Lalu Yadav Grand Alliance With Congress

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.

Janata Dal (United) leader Prashant Kishor has created a flutter by saying that he did not approve of the manner in which party chief Nitish Kumar ditched the "grand alliance" to team up with the BJP in 2017, news agency PTI reported him as saying in an interview to an web portal.

Tejashwi Yadav and his former boss, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who withdrew his Janata Dal-United (JDU) from the grand alliance with Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress to ally with rival BJP, are all set to hit the road for high-voltage Karnataka polls.

Sharad Yadav's assertion that he, and not Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, represented the "real" Janata Dal United received a hit on Tuesday when the Election Commission refused to entertain his request because he hadn't backed his claim with documentary evidence.

Lalu Yadav, the chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal has been seething at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for terminating the Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav's party and the Congress and renewing a partnership with the BJP. In media interactions and tweets, the RJD chief has lost no opportunity to call his former ally names and run him down.

Sharad Yadav, silent for five days, confirmed today that he deeply disapproves of party colleague Nitish Kumar's stunning political change-up. "Whatever happened is very unfortunate, the mandate by the people was not for this," the veteran Janata Dal (United) leader told reporters at Parliament.

Sharad Yadav, the senior leader of Nitish Kumar's party Janata Dal United reported to be upset at the Bihar Chief Minister ending the Grand Alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress this week, has received an invitation to lead the battle against the BJP in Bihar.

Nitish Kumar ended his party, Janata Dal United or JDU's mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav's RJD and the Congress last evening to join hands with his former partner Bharatiya Janata Party. Bihar's capital Patna was buzzing with high octane drama through the night after Nitish Kumar met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Wednesd...

Nitish Kumar met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Wednesday night to stake claim to form government with the support of the BJP, hours after he dramatically resigned as Chief Minister, ending his mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav's RJD and the Congress.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is in Delhi to attend a dinner hosted by PM Narendra Modi for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee, met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi this evening. The conversation between Mr Kumar and Rahul Gandhi comes at a time their coalition in Bihar, the Mahagatbandhan, is in serious trouble amid corruption charge...

Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar phoned Sonia Gandhi, the Congress boss, in April to suggest a corralling of opposition parties over the election of the President of India. Mr Kumar pitched the idea of a united opposition candidate as a test run for a Maha-Gathbandhan or Grand Alliance for the general election in 2019.

The 'Grand Alliance' led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to record a big victory in Bihar. It is now leading in 157 seats, with the BJP's alliance trailing badly at 77.

As soon as Bihar finished voting today, Lalu Yadav was ready with the result. He said the 'Grand Alliance', which combines his party, the RJD, with Nitish Kumar's JDU and the Congress will accrue 190 of the 243 seats.

With a tough challenge ahead for the Congress and Lalu Yadav-led RJD's 'grand alliance', Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi will address a series of rallies in the state next month ahead of the crucial five-phase assembly elections.

Dismissing the formation of a Samajwadi Party led third front in Bihar, the ruling Janata Dal (United) or the JD(U), has said that there is 'only one front' in the state, which is the grand alliance formed by their party in alliance with Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress.

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.

Janata Dal (United) leader Prashant Kishor has created a flutter by saying that he did not approve of the manner in which party chief Nitish Kumar ditched the "grand alliance" to team up with the BJP in 2017, news agency PTI reported him as saying in an interview to an web portal.

Tejashwi Yadav and his former boss, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who withdrew his Janata Dal-United (JDU) from the grand alliance with Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress to ally with rival BJP, are all set to hit the road for high-voltage Karnataka polls.

Sharad Yadav's assertion that he, and not Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, represented the "real" Janata Dal United received a hit on Tuesday when the Election Commission refused to entertain his request because he hadn't backed his claim with documentary evidence.

Lalu Yadav, the chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal has been seething at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for terminating the Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav's party and the Congress and renewing a partnership with the BJP. In media interactions and tweets, the RJD chief has lost no opportunity to call his former ally names and run him down.

Sharad Yadav, silent for five days, confirmed today that he deeply disapproves of party colleague Nitish Kumar's stunning political change-up. "Whatever happened is very unfortunate, the mandate by the people was not for this," the veteran Janata Dal (United) leader told reporters at Parliament.

Sharad Yadav, the senior leader of Nitish Kumar's party Janata Dal United reported to be upset at the Bihar Chief Minister ending the Grand Alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress this week, has received an invitation to lead the battle against the BJP in Bihar.

Nitish Kumar ended his party, Janata Dal United or JDU's mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav's RJD and the Congress last evening to join hands with his former partner Bharatiya Janata Party. Bihar's capital Patna was buzzing with high octane drama through the night after Nitish Kumar met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Wednesd...

Nitish Kumar met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Wednesday night to stake claim to form government with the support of the BJP, hours after he dramatically resigned as Chief Minister, ending his mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav's RJD and the Congress.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is in Delhi to attend a dinner hosted by PM Narendra Modi for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee, met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi this evening. The conversation between Mr Kumar and Rahul Gandhi comes at a time their coalition in Bihar, the Mahagatbandhan, is in serious trouble amid corruption charge...

Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar phoned Sonia Gandhi, the Congress boss, in April to suggest a corralling of opposition parties over the election of the President of India. Mr Kumar pitched the idea of a united opposition candidate as a test run for a Maha-Gathbandhan or Grand Alliance for the general election in 2019.

The 'Grand Alliance' led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to record a big victory in Bihar. It is now leading in 157 seats, with the BJP's alliance trailing badly at 77.

As soon as Bihar finished voting today, Lalu Yadav was ready with the result. He said the 'Grand Alliance', which combines his party, the RJD, with Nitish Kumar's JDU and the Congress will accrue 190 of the 243 seats.

With a tough challenge ahead for the Congress and Lalu Yadav-led RJD's 'grand alliance', Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi will address a series of rallies in the state next month ahead of the crucial five-phase assembly elections.

Dismissing the formation of a Samajwadi Party led third front in Bihar, the ruling Janata Dal (United) or the JD(U), has said that there is 'only one front' in the state, which is the grand alliance formed by their party in alliance with Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress.