NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar‘s Janata Dal(United) on Wednesday acted swiftly to control damage after its Manipur unit chief wrote a letter to state governor reiterating party’s earlier decision of not supporting the BJP-led Biren Singh government.“The seating arrangement of the lone MLA of Janata Dal (United) in Manipur, Md Abdul Nasir was made in the…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for his comment on sartorial preferences of women decades ago. Calling out the 73-year-old for his statement, Yadav said it was a “direct insult to half the population” of the state.“Earlier, the daughters of Bihar not only wore clothes but also…
File photo of Lalu Prasad (L) and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar seems to have some uncanny connection with political doors. In 2023, Amit Shah had shut “BJP doors” for the JD(U) chief and yet he managed to open it and go inside. Two years later, RJD supremo…
PATNA/MOTIHARI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar sought to end speculation about an alliance switch by reaffirming on Sunday his commitment to BJP-led NDA. “We mistakenly wandered off twice, but now have returned to the company of an old friend. I will stay with NDA,” the JDU chief said during his Pragati Yatra in Muzaffarpur.The CM’s comments…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing political tussle between BJP-led NDA and the opposition bloc over Ambedkar’s legacy, Janata Dal (United) on Friday hit back at Aam Aadmi Party after its convener Arvind Kejriwal advised Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to reflect on home minister Amit Shah’s comments on the Dalit icon.JD(U) working president Sanjay Jha reminded…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday convicted former MLA and RJD functionary Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla and Mantu Tiwari for the 1998 murder of former Bihar minister Brij Bihari Prasad and awarded them life imprisonment. The court, however, granted benefit of doubt to five other accused including former MP Suraj Bhan Singh, acquitting them…
NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has dared to tread an uncharted territory in Bihar politics in recent times with his promise of scrapping liquor ban in the state, within an hour, if voted to power by the people in assembly elections due next year.Interestingly, liquor ban is considered to be one of the important…
NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraj chief Prashant Kishor on Saturday vowed to immediately end Bihar’s contentious liquor ban, if elected to power. He made the claim just days before his party’s foundation day on October 2.In an interview with ANI, Kishor said, “There is no need for any special preparation for the 2nd….
