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'Finally Nitish Kumar admits that JD(U) is advanced version of BJP (and) therefore he is giving all important organisational posts except him(self) to the people chosen by Sh Amit Shah,' Yadav remarked sarcastically in an earlier tweet. (Photo: File)

'Bhishma pitamah' of moral corruption: Tejashwi to Nitish Kumar

Tejashwi attacked Nitish for for his claim that Shah had asked him 'twice' to induct Prashant Kishor into JD(U).

17 Jan 2019 8:25 AM

Kumar, who also heads the JD(U), said this at an event organized by a private news channel here while responding to queries as to whether he looked at the poll strategist- turned-politician as his political successor. (Photo: PTI)

Took Prashant Kishor into JD(U) after Amit Shah asked me twice: Nitish Kumar

Kishor was inducted into the JD(U) in September last year and elevated to the post of national vice-president weeks later.

16 Jan 2019 9:58 AM

Kumar had quit the alliance, comprising the JD(U), the RJD and the Congress, in July 2017 after the CBI lodged an FIR against Yadav on corruption charges and the following strife between him and the RJD. (Photo: File)

Rahul didn't take stand against corruption when it mattered in Bihar: Nitish

Kumar, who also heads the JD(U), claimed that his party was instrumental in the Cong getting 40 seats to contest in the 2015 assembly polls.

16 Jan 2019 8:27 AM

The JD(U) had made its stand on the Triple Talaq issue clear even when an ordinance on the same was promulgated by the Union cabinet. (Photo: File)

Nitish Kumar's party must exit NDA to save itself: Congress

'The JD(U) should realise that its standing among the people of Bihar would be imperiled if it remains in the NDA,' Sadanand Singh said.

05 Jan 2019 10:56 AM

Bihar Janta Dal United president Vashishtha Narayan Singh presents the membership slip to former Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) vice-president Bhagvan Singh Kushwaha as he joins JDU, in Patna on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Ahead of 2019 LS polls, RLSP VP Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha, supporters join JD(U)

Bhagwan said, 'I have left RLSP and joining JD(U) with 35 state level office-bearers after Kushwaha decided to join UPA.'

29 Dec 2018 11:50 AM

Gopal Narayan Singh also asserted that both BJP and JD(U) are equal partners, need to support each other, adding that there should be no comparisons. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi is our main brand in Bihar: BJP MP Gopal Narayan Singh

This comes after Amit Shah announced final seat sharing in Bihar among allies under NDA.

26 Dec 2018 12:56 PM

'There are no differences in the coalition in Bihar, but JD(U) is the big brother in the state,' he said while talking to ANI. (Photo: ANI)

We are big brother in Bihar, not BJP; no differences within NDA: JD(U)

'There was no crisis, but some differences, which have been mitigated. LJP, JD(U), BJP will work towards winning,' JD(U) spokesperson said.

22 Dec 2018 2:15 PM

Special Judge Arun Bharadwaj granted interim bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav after he was produced before the court via video conference from a Ranchi jail, where he is serving time as a prisoner in a fodder scam case. (Photo: File)

RJD chief Lalu Yadav gets interim bail in railways' hotel scam case

The cases relate to alleged irregularities in granting operational contract of two IRCTC (Railways) hotels to a private firm.

20 Dec 2018 1:08 PM

Kishor, who played important role in shaping BJP campaign during 2014 polls, believes the BJP won that election without resorting to Ram temple issue and should stick to development agenda to win. (Photo: PTI)

No reason for alarm, BJP fared well sans Ram temple, can do again: Prashant Kishor

Kishor's comments come three days after the BJP was defeated in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

14 Dec 2018 8:12 PM

Kushwaha, the Minister of State for HRD, alleged that request for land for setting up the school in Devkund area of the district had been sent to the state government four months ago, but there has been no headway in this regard so far. (Photo: File)

Kushwaha goes on fast to protest over Nitish govt's 'failed' school project

Upendra Kushwaha said that because of the Nitish Kumar government's non-cooperative attitude, the Kendriya Vidyala project is stuck.

