Patna | Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar on Sunday. “I have exited the Mahagathbandhan,” said Kumar after leaving Raj Bhawan. “I will make a new gathbandhan. Old gathbandhan was not in good shape. I have dissolved the government in the state. Things were not going well. Bihar […]
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Blow to Nitish Kumar as 5 JD-U MLAs merge with BJP in Manipur
Imphal | Five of the six Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MLAs in Manipur merged with the ruling BJP on Friday night, officials said. Manipur assembly Secretary K. Meghajit Singh said Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh has accepted the merger of the five JD-U MLAs to the legislature party of BJP in the Manipur Assembly under the 10th Schedule […]
Nitish Kumar foiled BJP’s ‘Eknath Shinde plan’ in Bihar: JD-U leader
Patna | While Janata Dal-United reached the stage where it planned to break away from the NDA in Bihar, the BJP leadership activated the “Eknath Shinde plan” to sabotage the Nitish Kumar government but the Chief Minister spotted it within time and changed the entire game, a JD-U leader claimed. The claim by a party leader, […]
Former JD-U MLA to organise “Piyakkar Sammelan” in Bihar’s Siwan
Patna | Janata Dal-United (JD-U) lawmakers and workers are backing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s liquor ban decision, but a former party MLA on Tuesday announced “Piyakkar Sammelan” (Drunkards convention) in the state’s Siwan soon. Liquor is currently banned in Bihar and Nitish Kumar is facing the huge criticism on this issue due to its implementation […]
Bihar Minister Kapil Dev Kamat succumbs to corona
Patna: Prominent Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Kapil Dev Kamat passed away on Friday in a hospital in the Bihar capital. He was 69. Kamat, the Minister of Panchayati Raj in the Nitish Kumar government, was admitted in Patna AIIMS after suffering from kidney infection. He was undergoing dialysis every alternate day. His condition deteriorated after he […]
JD-U expels Prashant Kishor, Pawan Varma from party
New Delhi: Days after election strategist Prashant Kishor and senior party leader Pawan Kumar Varma spoke against the party leadership over its stand on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Nitish Kumar-led party on Wednesday expelled both the leaders from the party’s primary membership. In a statement, […]
Bihar BJP chief alleges corruption in road construction, writes to Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bihar BJP President Sanjay Jaiswal has written to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, demanding a high level inquiry into alleged financial irregularities in various projects in the state. Jaiswal highlighted irregularities in the construction of about 14,000 rural roads, alleging collusion among engineers, contractors and politicians, in the letter. “I have a proof of irregularities in […]
JD-U’s U-turn on Article 370, says now supports it
Patna (2 MIN READ): In a U-turn, the Janata Dal (United), a key ally of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), on Wednesday announced its support to the Centre’s move to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. After opposing scrapping of Article 370, senior JD-U leader R.C.P. Singh said that when any law come […]
JD-U opposes axing of Article 370
New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United), a key ally of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), on Monday opposed Home Minister Amit Shah’s proposal seeking to axe Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The party leader in the Rajya Sabha, Ram Nath Thakur, said the JD-U had always favoured resolving the Kashmir […]
JD-U to oppose Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party and BJP ally Janata Dal-United on Thursday said it will not support the BJP-led NDA government at the centre on the issue of Triple Talaq in the Rajya Sabha. Senior JD-U leader and Bihar minister Shayam Razak said: “JD-U is opposed to it and we will continue to […]