Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls speculations of split within JD(U) ‘baseless’

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Shyam Rajak had claimed that as many as 17 JD(U) MLAs were in touch with the party.

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· Dec 31, 2020 · 06:20 pm

Bihar: BJP nominates former Deputy CM Sushil Modi for bye-poll to Rajya Sabha seat

The seat fell vacant after the demise of Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan on October 8.

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· Nov 27, 2020 · 09:14 pm

Nitish Kumar lashes out at Tejashwi Yadav after he mentions criminal charges against CM

Yadav had referred to the 1991 murder case, the Srijan scam and the controversy over a book by the chief minister.

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· Nov 27, 2020 · 06:23 pm

Lalu Yadav shifted from director’s bungalow to paying ward after his alleged phone call to BJP MLA

The RJD chief has been in jail since December 2017 after being convicted in multiple cases in a fodder scam.

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· Nov 27, 2020 · 04:02 pm

Bihar: FIR filed against Lalu Yadav by BJP MLA for promising him ministerial berth

It was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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· Nov 26, 2020 · 06:55 pm

Bihar: Sushil Modi accuses Lalu Yadav of ‘promising ministerial berths’ to NDA MLAs

The former deputy chief minister tweeted an audio clip, where a voice claiming to be Yadav can be heard making the offer.

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· Nov 25, 2020 · 03:17 pm

Tejashwi Yadav faces corruption charges, should not become leader of opposition, says JD(U)

Last week, Mewa Lal Chaudhary resigned from Nitish Kumar’s Cabinet following allegations of corruption levelled by Yadav and the RJD.

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· Nov 22, 2020 · 04:20 pm

Bihar: Former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn in as pro-tem Speaker of Assembly

He will be the pro-tem Speaker for November 23 and 24 till a Speaker is elected.

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· Nov 19, 2020 · 05:26 pm

Bihar: Opposition attacks Nitish Kumar over appointment of minister facing corruption charges

Education Minister Mewalal Choudhary was sacked from JD(U) in 2017 over charges of alleged irregularities at a university, where he was the vice chancellor.

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· Nov 18, 2020 · 06:17 pm

Dalit leader’s murder: Tejashwi Yadav dares Bihar chief minister to arrest him or order CBI inquiry

Yadav said Nitish Kumar could have him arrested even before he had filed his nomination for the Bihar Assembly elections.

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· Oct 08, 2020 · 05:36 pm

Bihar Assembly elections: Former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party to join NDA

The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) will be the fourth alliance partner of the National Democratic Alliance in the state.

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· Sep 02, 2020 · 03:21 pm

Jitan Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) quits Grand Alliance ahead of Bihar Assembly polls

The party will reportedly join the National Democratic Alliance.

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· Aug 20, 2020 · 07:38 pm