Jitan Ram Manjhi

Should Not Hesitate Taking Nitish Kumar's Support To Fight BJP: Jitan Ram Manjhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 11, 2020

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday expressed agreement with veteran leaders of the RJD and the Congress who have been in favour of bringing Nitish Kumar back to the grand alliance ahead of the assembly polls later this year.

Won't Pull Out Of Bihar Opposition Alliance, Says Jitan Ram Manjhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 10, 2019

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today backtracked from his statement that his party Hindustani Awam Morcha would pull out of the five-party Grand Alliance in Bihar.

Jitan Ram Manjhi Threatens To Pull Out Of Opposition Alliance In Bihar

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 9, 2019

Disarray in the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar again emerged on Friday when former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's fresh threat of pulling out of the five-party formation was rubbished by other coalition partners as his pressure tactics.

Blame Tejashwi Yadav If Grand Alliance Disintegrates: Jitan Ram Manjhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 27, 2019

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday launched a fresh attack on Lalu Yadav's younger son Tejashwi, blaming him for bringing the Grand Alliance on the verge of disintegration.

"Want Left Parties In Bihar Grand Alliance", Says Upendra Kushwaha

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 8, 2019

RLSP chief and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday said the five-party Grand Alliance in Bihar needs to be expanded and efforts will be made to bring Left parties on board. The coalition comprising the RJD, the Congress, the RLSP, former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM(S) and former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni's VIP won j...

"When Mother Kisses Son, Is It Sex?" Jitan Ram Manjhi Defends Azam Khan

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday July 28, 2019

Bihar leader Jitan Ram Manjhi today came to the defence of Samajwadi leader Azam Khan whose sexist remarks in parliament against Lok Sabha deputy speaker Rama Devi evoked outrage. Azam Khan's remark, he said, is being misinterpreted.

Lok Sabha Polls: Now, BJP Minister Says Masood Azhar Ji After Party Attacks Jitan Manjhi

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday May 4, 2019

BJP leader and union minister Jayant Sinha, who is contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, used the honorific during an election rally in the state

Jitan Ram Manjhi Calls Masood Azhar "Saheb", Triggers Controversy

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday May 4, 2019

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Jitan Ram Manjhi courted controversy today by addressing Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as "Saheb", drawing sharp reactions from the BJP. He soon retracted and called the remark as "slip of tongue."

Top Leaders File Nomination On Last Day For 1st Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2019

Political heavyweights including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, VK Singh, former chief ministers Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Harish Rawat and Jitan Ram Manjhi filed their nominations Monday, the last day for submitting the papers for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 11.

Except One, All Union Ministers From Bihar To Contest Their Seats: Sources

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday March 17, 2019

The BJP has decided that all Union Ministers from Bihar - barring Giriraj Singh - will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from their old constituencies, sources said. This time, Mr Singh will stand from Begusarai instead of Nawada, which has gone to the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) as part of the seat-sharing arrangement in the state, they added...

On Grand Alliance Seat-Sharing, Jitan Manjhi's Warning Before Key Meet

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 13, 2019

A day before the Grand Alliance meets in Delhi to finalise the seat sharing for the Lok Sabha elections, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) warned on Tuesday that it will not contest if it was not given a respectable number of seats.

NDA Sankalp Rally A "Big Flop", Says Jitan Ram Manjhi

India News | ANI | Monday March 4, 2019

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi called the Sankalp Rally by the NDA in Patna on Sunday a "big flop", saying that the rally failed to draw large crowd.

Jitan Ram Manjhi Meets Lalu Yadav To Discuss Grand Alliance Seat-Sharing

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 24, 2019

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi met jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday to discuss seat sharing ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Lalu Yadav has asked alliance partners of the proposed "mahagathbandhan" to sit and discuss seat adjustments.

Jitan Ram Manjhi Will Get Due Respect In NDA, Says BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019

The BJP on Wednesday said former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi would get due respect in the NDA if he chose to return to the coalition which he had walked out of a year ago.

Will Fight 20 Seats On Our Own If Things Do Not Work Out: Jitan Ram Manjhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 14, 2019

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Thursday reiterated his demand for a respectable share of seats within grand alliance in the upcoming Lok Sabha poll and said his Hindustani Awam Morcha would contest 20 out of a total 40 parliamentary seats in the state on its own if denied its due.