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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (file photo) NEW DELHI: Chief minister Nitish Kumar, the state’s longest-serving leader, stands firm once again, determined to retain his grip on the Bihar throne with the backing of BJP-led NDA partners. Known as an all-weather politician, the 74-year-old continues to command influence, even as the political winds shift and…
PATNA: Union home minister Amit Shah said Friday that NDA allies will fight the Bihar assembly elections “under the leadership of JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar” but a decision on who will head the next govt will be taken by elected legislators, leading to JD(U) saying there was no ambiguity as Nitish Kumar would return as…
Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar-headed JDU released Wednesday its first list of 57 candidates for the Bihar assembly elections, fielding nominees from five seats that Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan was said to be eyeing among his 29 seats allotted by BJP. The move is seen as JDU’s unwillingness…
NEW DELHI: The race for Bihar’s 2025 Assembly elections intensified on Wednesday with a flurry of major developments across parties — from BJP’s new list of candidates to Prashant Kishor’s decision to stay out of the contest and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s filing of nomination papers from his family bastion of Raghopur.While the NDA allies…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday targeted ex-ally Janata Dal (United) claiming that the party was not under its chief Nitish Kumar anymore. He said that JD(U) was being run by leaders who had been “bought by the Bharatiya Janata Party“.He claimed that Lalan Singh, Sanjay Jha and Vijay Choudhary…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minsiter Nitish Kumar – led Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates out of 101 seats allotted to it under NDA seat sharing deal ahead of assembly elections.According to the list, JD(U) has fielded cabinet minister Maheshwar Hazari from Kalyanpur, Ratnesh Sada from Sonbarsa, Anant singh…
NEW DELHI: JD(U) on Tuesday said Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is “absolutely happy” with the NDA‘s seat-sharing deal for the upcoming state assembly elections and accused the opposition Mahagathbandhan of “planting stories and spreading rumours” about the alliance.Speaking to ANI, JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said that Nitish Kumar was “absolutely happy” with the…
NEW DELHI: In an unusual scene outside Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar‘s residence on Tuesday, JD(U) MLA Gopal Mandal was removed by the police after he staged a dharna demanding a party ticket from the Gopalpur assembly constituency for the upcoming Bihar elections.Mandal, known for his fiery remarks and unpredictable political moves, had arrived outside…
NEW DELHI: Upset over not receiving a call after the seat-sharing finalisation among the parties in the NDA, ruling JD(U)’s MLA Gopal Mandal sat on the ground outside chief minister Nitish Kumar’s house.Mandal sat outside Nitish Kumar’s residence over his demand to meet the CM to get an election ticket from the Gopalpur assembly constituency…
NEW DELHI: An equal share for BJP and JD(U) — 101 seats each — and a generous 29 for Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) are the highlights of the seat-sharing agreement among NDA partners announced Sunday for Bihar assembly elections. The rest 12 out of 243 seats have been equally split among Union minister…
