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NEW DELHI: After weeks of uncertainty, the Mahagathbandhan has finally placed its bet on Tejashwi Yadav, naming him as its chief ministerial face for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. At 36, Tejashwi is now the youngest contender for the state’s top post.By choosing him, the Mahagathbandhan hopes to consolidate its traditional Muslim-Yadav (M-Y) base, while…
PM Modi in Samastipur (PTI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday kicked off his Bihar election campaign from Samastipur, joined by chief minister Nitish Kumar, reaffirming the NDA’s confidence of returning to power and attacking the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan. PM Modi took a sharp dig at Lalu Prasad’s party, saying Bihar would keep “jungle…
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: RJD scion and the Mahagathbandhan’s newly announced chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav on Friday struck back at the NDA for highlighting court cases against him, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s own remarks to question the bloc’s record, saying, “The Prime Minister himself listed 55 scams of Nitish…
PATNA: Nitish Kumar is the leader and CM of NDA govt in Bihar and people trust him and PM Narendra Modi to deliver on their promises in the state, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said Thursday while NDA tore into INDIA bloc after the opposition named RJD’s Tejashwi Prasad as its chief ministerial face before…
Tejashwi Yadav and Ashok Gehlot PATNA: Ending days of chaos and conflicts, the INDIA bloc on Thursday finally declared RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as the chief ministerial face for Bihar and VIP president Mukesh Sahani his deputy in what is seen as a last-ditch attempt to resolve disputes and project unity in the alliance…
NEW DELHI: The Mahagathbandhan on Thursday announced Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate and Mukesh Sahani as the deputy CM face ahead of the Bihar assembly elections. While Tejashwi’s candidature was widely expected, Sahani’s unexpected rise – from a one-time NDA ally often dismissed by rivals to a key power centre within the alliance…
Who will be NDA’s CM face? Tejashwi Prasad Yadav is the chief ministerial face for ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. This was announced after weeks of speculation and seat-sharing squabbles in the opposition camp. The formal announcement, made by senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot in Patna in a joint presser, has shifted the…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor on Thursday took a swipe at the Mahagathbandhan alliance after it announced RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, saying the move under “Jungle Raj was always expected.”Speaking to reporters in Bihar, Kishor said, “It was always expected that…
PATNA: RJD scion Tejashwi Yadav’s long wait to be officially declared INDIA bloc’s CM face in Bihar looked set to end after Congress’s designated troubleshooter, Ashok Gehlot, and the party’s state in-charge Krishna Allavaru met him and his father Lalu Prasad in Patna Wednesday to break a stalemate that has dragged into the business end…
In a major setback for the opposition INDIA bloc in Bihar, the nomination of RJD candidate Shweta Suman from the Mohania assembly constituency was cancelled on Wednesday.The reason for the cancellation is not yet known. However, Suman alleged that the returning officer (RO) and other officials were under “pressure” from Delhi. “Pressure was constantly being…
