Nitish Kumar
Nitish govt writes to NITI Aayog, seeks spl status for Bihar
The demand for special category status gained currency after the creation of Jharkhand in 2000
Aakar Patel | Does Modi govt know what to do to tackle 2020 & 2021 problems?
The most significant aspects of this period were the nationwide lockdown
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
Political crisis in Chirag Paswan’s LJP
Over 208 LJP members join the ruling JD(U) on Thursday
AA Edit | Bihar cops overstep limits
The Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, has not helped matters either by talking up against criticism of the government on social media
Nitish: Accepted CM post due to BJP pressure
The development in Arunachal Pradesh will not affect the NDA in Bihar: Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi
Anand K Sahay | BJP’s hopes for its own CM in Patna get dashed
Bihar is the only state in north India, besides Jammu and Kashmir (now a UT) and Punjab, where the BJP has not had its own chief minister
Nitish unanimously elected as leader of NDA in Bihar; to return as CM
Kumar is expected to meet Governor Phagu Chauhan staking claim for formation of the new government and is likely to take oath on Monday
Anand K Sahay | Far & Near
Will the BJP use Nitish to get own CM in Patna?
Sans Lalu Yadav, RJD in big trouble as 5 of its MLCs switch to JD(U)
In another blow, its national vice-president Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has sent a letter offering to step down from the post.