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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday defended BSP supremo Mayawati and said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (I-T) department are working like 'IT cell' of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). (Photo: File)

CBI, ED, I-T working like IT cell of BJP: Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi further claimed that the Opposition’s grand alliance will win in the Lok Sabha elections.

27 Apr 2019 12:02 PM

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (Photo: ANI/twitter)

Tejashwi Yadav backs Rahul Gandhi for PM’s post

RJD, being the largest party in Bihar, is contesting 19 seats and Congress has been given nine seats for the Lok Sabha elections.

27 Apr 2019 1:23 AM

Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad filed his nomination from the Patna Sahib constituency on Friday. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Ravi Shankar Prasad files nomination from Patna Sahib

Ravi Shankar Prasad will have to face Shatrughan who is fighting on Congress ticket this time.

26 Apr 2019 6:06 PM

Ex-minister withdraws Madhubani nomination

Fatmi said Sharad Yadav had met former CBI director Joginder Singh in 1997 and they discussed how to trap Lalu Yadav in the case.

23 Apr 2019 6:13 AM

Tejashwi Yadav had on April 7 alleged that the BJP government did not permit him to meet his father Lalu Prasad, who is admitted in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences. (Photo: ANII)

Tejashwi hits out at Modi, Nitish Kumar for not allowing him to meet Lalu Yadav

Rabri Devi on Saturday alleged that Tejashwi was not allowed to meet Lalu Yadav in jail and that the life of her husband.

21 Apr 2019 8:20 PM

Ravi Shankar Prasad also claimed that the 'opportunistic alliance' of the opposition parties in Bihar has disintegrated as RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav did not share stage with Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his rallies. (Photo: File)

Ravi Shankar Prasad questions Shatrughan's commitment to Cong

Prasad is now in direct contest with Sinha, the two-time BJP MP from Patna Sahib, who has been made a candidate by the Congress this time.

20 Apr 2019 6:40 PM

Hours before the PM's rally at Forbesganj town in favour of NDA candidates in the state, Tejashwi Yadav, also the leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly, said Modi will portray himself as the son of the extremely backwards. (Photo: ANI I File)

Bihar expecting lies and jumlas in PM rally: Tejashwi Yadav

The RJD leader's remark came two days after he had termed Modi as a "fake backward", who did nothing for OBCs.

20 Apr 2019 12:58 PM

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav (Photo: File)

Cancel nominations of RJD candidates: JD-U

The JD(U) also blamed Lalu Yadav of influencing Lok Sabha election through his social media activities.

20 Apr 2019 6:16 AM

Gandhi had on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over corruption and asked how all 'thieves' have 'Modi' as the common surname. (Image: File)

Bihar Dy CM drags Rahul Gandhi to court over Modi surname jibe

Sushil Kumar Modi said in his petition that he 'felt hurt' by Gandhi's 'sweeping remarks'.

18 Apr 2019 3:07 PM

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi (Photo: PTI)

Lalu offered to pull down Nitish govt: Sushil Kumar Modi

According to Mr. Modi, the development took place after the grand alliance comprising of RJD-JD(U) and Congress formed the government in Bihar.

18 Apr 2019 1:58 AM

The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar also alleged that the ticket distribution was handled by Lalu, despite him behind the bars. (Photo: PTI)

Lalu said would topple Nitish govt, if Jaitley held back CBI: Sushil Modi

'Lalu Yadav sent his messenger Prem Gupta to Arun Jaitley to seek his help,' Modi said.

17 Apr 2019 12:53 PM

The Deputy Chief Minister said, 'He (Rahul Gandhi) has referred to crores of people with 'Modi' surname as 'chor' and hurt their sentiments'. (Photo: PTI)

Sushil Modi to file defamation suit against Rahul over ‘all thieves are Modis’ remark

The BJP leader claimed that Gandhi has hurt the sentiments of crores of people with Modi surname.

16 Apr 2019 3:18 PM

Shatrughan Sinha joined Congress last week after a fight with the present leadership of the saffron party over being sidelined since the 2015 Bihar assembly polls. (Photo: File)

Would have loved to take on Modi: Shatrughan Sinha

'Let them (BJP) live in fool's paradise, voters of Patna Sahib will teach them a lesson,' Sinha said.

14 Apr 2019 8:40 AM

Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar who is also JD(U)’s national president has repeatedly said that issues like Ram Temple and triple talaq should be resolved through negotiations. (Photo: PTI)

JD(U)-BJP cadres clash over temple issue in Bihar

The JD(U) and BJP are contesting on 17 seats each and Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP has been given six seats to contest in the Lok Sabha elections.

14 Apr 2019 4:31 AM

Rabri Devi said, 'Nitish Kumar had said that he wants to see Tejashwi as Chief Minister in 2020 if we (Mahagathbandhan) declare him the prime ministerial candidate.' (Photo: ANI)

Nitish willing to make Tejaswi CM, if Oppn declares him PM candidate: Rabri Devi

'Nitish is not being valued by NDA,' Rabri Devi said.

13 Apr 2019 1:10 PM

The Union home minister had last week held two rallies in the state for Lok Janshakti Party's Chirag Paswan in Jamui and the party's candidate in Nawada. (Photo: File)

Rajnath calls coalition as sign of strength not compulsion

Singh also accused the Congress of 'repeatedly fooling the people of the country with promises of removing poverty'.

11 Apr 2019 8:57 AM

Tej Pratap and Tejaswi Yadav (Photo: PTI/File)

Tej Pratap likens brother Tejashwi to ‘Duryodhan’

In a late night development on Saturday RJD named Syed Faisal Ali as its candidate from Sheohar Lok Sabha seat.

08 Apr 2019 6:07 AM

The RJD leader emphasised that he has proof that Nitish Kumar tried his best to contact him, Lalu Yadav and even Congress to form the grand alliance. (Photo: PTI)

Nitish Kumar made many attempts to rejoin grand alliance, says Tejashwi Yadav

"We will not ally with Nitish Kumar ever," Tejashwi added.

05 Apr 2019 1:47 PM

Bihar: RJD once again aims for Muslim, Yadav support

The party has fielded eight Yadav and three Muslim candidates for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

05 Apr 2019 6:49 AM

Sources close to Lalu family said he has been upset with his younger brother for fielding his estranged father – in law Chandrika Rai from Saran. (Photo:File)

Tej Pratap to contest as independent from Saran, launches 'Lalu-Rabri Morcha'

On Monday Tej Pratap Yadav created a flutter by announcing to contest as independent from Saran seat.

01 Apr 2019 8:43 PM

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