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Nitish Kumar's Differences With BJP Grow With Article 370. And Yet...
As the government announced that the special status for Kashmir has been done away with, several parties in parliament which are not part of the ruling BJP's coalition commended the move. Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, for example; and Mayawati's.
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"Children, Please!" Lalu Yadav Summons Son Tejashwi Amid Family Tension
Tejashwi Yadav, the 29-year-old who is leading the main opposition party in Bihar, was summoned to the hospital in Ranchi today where his father, Lalu Yadav, is being treated for heart and other conditions.
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Kaffan Has No Pockets', Exhibit A Is Lalu Yadav, Says Nitish Kumar
Two month after Nitish Kumar abandoned his partnership with Lalu Yadav, there's no mellowing of hard feelings. "Just remember a kaffan (coffin) has no pockets," Nitish Kumar said to a meeting of his party leaders, referring to the robust pack of corruption cases against his former ally. "If you keep collecting property, you will land in trouble," M...
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'And When I Die?' Nitish Kumar's Casual Question Stuns His Party
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar buried the lead at a party meeting he held on the weekend. At the end of the session with senior leaders of his Janata Dal United or JD(U), Mr Kumar, 66, asked casually, "What happens to the party if I die?"
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No Can Do: Rahul Gandhi's Response To Sizeable Call To Lose Lalu Yadav
Rahul Gandhi has told his party's lawmakers from Bihar that an alliance with regional power player Lalu Yadav will not be abandoned, despite their lengthy explanations for why that's vital. The Congress boss' conclusion comes as the party in Bihar is vertiginously placed with the odds of a split growing every day.
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After Nitish Kumar Meets Her Legislators, Sonia Gandhi Asks To See Them
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has over the last few days met with a large swathe of the opposition Congress' legislators on Bihar. Spooked, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi met this morning in Delhi with her party's top leaders from Bihar to discuss the growing risk of them ditching the party to join the chief minister
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For First Time Since BJP Tie-Up, Nitish Kumar Asks To Meet PM Narendra Modi
For the first time since he resurrected his relationship with the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is in Delhi. Tomorrow, he will attend the oath-taking ceremony of Venkaiah Naidu as India's 13th Vice President. His aides said that he has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi - if that is sanctioned, it will be their first m...
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Despite New Team With BJP, Nitish Kumar Will Not Back It On This Issue
For the approaching election of Vice President, Nitish Kumar will stick to his new pattern of supporting the candidate of the team he is not playing for. In this case, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, who is the nominee of the opposition and not the BJP, with whom Mr Kumar runs his government in Bihar as of last week.
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Prashant Kishor, Another Casualty Of Nitish Kumar And BJP Tie-Up
Nitish Kumar's list of exes is growing- along with the Congress and Lalu Yadav who are now a part of his past, top aide Prashant Kishor is being cut looses. Sources close to the young election strategist and Nitish Kumar say the separation is mutual, without rancour, and in acceptance of the fact that the new political landscape requires Prashant K...
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'Forgive Me': Minutes Before He Quit, Nitish Kumar Phoned Lalu Yadav
Barely 10 minutes before he submitted his resignation, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar phoned Lalu Yadav who lives just next door in Patna.
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Mid-Crisis, Bihar Congress Leader Waited 3 Days To See Rahul Gandhi
After being pink-slipped along with Lalu Yadav, the Congress branch in Bihar is awash in resentment - not just towards Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who laid off his allies last night, but also for party boss Rahul Gandhi, who was assigned to keep the government in Bihar from sinking.
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Nitish Kumar Dumps Grand Alliance, Reboots BJP Partnership
Nitish Kumar has quit as Chief Minister of Bihar, ending the two-year-long political experiment that was branded as a game-changing Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance which included his party, Lalu Yadav and the Congress. This evening, Mr Kumar met with Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to deliver his resignation. Tomorrow, he will take oath as C...
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'Nitish Kumar Is No Saint' Shoots Off Team Lalu, Bihar Alliance Lurches
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.
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New Deadline From Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav Calls Meet, Congress Resigned
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.
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As Confrontation With Lalu Yadav Grows, Team Nitish Conveys New Option
The shape of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government in Bihar will be determined by whether his 28-year-old deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, complies with broad hints to resign after being accused of corruption by the CBI.
