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Bihar chief minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, party general secretary K.C. Tyagi (left) and general secretary (organisation) R.C.P. Singh during the national executive meeting at the party headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: Asian Age)

Bid to marginalise JD-U will fail, says Nitish Kumar

Party backs joint polls, opposes bill on citizenship; Kumar to take alliances’ call.

09 Jul 2018 6:16 AM

Bihar government suppressing Hindus, says BJP minister

Giriraj backs those jailed for instigating communal tension.

09 Jul 2018 1:54 AM

Party leaders said the issue of number of seats in Bihar it will fight in the Lok Sabha polls did not come up for discussion. Kumar has been authorised to finalise its stand. (Photo: PTI)

JD(U) authorises Nitish Kumar to finalise party stand on political issues

The party’s national executive at its meeting, attended by its top leaders including Kumar, also favoured simultaneous polls.

08 Jul 2018 5:11 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah (Photo: PTI/File)

Why parties are formed

Certainly the BJP seems to believe it and the two leaders named above have expressed it repeatedly.

08 Jul 2018 12:51 AM

JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said that the party would contest more seats. (Photo: PTI)

JD(U) will play ‘big brother’ in Bihar in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says KC Tyagi

KC Tyagi said that if seat sharing is finalized with NDA for 2019 LS polls, then there would be no difficulty in 2020 Bihar assembly polls.

07 Jul 2018 8:59 PM

Speculation persists that that he is keen to revive his alliance with RJD and Congress, a suggestion rejected by his party leaders. (Photo: File/PTI)

Nitish Kumar to attend JD(U) meet today, strategise amid strained ties with BJP

He is likely to clarify the party's position on a host of issues ahead of the 2019 polls, amidst speculation about his next political move.

07 Jul 2018 8:27 AM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (Photo: PTI)

Congress keen to project Nitish Kumar as Bihar CM again

In a statement recently, Tejashwi Yadav had said that the “doors of grand secular alliance have been shut for Nitish Kumar”.

07 Jul 2018 1:01 AM

Nitish’s summersault likely before 2019 polls

Nitish Kumar, who had displayed flip-flop attitude in recent times, might do another summersault before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

07 Jul 2018 12:10 AM

Veerappa Moily said in the BJP-led NDA coalition arrangement and understanding, the 'sense of coexistence, togetherness and cooperation is totally absent.' (Photo: File/PTI)

Won’t be surprised if Nitish Kumar quits NDA, says Veerappa Moily

Cong leader Veerappa Moily said whichever party 'went along with' BJP, including TDP, Shiv Sena and the JD(U), were 'not happy at all'.

06 Jul 2018 1:18 PM

RJD leaders Tej Pratap crowns his brother Tejashwi Yadav during the 22nd Foundation Day of the Rashtriya Janata Dal in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Tejashwi asks party workers to prepare for early elections

Tejashwi, who had earlier created a flutter within the Grand Secular Alliance by giving series of statements against CM Nitish Kumar.

06 Jul 2018 1:21 AM

Further targeting the BJP, Tejaswi said the BJP will be defeated by the RJD in the same way as it was during the recently concluded by-polls. (Photo: ANI)

BJP may dump Nitish Kumar just before 2019 Lok Sabha elections: Tejaswi Yadav

Tejaswi, while addressing party workers on RJD's foundation day programme asked them to be prepared for Lok Sabha and Bihar Assembly polls.

05 Jul 2018 7:11 PM

I wish to put up a board proclaiming no entry for uncle Nitish Kumar here, at this bungalow, Tej Pratap, elder son of Lalu Prasad, said.(Photo: File)

Want 'no entry' board for uncle Nitish Kumar at house: RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav

Reacting to remark, JD(U)'s Neeraj Kumar said the language used by RJD leader reflects the values he has grown up with.

02 Jul 2018 4:50 PM

‘Liquor ban has changed the face of Bihar. People now buy milk, honey’

The JD(U) is part of the NDA government and anything being said otherwise is baseless, says Neeraj Kumar.

01 Jul 2018 7:13 AM

RJD, Congress natural allies of Nitish, says Ashok Gehlot

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said that the Congress and the RJD are the JD(U)’s “natural allies”.

01 Jul 2018 2:01 AM

Patel said 'I am opposed to the BJP', but added 'I am only 24 years old and not yet eligible to contest an election'. (Photo: File)

No point in meeting Nitish Kumar for tie-up with BJP: Hardik Patel

'I have not come here to support or oppose anybody. I have come here to take forward my fight for justice and rights,' Patel said.

30 Jun 2018 8:42 AM

Sex crimes surge earns CM Nitish Opposition criticism

Another spine-chilling incident which exposed the failure of the state govt was a rape of around 15 minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur.

30 Jun 2018 4:56 AM

Tejashwi Yadav’s remark makes Congress uneasy

Even some JD (U) leaders feel that the statement made by Tejashwi Yadav against Nitish Kumar was “immature and childish”.

30 Jun 2018 12:25 AM

Ram Vilas Paswan (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

BJP-led NDA in Bihar will remain intact: Ram Vilas Paswan

He said that BJP president Amit Shah would visit the state on July 12 and was expected to meet Kumar, he said.

29 Jun 2018 1:08 AM

Amit Shah to meet Bihar CM over seat-sharing

Political analysts see this development as one of the main reasons behind the meeting being organized between Nitish Kumar and Amit Shah.

28 Jun 2018 4:43 AM

Tejashwi Yadav also rubbished suggestions by Congress leaders that Kumar's return to ‘mahagathbandhan’ could be considered if he chose to snap ties with BJP. (Photo: File/ANI)

Door closed for Nitish Kumar's re-entry in grand alliance: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

Yadav also announced RJD's decision 'to take out a state-wide cycle rally against the failure of the JD(U)-BJP government in the state.'

27 Jun 2018 4:18 PM

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