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Bihar Politics: Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar CM for 8th time today

Seven parties including 164 MLAs along with independent MLA in our Mahagathbandhan, says Nitish Kumar at a joint presser with RJD's Tejashwi Yadav after meeting Bihar Governor. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 10, 2022

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar CM for 8th time today

PATNA: Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as Bihar's chief minister again on Wednesday afternoon after having announced a new "Grand Alliance" which includes Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other Opposition parties.

The Times of India · Aug 10, 2022

BJP crushes its allies, says Tejashwi Yadav

It is now left with no friends in the Hindi heartland, says RJD leader

The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022

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Nitish Kumar’s wavering affections for BJP and RJD

There are many commonalities between Nitish Kumar’s relationships with the BJP and the RJD

The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022

Nitish Kumar dumps BJP for RJD, set to form government afresh

Mr. Kumar claims support of 164 MLAs from seven parties

The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022

Mahagathbandhan returns in Bihar under Nitish Kumar; includes 7 parties and 164 MLA

Ultimately the turmoil and tremor in Bihar politics came to an end this evening. Nitish Kumar finally dumped BJP in Bihar and claimed to form the new government of Mahagathbandhan. Read further on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Aug 9, 2022

RJD holds 'Pratirodh' yatra over inflation, unemployment in Patna

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) workers on Sunday held a 'Pratirodh' march in Patna over the issue of inflation and unemployment. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 7, 2022

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It's fake: Modi govt shoots down opposition charge on caste criterion for Agnipath aspirants

NEW DELHI: In a fast rebuttal of the opposition's charge that recruitment under the Agnipath scheme required a caste certificate to be submitted by applicants, the Narendra Modi government said it was fake, with defence minister Rajnath Singh rejecting the charge in no time.

The Times of India · Jul 19, 2022

Tejashwi Yadav offered support to BJP to shield family from corruption cases, claims Bihar BJP chief

Tejashwi Yadav earlier claimed BJP’s Nityanand Rai wanted to move to RJD in 2019

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2022

Before becoming Union minister, Nityanand Rai expressed his desire to join RJD, says Tejashwi Yadav

PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday claimed that Union minister of state for home affairs and senior BJP leader Nityanand Rai met him before he had not got a berth in the Narendra Modi cabinet and expressed his desire to join the Lalu Prasad-led party.

The Times of India · Jul 18, 2022

Tejashwi faces ridicule for fumbling before Modi

His address had lasted barely 15 minutes.

The Hindu · Jul 13, 2022

Rahul meets Lalu at AIIMS

Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad is admitted in AIIMS after suffering multiple fractures due to a fall

The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar visits ailing Lalu Prasad at Patna hospital

Bihar CM meets RJD leader Lalu Prasad before he is taken to Delhi by air ambulance for further treatment

The Hindu · Jul 6, 2022

Tejashwi makes fresh bid to fish in NDA's troubled waters

The BJP was obviously flabbergasted by the scale and intensity of the protests against Agnipath scheme.

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2022

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Newslaundry · Jun 30, 2022

What Bihar’s AIMIM-RJD episode tells us about the challenges facing smaller parties

On a rainy day in Patna, Tejashwi Yadav went in an SUV to bring four MLAs to the Bihar legislative assembly building. Yadav, the leader of the opposition, drove the vehicle himself. The MLAs were all from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, or AIMIM, and they were heading to meet…

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

In a jolt to Owaisi, 4 AIMIM MLAs join RJD in Bihar

With 80 legislators, RJD becomes the single largest party in Assembly

The Hindu · Jun 29, 2022

4 out of 5 AIMIM MLAs join Tejashwi’s RJD in Bihar; becomes single-largest party again

The MLAs who joined Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD raised the party’s strength to 80 in the 243-strong assembly

The Hindu · Jun 19, 2022

‘Modi promised One Rank One Pension, now delivering No Rank, No Pension,’ says Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader also appealed to the youth to protest peacefully against the Agnipath scheme

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The Hindu · Jun 11, 2022

Lalu Prasad turns 75, party and family celebrate

Excitement was palpable as the RJD leader, whom incarceration and ill-health frequently keeps away, was physically present in the party office on his birthday after many years

The Times of India · Jun 5, 2022

Patna: In presence of Left leaders, Tejashwi Yadav presents report card on NDA 'misrule'

PATNA: The opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar on Sunday charged the BJP-led NDA, which rules the Centre as well as the state, with imposing an "undeclared emergency" on the country wherein dissent is being stamped out by "misuse" of probe agencies and smear campaigns are launched against those critical of…

Dynamite News · Jun 1, 2022

RJD entrusts Tejashwi Yadav with policy-making responsibilities

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday was named to make policy decisions, informed the sources. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India · May 25, 2022

Presidential election: Will Nitish Kumar support BJP-led NDA candidate?

NEW DELHI: The souring relation between NDA partners BJP and JD(U) is likely to have a bearing on the forthcoming presidential election. Moreover, JD(U)’s record of going against the ‘coalition dharma’ in the last two presidential elections makes it uncertain whether the political party will back the NDA candidate.

The Times of India · May 23, 2022

BJP underplays Nitish's demand for caste census, reposes trust in Bihar CM

NEW DELHI: While Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday once again raked up the need for a caste-based census, BJP has sought to underplay the row which it has triggered. The senior coalition partner of the NDA government in the state has also reiterated its trust in the leadership…

The Hindu · May 23, 2022

Nitish Kumar renews call for caste census in state; anxious BJP watches from sidelines

In his twin decisions - regarding launching the Bihar caste census and not nominating R.C.P. Singh as Rajya Sabha nominee as yet, Nitish Kumar is trying to chart a course away from the BJP

The Hindu · May 22, 2022

Steel Minister R.C.P. Singh's fate hangs in the balance of JD(U)-BJP relations

In 2019, the JD(U) had argued that the party should get proportional and not ‘symbolic’ representation in the NDA Cabinet

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