09 Dec 2018 9:11 AM

Yadav, a former JD(U) Rajya Sabha member, while campaigning for Loktantrik Janata Dal in Alwar in Rajasthan on Wednesday, had called Raje fat and asked people to give her rest. (Photo: PTI)

Sharad Yadav expresses regret for 'hurting' remarks on Vasundhara Raje

Raje has demanded that the Election Commission take cognisance of Yadav's 'insulting' remarks and taken action against him.

08 Dec 2018 6:37 PM

During a discussion after the launch of Congress leader Manish Tewari's book 'Fables of Fractured Times', Abdullah said, 'Lord Ram belongs to the world and is omnipresent. Why do you want to build a temple in Ayodhya?' (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Lord Ram belongs to world, why Ram temple should be built in Ayodhya: Farooq Abdullah

Abdullah, however, went on to ask whether one was ready to accept a Supreme Court verdict in the matter.

27 Nov 2018 10:38 AM

Kushwaha, the Union minister of state for HRD, was speaking to reporters after the RLSP state executive meeting here. (Photo: File)

BJP seat offer for Lok Sabha election 'not respectable': Upendra Kushwaha

The RLSP chief is at loggerheads with Nitish Kumar over the Bihar chief minister's recent remarks against him.

17 Nov 2018 5:17 PM

During one of their interactions, Nitish Kumar had told him that after being in power for 15 years, he doesn’t want to continue any longer, Kushwaha added. (Photo: PTI | File)

Nitish Kumar 'saturated', 'wants to step down', claims Upendra Kushwaha

Kushwaha clarified that his remark doesn’t mean that he is asking for the resignation of the 67-year-old Chief Minister.

01 Nov 2018 8:48 AM

Kumar was addressing Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) workers of his party, Janata Dal (United), from the Magadh region at a conclave in Gaya. (Photo: File)

Nobody has power to abolish reservation, says Nitish Kumar

Kumar said his party introduced reservation for SCs in village panchayats in 2006 and reserved 50 per cent quota for women.

01 Nov 2018 7:54 AM

The incident took place when Nitish Kumar was seated on the podium during 'Chhatra Samagam' organised by the JD(U) at Bapu Sabhagar auditorium on occasion of birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan. (Photo: File | PTI)

Man hurls slipper at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar; arrested

Though slipper did not reach the stage and landed among the gathering, JD(U) supporters slapped, punched and kicked the accused.

11 Oct 2018 4:03 PM

In his address, the JD(U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumarsaid his party is not 'caste-based', but a 'work-based' party. (Photo: File)

Seat sharing talks with allies for 2019 polls in final stages, says JD(U)

The JD(U) has mounted pressure on alliance partner BJP for giving it a 'respectable number of seats' under NDA umbrella.

16 Sep 2018 9:28 PM

A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and UU Lalit also directed that the documents and details including bank accounts, balance sheets of all 46 companies including Jotindra Steel since 2008 should be given to the forensic auditors. (Photo: File)

Sell Amrapali Group's commercial properties, SC directs Tribunal

The Supreme Court ordered NBCC, a state-run company, to develop stalled Amrapali projects.

13 Sep 2018 8:53 AM

Lalu Yadav had recently undergone a fistula operation at a Mumbai hospital. (Photo: File)

Citing dog barks, mosquitoes, Lalu Prasad Yadav wants another ward at hospital

RJD supremo's expression of discomfort at the Ranchi hospital has drawn snide remarks from the ruling JD(U) in Bihar.

04 Sep 2018 8:54 AM

The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) led by Kushwaha is an ally of the ruling NDA government in Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

Union minister’s ‘kheer recipe’ sparks talk of changes in Bihar alliances

Tejaswi, who has time and again extended invitation to Kushwaha to align with RJD said that 'kheer' is prepared with love and affection.

27 Aug 2018 8:55 AM

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