Patna: The RJD-led Grand Alliance in Bihar is showing signs of breaking up. The alliance of the RJD, Congress, Hindustani Awami Morcha (HAM), Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) was formed in Bihar ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. But after its disastrous showing, the alliance partners have started openly speaking […]
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Tejashwi not leader of Grand Alliance, but of RJD: Former Bihar CM Manjhi
Patna: After the Congress, another ally of the RJD-led Grand Alliance, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday targeted Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav, saying the latter is the leader of RJD, not of the Grand Alliance. A week after the RJD-led opposition’s rout in the Lok Sabha […]
Chiefs of Grand Alliance partners in Bihar defeated
Patna: There was such a Modi wave in Bihar this time that the chiefs of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and VIP – the three allies of the RJD-led Grand Alliance in Bihar – have been defeated in Lok Sabha polls. RLSP chief and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha, who […]
Corruption keeps Congress’ Grand Alliance united: Modi
Alo (Arunachal Pradesh): Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that it was corruption that kept the opposition parties united against him. Addressing an election rally here in Arunachal Pradesh, Modi said the Congress had always favoured corruption and corruption was the ‘mahagathbandhan’ of the opposition alliance. “Corruption is […]
Grand Alliance announces seat sharing in Bihar
Patna:The Grand Alliance on Friday announced a seat sharing pact in Bihar under which the RJD will contest 20 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats and the Congress 9 while smaller parties will be in contention in the remaining constituencies. The announcement was made at a press conference here. According to the agreement, the RLSP […]
Opposition alliance opportunist, for their own existence: Modi
New Delhi | Calling the opposition alliance “opportunist”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the parties coming together ahead of the Lok Sabha polls of practicing negative politics for their own existence and said the BJP was not in politics for “divide and rule” or building vote banks. The Prime Minister’s attack come during […]
AAP drops hints of becoming part of ‘grand alliance’
NEW DELHI (2 Min Read) : The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday dropped hints of becoming a part of the ‘grand alliance’, with its leaders accepting the possibility of cooperation with other political parties to remove the Modi government at the Centre. The hints came clear after the party’s National Council meeting where the party said […]
Grand alliance a club of ‘rich dynasties’: Modi
New Delhi (3 Min Read) : Calling the ‘grand alliance’ a club of “rich dynasties”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the efforts of the opposition parties were for personal survival and ambitions and the country would never accept such an incoherent coalition. “Various political leaders today are talking about a grand alliance or […]
Grand alliance in J&K was opportunistic: Governor Satya Pal Malik
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday defended his decision to dissolve the state Assembly saying the grand alliance of PDP, National Conference and Congress was an “opportunistic” one. “The decision to dissolve the assembly was taken as per the Constitution of the Jammu and Kashmir. In the case of Jammu […]
Grand alliance tried, tested, failed idea: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi : Tearing into the Congress and other opposition parties, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday called the proposed grand alliance an anarchic combination, the likes of which were “tried, tested and failed” in India. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here, the Minister said the experiment of grand alliances leads to instability […]