NEW DELHI: Bihar state assembly on Tuesday witnessed a fiery showdown between chief minister Nitish Kumar and his former deputy Tejashwi Yadav over the state’s infrastructure. During the ongoing budget session, the chief minister claimed that he “made RJD supremo Lalu Yadav what he became” and invoked the past records of the Rashtriya Janata Dal…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday criticised RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over his call for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar‘s son Nishant Kumar to join politics “as soon as possible” for the sake of the future of the JD(U).Paswan said that the decision to enter remains with Nishant.“If he has so much information,…
NEW DELHI: Has Nitish Kumar lost the sheen and also the bargaining power that helped him dominate Bihar’s political landscape for over two decades? The critics of Nitish Kumar say that the recent cabinet expansion, which saw 7 BJP MLAs join his ministry, is a clear indication of who is calling the shots in Bihar.The…
Nitish Kumar (left) and Prashant Kishor NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday urged voters to ensure that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s party, the JD(U), does not win any seats in the upcoming assembly elections. He described Kumar as “physically tired and mentally retired” and accused him of staying in power by frequently…
Nitish Kumar’s cabinet on Wednesday got seven new ministers. All of them are from the BJP. NEW DELHI: As Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar expanded his cabinet on Wednesday with seven BJP MLAs taking oath as ministers, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate said the expansion was only a diversion tactic ahead of the election scheduled for…
NEW DELHI: As Bihar’s assembly elections draw closer, the battle for the state is shaping up to be a high-stakes affair. After Lalu Yadav’s invitation to Nitish Kumar, RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday extended an invitation to Nitish’s son, Nishant Kumar.Nishant Kumar who is reportedly set to make his electoral debut in the…
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Jha, working president of JDU, on Sunday lashed out at those criticising schemes for Bihar in the Union Budget and said the provisions had fulfilled long-pending demands of the state, stressing that the Union govt’s concern for the people of the poor state had validated CM Nitish Kumar‘s decision to switch from…
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: Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi for his “hypocrisy” on the caste census issue, key NDA constituent Janata Dal (United) on Sunday accused the Congress member of maintaining silence when Bihar CM Nitish Kumar raised the matter in INDIA bloc meetings. The Kumar-led JD(U), which was part of the INDIA bloc before he snapped…
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…
