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Bihar Cabinet decoded: RJD’s ‘MY-plus’ push, JD(U) sticks to tried-and-tested 11
Bihar cabinet: 31 ministers sworn in; Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) retains home, gets finance; health & education with RJD.
Wed, Aug 17, 2022
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s 20 lakh job promise: How it doesn’t add up
Bihar CM may have bought some time, but with not more than 2-3 lakh jobs on horizon, and falling state revenues, the goal could prove a pitfall
Tue, Aug 16, 2022
In his Independence Day speech, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar promises nearly 20 lakh jobs
In his Independence Day speech at Gandhi Maidan, Nitish Kumar said: "We wish to create about 20 lakh jobs in course of time".
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
Bihar Cabinet: Nitish likely to retain Home, keep most ministers; RJD may get Finance & Health
Tejashwi’s party may receive 15 berths, JD(U) 12, and Cong two; insiders say RJD choices will reflect attempt to incorporate leaders other than Yadavs and Muslims.
Tue, Aug 16, 2022
The Bihar Handshake: Nitish, Tejashwi and a shared purpose — taking on BJP in 2024
Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav have come a long way since 2017, when they parted ways after two years of what had then seemed an unlikely alliance. Now, as Nitish’s JD(U) splits from the BJP and reunites with the RJD, Santosh Singh charts their journeys — two leaders separated by age, experience and politics, yet now joined by a shared purpose: taking on BJP in 2024
Sun, Aug 14, 2022
HC drops disciplinary proceedings against Bihar judge who concluded POCSO trial in a day
The judge had approached the Supreme Court against the action. Hearing his plea on August 8, a bench of Justices U U Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat had orally told Advocate Gaurav Agarwal who appeared for the HC that it is advisable to drop the proceedings.
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
The Congress’s Yadav wants a ministry, says ‘not apologetic’ about demand
Chhatrapati Yadav writes to Sonia, Rahul; only Yadav MLA of party wrested Khagaria Sadar seat
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
Ravi Shankar Prasad: ‘(Nitish) is nothing on his own… He may be honest but is politically immoral… We never asked our allies to go’
Former Union Law Minister tells The Indian Express that allies 'left on their own', claims Opposition parties will fail to unite because of 'big ego clash'.
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Rewind & Replay | Tejashwi’s praise for Lalu, and how he came to stop Advani’s rath yatra
Till the 2015 Assembly elections, the last polls in which he actively campaigned, Lalu never forgot to underline his role in halting Advani's yatra – always drawing cheers in response.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Why Nitish Kumar felt the absence of Sushil Modi, ‘Jaitley channel’
After taking oath as the Bihar CM for a record eighth time Wednesday, JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar said that if BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi had been his deputy CM the situation leading to his snapping ties with the BJP would not have arisen.
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
Sushil Modi: ‘Nitish aides approached Bihar BJP leadership over his wish to become Vice-President. This shows his national ambition’
BJP MP and Bihar ex-deputy CM Sushil Modi tells The Indian Express: “Even when Amit Shah talked to Nitish Kumar on phone Monday and asked if there was any problem, Nitish ji did not say anything and said 'Just as you have Giriraj Singh in your party, we have Lalan Singh'.”
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
JD(U), RJD pitch for Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi’s Bihar template as Oppn national model against BJP
Talking to reporters in Patna on Tuesday after staking claim to form the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) government under his leadership, Nitish stressed on the point that that it will be now "seven Mahagathbandhan allies versus the BJP" in Bihar now.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Back as CM, Nitish Kumar sounds 2024 bugle: Opposition must unite
Along with him, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav too was administered the oath of office and will be the Deputy Chief Minister.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Only Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi likely to take oath today; cabinet expansion after August 15
Tejashwi may press for finance, road construction, and town planning department, and Nitish Kumar will look to keep home and education portfolios.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Why Mahagathbandhan 2022 is different from Grand Alliance 2015
Nitish Kumar, Bihar Political Crisis Updates: If Nitish needed the alliance seven years ago to regain his political supremacy after the 2014 Lok Sabha poll drubbing, he needs it now for political longevity, to remain a stakeholder beyond the 2025 Assembly elections.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Since last poll drubbing, Nitish offered many signs of coming closer to RJD
There was one showdown between the two in the Assembly last year, but Nitish deftly avoided any further face-off with the young RJD leader by remaining absent whenever Tejashwi was to speak in the House.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Patna Powershift: Mood swings among comma, question mark and exclamation mark
Saffron posters, with larger-than-life images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president J P Nadda stared down onlookers outside the office. Inside, functionaries of BJP's various wings were at work, although keeping a keen eye on the fast-changing political developments.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Nitish Kumar Updates Today: Nitish dumps BJP, returns to Grand Alliance, stakes claim
Bihar News Today, Nitish Kumar Today: On Tuesday, Nitish ended his alliance with the BJP, resigned as the coalition Chief Minister, only to stake claim again hours later with Tejashwi as his deputy.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
The changing colours of Nitish Kumar
Having experimented with the BJP once too often, Nitish has come to believe his home lies under the larger socialist umbrella, if JD(U) sources are to be believed.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Explained: The three pillars of Nitish Kumar’s political-social strategy of survival and success
Nitish Kumar Latest News Updates: There are three social groups that Nitish Kumar has focussed his political energies on — and they have over time come to constitute a social base that makes him indispensable to both the BJP and RJD in their attempts to form a government in Bihar.
Sun, Aug 14, 2022
Turmoil in Bihar: JD(U), RJD hold separate meetings of MLAs, Nitish to meet Governor
Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav is likely to accompany Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to the Raj Bhavan to apprise Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan of the political situation
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
Post for Tejashwi holds RJD hand, BJP waits and watches
RJD sources said the new alliance with JD(U) was almost "a done deal minus some riders". "Our first priority is to see the BJP out of power. The rest can be taken care of,” an RJD source said.
Mon, Aug 08, 2022
Nitish Kumar’s shuffle of 3 C cards: A tale of his flip-flop-flips in ties with BJP, RJD
When Nitish had severed ties with the BJP in 2013, it was on the ground that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) should have a leader with a "clean and secular image"
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
Why Mahagathbandhan is again the right maths for Nitish Kumar
At a time when the Opposition is looking for a credible PM face, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar could make a move for it
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
All eyes on Bihar as Nitish Kumar signals switching sides again, parties meet today
Bihar friction widens, day after JD(U) alleged plots against Nitish
Tue, Aug 09, 2022