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JDU, BJP Leaders Skip Each Other's Iftar Parties In Bihar

India News | ANI | Monday June 3, 2019

Hours after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his Council of Ministers on Sunday, BJP and JDU leaders skipped the ''iftar'' party hosted by each other.

Nitish Kumar Cabinet: Bihar Chief Minister Picks 8 New Ministers From His Party, Denies Rift With BJP

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday June 3, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was upset after his party was offered only a single berth in the Narendra Modi government, has hit back at the BJP's state unit. In the much-awaited Cabinet expansion on Sunday, he included eight of his party colleagues.

Teen Allegedly Kidnapped In Bihar Found Dead, Four Arrested

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday April 5, 2019

Four youths were arrested on Thursday in connection the kidnapping of a 14-year-old school student, who was found murdered in Bihar's Siwan district, and demanding Rs 50-lakh ransom from the family, a senior officer said.

"Nobody Has Magic Wand": Prashant Kishor On Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Impact

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday February 11, 2019

JDU leader and noted election strategist Prashant Kishor said the Congress in-charge in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will not impact the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

After Prashant Kishor-Thackerays Meet, Optimism For Alliance With BJP

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Election strategist and JDU leader Prashant Kishor meeting Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya has led to optimism among BJP leaders of an alliance with the Sena for the Lok Sabha elections.

Nitish Kumar Ready To Go It Alone In Bihar, Party Insists It's BJP's Loss

India News | Written by Shikha Trivedy | Saturday September 1, 2018

The BJP has begun testing the waters on seat-sharing with allies in Bihar ahead of the 2019 parliamentary elections, claiming earlier this week that it had worked out a deal that was fair to all while ensuring the NDA alliance wins every seat it can in a crucial battleground state.

BJP Not Likely To Repeat 2014 Performance, JDU Leader Says

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 22, 2018

JD(U) national general secretary Pavan Kumar Varma today said the BJP was unlikely to repeat its performance of 2014 in the next Lok Sabha polls but the NDA would still bag more seats than the proposed opposition front.

Why Bihar Needs Special Status, JDU Leaders Explain To President Kovind

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday July 10, 2018

A six-member delegation of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JDU) on Tuesday met President Ram Nath Kovind to sensitise him over the demand for special status to the state.

JDU Leader Detained, 1 Arrested After RTI Activist's Murder

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 2, 2018

A village organisation head was arrested on Monday while a JDU leader and two others were detained a day after an RTI activist and his friend were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Jamui district, police said.

In Nitish Kumar's Absence From Yoga Event In Bihar, A Message To Delhi

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Friday June 22, 2018

For three years, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his party had made it a point to take a dig at the mega events to commemorate International Yoga Day organised across the country. But they were then political rivals. There had been some speculation that Mr Kumar, who resurrected his alliance with the BJP in July last, could make an appearance...

No Salary, Perks To Sharad Yadav, Can Have Official House: Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 7, 2018

The Supreme Court modified the Delhi High Court order by stopping salary and allowances of former Janata Dal (U) president and rebel minister Sharad Yadav.

Nitish Kumar Is Bihar Boss, Says His Party; Message For Poll-Scarred BJP

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday June 4, 2018

Nitish Kumar should be the face of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar because of his popularity, his party Janata Dal United has declared. The message comes with a sting just days after the BJP -- and its allies -- lost big in bypolls across 10 states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. "The Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) is th...

Bihar JDU Leader's Wife Allegedly Found Hanging

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 23, 2018

A 28-year-old woman, married to a leader of the ruling Janata Dal United in Bihar, was today found hanging from a ceiling fan in her house, police said.

"Self-Anointed Protectors Trying To Devalue Hinduism": JDU Leader Pavan Varma

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 3, 2018

Hinduism is a great religion but "ignorant and illiterate people, who think of themselves as its self-anointed protectors", are trying to devalue it, said JDU leader Pavan Varma.

JDU Leader KC Tyagi's Son Denies Links With Cambridge Analytica

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom (with inputs from ANI) | Friday March 30, 2018

Amrish Tyagi, son of Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi, has said his data analytics firm Ovleno Business Intelligence was "never associated with Cambridge Analytica", a company that has run into trouble in the US and Europe over allegedly using data in breach of privacy rules