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Nitish Kumar's Differences With BJP Grow With Article 370. And Yet...
As the government announced that the special status for Kashmir has been done away with, several parties in parliament which are not part of the ruling BJP's coalition commended the move. Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, for example; and Mayawati's.
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"Children, Please!" Lalu Yadav Summons Son Tejashwi Amid Family Tension
Tejashwi Yadav, the 29-year-old who is leading the main opposition party in Bihar, was summoned to the hospital in Ranchi today where his father, Lalu Yadav, is being treated for heart and other conditions.
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Kaffan Has No Pockets', Exhibit A Is Lalu Yadav, Says Nitish Kumar
Two month after Nitish Kumar abandoned his partnership with Lalu Yadav, there's no mellowing of hard feelings. "Just remember a kaffan (coffin) has no pockets," Nitish Kumar said to a meeting of his party leaders, referring to the robust pack of corruption cases against his former ally. "If you keep collecting property, you will land in trouble," M...
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'And When I Die?' Nitish Kumar's Casual Question Stuns His Party
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar buried the lead at a party meeting he held on the weekend. At the end of the session with senior leaders of his Janata Dal United or JD(U), Mr Kumar, 66, asked casually, "What happens to the party if I die?"
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No Can Do: Rahul Gandhi's Response To Sizeable Call To Lose Lalu Yadav
Rahul Gandhi has told his party's lawmakers from Bihar that an alliance with regional power player Lalu Yadav will not be abandoned, despite their lengthy explanations for why that's vital. The Congress boss' conclusion comes as the party in Bihar is vertiginously placed with the odds of a split growing every day.
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After Nitish Kumar Meets Her Legislators, Sonia Gandhi Asks To See Them
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has over the last few days met with a large swathe of the opposition Congress' legislators on Bihar. Spooked, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi met this morning in Delhi with her party's top leaders from Bihar to discuss the growing risk of them ditching the party to join the chief minister
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For First Time Since BJP Tie-Up, Nitish Kumar Asks To Meet PM Narendra Modi
For the first time since he resurrected his relationship with the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is in Delhi. Tomorrow, he will attend the oath-taking ceremony of Venkaiah Naidu as India's 13th Vice President. His aides said that he has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi - if that is sanctioned, it will be their first m...
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Despite New Team With BJP, Nitish Kumar Will Not Back It On This Issue
For the approaching election of Vice President, Nitish Kumar will stick to his new pattern of supporting the candidate of the team he is not playing for. In this case, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, who is the nominee of the opposition and not the BJP, with whom Mr Kumar runs his government in Bihar as of last week.
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Prashant Kishor, Another Casualty Of Nitish Kumar And BJP Tie-Up
Nitish Kumar's list of exes is growing- along with the Congress and Lalu Yadav who are now a part of his past, top aide Prashant Kishor is being cut looses. Sources close to the young election strategist and Nitish Kumar say the separation is mutual, without rancour, and in acceptance of the fact that the new political landscape requires Prashant K...
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'Forgive Me': Minutes Before He Quit, Nitish Kumar Phoned Lalu Yadav
Barely 10 minutes before he submitted his resignation, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar phoned Lalu Yadav who lives just next door in Patna.
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Mid-Crisis, Bihar Congress Leader Waited 3 Days To See Rahul Gandhi
After being pink-slipped along with Lalu Yadav, the Congress branch in Bihar is awash in resentment - not just towards Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who laid off his allies last night, but also for party boss Rahul Gandhi, who was assigned to keep the government in Bihar from sinking.
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Nitish Kumar Dumps Grand Alliance, Reboots BJP Partnership
Nitish Kumar has quit as Chief Minister of Bihar, ending the two-year-long political experiment that was branded as a game-changing Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance which included his party, Lalu Yadav and the Congress. This evening, Mr Kumar met with Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to deliver his resignation. Tomorrow, he will take oath as C...
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'Nitish Kumar Is No Saint' Shoots Off Team Lalu, Bihar Alliance Lurches
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.
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New Deadline From Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav Calls Meet, Congress Resigned
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.
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As Confrontation With Lalu Yadav Grows, Team Nitish Conveys New Option
The shape of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government in Bihar will be determined by whether his 28-year-old deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, complies with broad hints to resign after being accused of corruption by the CBI.
