Bihar Alliance

Congress Skips Bihar Alliance Meeting To Discuss Election Results

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 29, 2019

Dissonance within the opposition "mahagathbandhan" in Bihar, smarting under the drubbing in the general election, came to the fore on Wednesday as the Congress skipped a meeting of the alliance partners at the residence of former chief minister Rabri Devi, whose RJD leads the five-party grouping in the state.

General Election 2019: Lalu Yadav Offered To Pull Down Bihar Alliance Government: Sushil Modi

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi today claimed that Lalu Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief, had offered to pull down his own government, which he formed in alliance with Nitish Kumar's JDU and the Congress, and install a BJP dispensation in its place. In return, the leader alleged, Mr Yadav wanted to dilute corruption cases against him.

"Bihar Has Power Under Nitish Kumar": Amit Shah's Positive Twist To An Old Topic

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday March 30, 2019

Years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought up the issue of electricity to target the grand alliance in the 2015 Bihar assembly elections, BJP president Amit Shah on Friday raised the same topic in a rally at Bihar's Aurangabad to drum up support for the National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. His approach, however, was a li...

Bihar Alliance Intact, Will Name Candidates After Holi: Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday March 21, 2019

The "grand alliance" of opposition parties in Bihar is intact and its candidates for all the 40 seats in the state will be announced after Holi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav said Wednesday, dispelling speculation about fraying ties between the members of the "'mahagathbandhan".

With BJP Only In Bihar; Independent In Other States: Nitish Kumar's Party

India News | ANI | Tuesday March 5, 2019

Weeks ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), the ally of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar, clarified that the BJP-JD(U) alliance is limited only to the state of Bihar.

Gathbandhan Blues In 4 States Including Bihar. Mayawati The Common Factor

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday February 25, 2019

Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) may be preparing to scuttle the opposition grand alliance against the BJP for the national election in a fourth key state. The party is likely to contest alone in Bihar, a leader hinted today, amid attempts by opposition parties including the RJD and Congress to crystallise their alliance.

Upendra Kushwaha Tests BJP's Bihar Alliance Again, Meets Sharad Yadav

India News | Edited by Jayanth Jacob | Monday November 12, 2018

The BJP's Bihar ally Upendra Kushwaha, who is not on the best of terms with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, met with opposition leader Sharad Yadav today, giving off more signals that he is exploring his options after a seat-sharing deal for the 2019 national polls that left him feeling short-changed.

Congress' Gehlot Says Even Lalu Yadav Won't Object To "Majboori" Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 13, 2018

In defence of his "majboori" remark, Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has said that what his remark meant was different and he had been emphasising was on making the party self reliant.

'Nitish Kumar Is No Saint' Shoots Off Team Lalu, Bihar Alliance Lurches

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar and Suparna SIngh | Wednesday July 26, 2017

The fortune of the alliance between Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav in Bihar is likely to be decided today as both leaders hold separate meetings with their legislators on the same agenda: whether Lalu Yadav's son, Tejashwi, should quit as Deputy Chief Minister because of corruption charges.

New Deadline From Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav Calls Meet, Congress Resigned

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Suparna Singh | Tuesday July 25, 2017

The super-size political drama in Bihar is in its final stages - before lawmakers meet for the Assembly session that starts Friday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will insist on the removal of his deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, said sources.

Tejashwi Yadav Has To Go, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tells Rahul Gandhi

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Sunday July 23, 2017

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday nudged Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to take a stand on corruption charges against Lalu Yadav's son and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and get him to step down. Mr Kumar has not set a clear deadline but sources said the Chief Minister is keen that a decision on the 28-year-old Deputy Chief Minister is...

Nitish Kumar's RSVP For PM Narendra Modi's Dinner Further Tests His Bihar Alliance

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Friday July 21, 2017

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will attend a farewell dinner being hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Delhi's Hyderabad House on Saturday evening for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee. Ram Nath Kovind, who takes oath as India's next President on Tuesday, will also be present, along with PM Modi's ministers and allies in the ruling Natio...

Sharad Yadav Meets Sonia Gandhi Amid Strain In Bihar Alliance

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 16, 2017

Senior Janata Dal United or JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav on Sunday met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi amid the worsening ties between his party and Lalu Prasad-led RJD over the corruption charges against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav.

Tejashwi Yadav Skips Event Attended By Nitish Kumar: Bihar Crisis In 10 Points

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Saturday July 15, 2017

In signs of a widening rift in Bihar's ruling coalition, Lalu Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav today skipped an official event in Patna where he was to share the stage with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Mr Yadav's nameplate on the dias was first covered with a cloth, apparently by Mr Kumar's party JD-U, and then finally removed. The development has streng...

As Bihar Alliance Wobbles, Nitish Kumar Gets 2 Calls From The Gandhis

India News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Wednesday July 12, 2017

In the last 24 hours, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has spoken on the phone to both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, the mother-son combine that runs the Congress. The calls were made as the Bihar government, of which the Congress is a member, appears to be ungluing rapidly.