PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday blamed his JDU colleague and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh – also known as Lalan Singh – for his party’s brief exit in 2022 from BJP-led NDA. Nitish was sharing stage with Narendra Modi at an event in Madhubani and reassured the PM that JDU remained firmly aligned…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP during a rally in Buxar, calling their alliance “opportunistic” and accusing Kumar of frequently switching sides solely to hold onto power. “Nitish Kumar changes parties just for ‘kursi’. He has once again joined hands…
NEW DELHI: At least two individuals in Bihar on Thursday announced their resignation from chief minister Nitish Kumar‘s party, Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), due to disagreement with the party’s support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill introduced by the central government.Mohammed Qasim Ansari, claiming to be a senior JD(U) leader, and Mohammed Nawaz Malik, JD(U)…
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar‘s support for the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha marks a significant shift in his politics ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar later this year. Nitish, who has been the dominant partner of the NDA in Bihar for nearly two decades, is perhaps for the first time following the politics…
NEW DELHI: BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday accused the Lalu Prasad-led government of turning Bihar into “doobta Bihar” (sinking Bihar), claiming the state suffered from “jungle raj” during the 1990s. Speaking at a Bihar Diwas event organized by Delhi BJP’s Purvanchal Morcha, Nadda credited Bihar’s progress to chief minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister…
NEW DELHI: Iftar diplomacy, an annual ritual in Bihar, has become an important platform for political outreach this year as the state gears up for assembly elections amid the row over Centre’s proposed Waqf Amendment Bill. The politics over the Bill has already taken centrestage in the poll-bound state with the All India Muslim Personal…
Lalu Prasad with son Tejashwi Yadav at Waqf bill protest site NEW DELHI: It’s a catch-22 situation for the BJP allies in poll-bound Bihar. The anti-Waqf Amendment Bill protest in Patna on Wednesday set the stage for a fierce political showdown in the state as elections approach. While the RJD and other opposition parties have…
A heated confrontation broke out in the Bihar Legislative Council on Tuesday between chief minister Nitish Kumar and leader of opposition Rabri Devi over the issue of reservation.The verbal duel started when RJD members entered the house wearing green T-shirts as part of their protest. An annoyed Nitish Kumar stood up, called the protest “bogus”…
Poster outside Rabri Devi’s residence (ANI) NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, facing a “boycott” by Muslim groups for supporting the central government’s Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was targeted in a poster put up outside the residence of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar’s former chief minister, Rabri Devi. The poster, put up…
NEW DELHI: Political activist Prashant Kishor has intensified his criticism of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, raising questions about his mental capacity and demanding his stepping down. Kishor asserted that Kumar is physically exhausted and mentally incapable of governance, suggesting he has lost administrative control.“The first person to comment on Nitish Kumar’s health was his…
