Janata Dal United

Amit Shah Ends Speculation Over Who Will Lead Bihar Poll Campaign

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday October 17, 2019

Nitish Kumar will remain the Chief Minister of Bihar after the 2020 assembly election, which the BJP will fight under his leadership, the party's national chief Amit Shah has said. "The Janata Dal (United) and the BJP will go to polls together and we will fight polls under the leadership of Nitish ji. This is absolutely clear," the Union Home Minis...

For Bihar Bypolls, Nitish Kumar, Deputy Sushil Modi To Campaign Together

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday October 12, 2019

With just 10 days to go for byelections in Bihar, the state's ruling alliance of the Janata Dal United and the BJP has decided to put behind their sharp political differences and campaign together. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will kick off the election campaign from Siwan's district's Daraundha with his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi by his side on Thurs...

Delhi Police Arrests Woman Claiming To Be JDU MP Mahendra's Wife

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2019

Police on Thursday told the Delhi High Court they have arrested a woman, who claims to be the legally wedded wife of JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Prasad, in connection with the recovery of jewellery of the actual wife of the legislator.

After BJP's Dussehra Boycott, Tejashwi Yadav's Googly To Bihar Coalition

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday October 9, 2019

A day after BJP leaders stayed away from the state-organised Dussehra function at Patna's Gandhi Maidan amid rumblings of political discontent, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav today zeroed in on a month-old tweet by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi to question the stability of the ruling alliance.

Amid Attacks From BJP, Sushil Modi's Compliments For Nitish Kumar

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday October 6, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's re-election as the chief of his party, the Janata Dal United, has brought cheer to alliance leaders who have faith in his leadership. Among the first to extend compliments was his deputy, the BJP's Sushil Kumar Modi - and his praise was on issues his party colleague Giriraj Singh is using to attack Mr Kumar, chie...

Patna Crisis Opens Gate For BJP Guerrilla Attacks On Nitish Kumar's Party

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday October 6, 2019

The severe water-logging in Patna that has left thousands affected and an outbreak of dengue have revealed an apparent rift between the partners of the ruling alliance in Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United and it ally BJP are bickering over who is to blame for the situation in the state capital, where even Deputy Chief Minister ...

Nitish Kumar's Party Hits Back At Union Minister Giriraj Singh After Patna Floods Jibe

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday October 6, 2019

A day after Union Minister Giriraj Singh attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his "inept" handling of the Patna floods, the Janata Dal United on Saturday hit back by claiming that he is not qualified to make such an observation.

BJP-JDU Alliance Will Win Over 200 Seats In Bihar Election: Nitish Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 20, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today predicted a landslide victory for the NDA in the assembly polls due next year, and asserted that those trying to create a rift between his party Janata Dal United or JD(U) and alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP will be in trouble.

New Symbol For Nitish Kumar's Party's Jharkhand Unit

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

The Election Commission on Friday allotted farmer driving tractor symbol to the Jharkhand unit of Janata Dal (United), a party leader said.

"Captain Hitting 4 & 6": Sushil Modi Backs Nitish Kumar Over Colleagues

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday September 11, 2019

The BJP's top leader in Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi, in a not so subtle tweet has sought to silence critics of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in his own party. Mr Kumar's party Janata Dal United is an ally of the BJP in Bihar.

Nitish Kumar's Party Leader's Son Shot Dead In Bihar: Police

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 8, 2019

A Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader's son was shot dead by unidentified assailants, police said on Sunday.

Nitish Kumar Authorises Jharkhand Janata Dal United To Take Decisions On Assembly Poll

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 7, 2019

Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar on Saturday authorised the party's Jharkhand unit to take all the decisions related to the Assembly election due to be held by the end of this year.

Biharis Come Here To Drink: Nitish Kumar Taunts Jharkhand Government

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday September 7, 2019

Differences between Bihar's ruling alliance partners, Janata Dal (United) and the BJP, have led Nitish Kumar to pull up his socks against the ruling party in Jharkhand as the state's assembly election approaches.

BJP, Nitish Kumar's Party Spar Over Assam-Style Citizens' List In Bihar

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 5, 2019

Serious differences between Bihar's ruling alliance partners, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United and the BJP, over an Assam-style National Register for Citizens (NRC), have gone public.

JDU Leader Slams Prashant Kishor Over Assam Citizens' List Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 2, 2019

Janata Dal United (JDU) leader Prashant Kishor on Monday came under a blistering attack from a dissident party leader for calling the final National Register of Citizens list in Assam a botched up exercise.