Patna: A day ahead of counting of votes for Lok Sabha polls in the state, the Bihar Police said it will take action against opposition Rashtriya Lok Samta Party chief and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha if there is any violence on May 23, following his statement urging his supporters to pick up arms for […]
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Kushwaha to remain RLSP chief till polls are over: EC
New Delhi: Former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha will continue to be the President of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and the symbol of “ceiling fan” will be reserved for the party till the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission (EC) ruled on Friday. Giving an interim order on a dispute between […]
Former Union Minister Kushwaha injured in police lathi-charge in Bihar
Patna : Former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha and half-a-dozen RLSP activists were injured in a police lathicharge on Saturday during a protest in the Bihar capital. After Kushwaha sustained injuries in his head, leg and and hand, party sources said, adding he was admitted to a local private hospital and discharged after initial treatment. “The […]
After ditching NDA, Upendra Kushwaha joins Congress-led UPA
New Delhi : Giving a jolt to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, former Union Minister and one-time ally, Upendra Kushwaha, joined the Congress-led UPA on Thursday and declared his party Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) will contest the elections as part of a ‘grand alliance’. Kushwaha, who on December 10 quit as […]
Former BJP ally RLSP joins Congress-led UPA
New Delhi : In a jolt to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, its former ally in Bihar, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), which quit the NDA 10 days ago, joined the Congress-led UPA on Thursday and declared it will contest the elections as part of a “Grand Alliance”. RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha, […]
RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha meets Ahmed Patel, set to join grand alliance
New Delhi (2 Min Read) : Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha met Congress Treasurer Ahmed Patel here on Saturday amid indications that the former’s party will join the grand alliance in Bihar soon. RLSP spokesperson Madhav Anand told IANS that Patel came to meet Kushwaha at his residence and they discussed political […]
Upendra Kushwaha blasts Modi as he quits NDA, government
New Delhi (2Min Read) : RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha on Monday quit the BJP-led NDA and the Modi government, charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi with betraying Bihar and with pursuing an “opaque style of functioning and non-democratic leadership style”. Kushwaha, who is the second BJP ally to quit the Modi government after the Telugu Desam […]
Upendra Kushwaha quits NDA, resigns as Minister
New Delhi (1 Min Read) : Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha on Monday quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and resigned as a Minister in the Modi government. Kushwaha, who has been at loggerheads with the BJP for some time, sent his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he (Modi) […]
RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha resigns as Union Minister
New Delhi (2 Min Read) : Minister of State for Human Resource Development and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha resigned from the Union Council of Ministers on Monday, reported news agency ANI quoting sources. Sources: RLSP Chief Upendra Kushwaha resigns as Union Minister pic.twitter.com/1wKs7AXI3H — ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2018 News agency […]
Upendra Kushwaha opposes BJP’s Ram temple agenda
Patna : Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief and Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha on Thursday said that it was not the work of a political party to construct a temple or mosque. A member of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), he said that his party opposed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s bid to raise the […]