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Patna, March 7 JD(U) MLA Hari Narayan Singh, a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Saturday claimed that a "unanimous" decision has been taken to make the party supremo's son Nishant the deputy CM in the new government to be formed upon his father's resignation.Singh, the MLA...

Patna, March 7 – Amid rising political tensions in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, along with former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, arrived in Patna from New Delhi. While Lalu Prasad avoided answering questions from the media at the airport, Rabri Devi made serious...

Patna, March 7 – Former Speaker and senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence, 1 Anne Marg in Patna, on Saturday, after being appointed as the new Governor of Nagaland.During the meeting, the Chief Minister congratulated him on his new...

Patna, March 7 – Political activity in Bihar has intensified ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, with alliance partners engaging in consultations over strategy.Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the latter’s residence in Patna on Saturday...

Patna, March 7 Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, on Saturday dismissed speculations that a move was afoot to form a new centrally administered territory by carving districts out of Bihar and West Bengal.Rai, who is also a former Bihar BJP president, responded to claims made by...

Lucknow, March 7 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that his party had wanted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to become the prime minister, but he is now set to become a Rajya Sabha member.Addressing a press conference at the party office here, Yadav said that when the SP...

Kolkata, March 7 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, accusing the saffron party of using its allies and appointees for political gain before abandoning them.Speaking at the site of her indefinite protest against...

Patna, March 7 – Nishant Kumar, the son of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has taken his first visible step towards active political involvement.On Saturday morning, he visited the residence of Sanjay Jha, the National Executive President of the Janata Dal (United), where he held an informal...

New Delhi, March 7 – As Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's tenure enters its final stages following his nomination to the Rajya Sabha, the Janata Dal (United) is preparing for a generational shift in leadership with the formal entry of his son, Nishant Kumar, into active politics.Party...

Patna, March 7 Nishant Kumar, the son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is set to formally join the JD(U) on Sunday, marking a generational shift in party leadership, sources said.Nishant's joining will take place at the party's headquarters here in the presence of senior leaders...

Patna, March 6 JD(U) legislators in Bihar conveyed their disappointment to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his decision to move to Delhi as a Rajya Sabha MP, but found solace in the impending political entry of Nishant, the party chief's only son.Members of the party in the two-chamber...

Patna, March 6 Amid growing political speculation in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday assured party leaders and workers that his decision to contest the Rajya Sabha elections would not negatively affect either the party or governance in the state.Speaking during a meeting of the...

Patna, March 6 – As part of the organizational elections of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Umesh Singh Kushwaha, the MLA from Mahnar in the Vaishali district, has been elected as the party's Bihar unit President for the third consecutive time.Kushwaha filed his nomination for the post on...

Patna, March 6 Umesh Singh Kushwaha, president of the JD(U)'s Bihar unit, was elected to the post for the third consecutive time on Friday.According to a statement issued by the party, Kushwaha, who is an MLA from the Mahnar constituency, was declared unopposed as no other member filed a...

Patna, March 6 – Following Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha election, political activity in Patna has significantly increased, and meetings have begun within the National Democratic Alliance.On Friday morning, Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya...

Patna, March 6 – The decision to send Nitish Kumar to the Rajya Sabha and remove him from the post of Chief Minister of Bihar has triggered strong reactions within the Janata Dal(United).Party workers have been expressing anger ever since discussions began about Nitish Kumar’s nomination to...

Patna, March 6 JD(U) workers continued to protest Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to enter the Rajya Sabha, a move seen as signaling the end of his more than two-and-a-half-decade-long career in Bihar politics.At the JD(U) office here, located right across from the BJP's state...

Patna, March 6: Following President Droupadi Murmu's appointment of Syed Ata Hasnain as the new Governor of Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary extended his congratulations and best wishes.In a post shared on Friday, Choudhary wrote, "Hearty congratulations and best wishes to...

New Delhi, March 6 – Congress leader Udit Raj launched a sharp attack on the BJP on Friday over its alleged treatment of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his party, Janata Dal (United), claiming that the BJP systematically weakened JD(U) within the NDA alliance. His remarks came as Nitish...

Kolkata, March 6 Union Minister Giriraj Singh has criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and accused the Trinamool Congress supremo of betraying the state and its people by granting Indian citizenship to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.While addressing a press conference in...