kumar-led JD-U and the Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP, the ‘kingmakers’ of the 2024 polls, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday…
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Nitish, Tejashwi leave for Delhi on same flight
Patna: With NDA and INDIA bloc scheduling separate meetings of alliance partners in Delhi on Wednesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his arch rival RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav left for the national…
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Chandrababu and Nitish have to decide whether they want to ally with an autocrat: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and JDU’s Nitish Kumar, whose support is key to the formation of the next government, have to decide…