Sharad Yadav

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI File Photo)

JD(U) for Nitish as PM if Oppn wants

Some of the Opposition parties still view the JD(U) leader with suspicion citing his numerous U-turns

20 Aug 2022 2:32 AM

It is now two months since Prime Minister Narendra Modi reshuffled his council of ministers but the appointment of former bureaucrat/entrepreneur-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw continues to be a talking point in the Capital’s political circles. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Talks with Didi costly for Cong seniors; Kailash falls from grace

Once a favourite of home minister Amit Shah, BJP’s national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya appears to have fallen from grace

08 Aug 2021 2:47 AM

Sharad Yadav should be face of Bihar alliance: RLSP, HAM

Sharad Yadav, after parting ways with JD(U) in 2018, had contested 2019 Lok Sabha polls on RJD symbol.

15 Feb 2020 4:00 AM

'I do not understand what people get from such caves? Did people bring him to the Centre to perform religious activities? This is all drama to gain publicity for which the Prime Minister has even violated poll conduct,' LJD leader Sharad Yadav said. (Photo: ANI)

'What has he achieved by sitting inside the cave?' LJD on PM's Kedarnath visit

Sharad Yadav, LJD leader asked if the PM wanted to convert Lok Sabha into 'Kirtan Sabha'.

20 May 2019 10:43 AM

Naidu met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and discussed with him the possibilities of all opposition parties uniting and forging a joint opposition alliance. (Photo: PTI | File)

Oppn leaders step up talks to form coalition, AP CM Naidu meets Rahul, Pawar

Sources said he is also likely to meet BSP chief Mayawati and SP president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow in the evening.

18 May 2019 3:11 PM

Around 60 per cent of voting was recorded in the five Lok Sabha seats that went to the polls in Bihar in the third phase of polling on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI )

60 per cent polling in Bihar, fate of Sharad, Pappu Yadav sealed

Analysts say division of votes in Madhepura is likely as three heavyweights belonging to the same caste are locked in battle.

24 Apr 2019 3:13 AM

3 bigwigs to slug it out in Madhepura

Analysts are of the opinion that three strong candidates belonging to the same fold (Yadav) may confuse voters this time.

23 Apr 2019 12:36 AM

Yadav, a former JD(U) Rajya Sabha member, while campaigning for Loktantrik Janata Dal in Alwar in Rajasthan on Wednesday, had called Raje fat and asked people to give her rest. (Photo: PTI)

Sharad Yadav expresses regret for 'hurting' remarks on Vasundhara Raje

Raje has demanded that the Election Commission take cognisance of Yadav's 'insulting' remarks and taken action against him.

08 Dec 2018 6:37 PM

'It was a joke. I have known her for a long time. It was in no manner a derogatory remark. I didn't say it to hurt her. When I met her then also I told her that she is gaining weight,' Sharad Yadav later clarified. (Photo: File | PTI)

Video: Sharad Yadav says Vasundhara Raje 'becoming fat', later calls it 'joke'

'Give rest to Vasundhara. She looks too tired and has gained too much weight. Earlier she was slim,' Sharad Yadav said.

07 Dec 2018 12:28 PM

'To set an example for future it's important that EC takes cognisance of this kind of language,' Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said. (Photo: ANI)

Feel insulted, EC should act: Raje on Sharad Yadav's body-shaming

'I actually feel insulted and I think even women are insulted,' Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje said.

07 Dec 2018 11:52 AM

Kushwaha to announce next move at December 6 rally

There is a buzz that Mr Kushwaha, who had given the BJP an ultimatum to resolve the issue of seat sharing among NDA partners by November 30.

01 Dec 2018 12:39 AM

Cong in driving seat in state polls: Sharad Yadav

People want to get rid of the Narendra Modi-led government as it has not fulfilled a single promise made to them in 2014, Yadav claimed.

19 Nov 2018 1:32 AM

Union Minister and RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Unease in RLSP over seat sharing formula in Bihar

Upendra Kushwaha is a strong Koeri leader, the largest OBC group after the Yadavs in Bihar.

16 Nov 2018 12:59 AM

RLSP chief meets Sharad, sparks camp switch talks

The RLSP, which had fought three seats in 2014 and won all, is unlikely to be spared more than two seats.

13 Nov 2018 4:48 AM

Vice president and Rajya Sabh chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo: File/AP)

Need new rules to tame ‘erring’ MPs: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice-president calls for a stronger anti-defection law to make it harder to switch parties.

05 Sep 2018 1:55 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Loktantrik Janata Dal Party president Sharad Yadav, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury and other leaders during the “Sanjhi Virasat Bachao Sammelan” at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

United Opposition challenges PM Modi’s ‘idea of India’

Congress president Rahul Gandhi who led the attack on the Modi government, hit out at the dispensation on the contentious Rafale deal.

17 Aug 2018 1:55 AM

Yadav had appealed to opposition parties to resolve their differences and come together to 'save democracy and the Constitution', which he claimed was in danger. (Photo: PTI)

LJD to be part of anti-BJP 'grand alliance' for Lok Sabha polls: Sharad Yadav

'Congress will be at the forefront of the 'Grand Alliance'. We will support it and anyone can be the prime minister,' Yadav said.

06 Aug 2018 6:28 PM

MSP hike is just a ritual, says Sharad Yadav

Sharad Yadav claimed that in the absence of a robust procurement system, farmers in states such as Bihar end up selling their produce below the MSP.

06 Jul 2018 1:23 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav discuss 2019 tieup prospects

The rainbow alliance may also include former chief minister Jitin Ram Manjhi and Sharad Yadav.

08 Jun 2018 1:49 AM

On May 18, the top court had agreed to hear the appeal by Singh and issued a notice to Yadav. (Photo: File)

No salary, perks to rebel MP Sharad Yadav, can have official house: SC

A vacation bench of Justices, however, allowed him to retain his official bungalow, as ordered by the high court on December 15, 2017.

07 Jun 2018 12:30 PM

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