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Left, Right And The Rest: From Gaza To Hostel Fees, JNU's High-Pitched Presidential Debate Before Poll Day
Last year, AISA's Nitish Kumar won the president's post, while ABVP's Vaibhav Meena secured the joint secretary seat-the outfit's first major victory in a decade.
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Nitish Kumar Extends Support To NDA's Vice President Pick Jagdeep Dhankhar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced that his Janata Dal (United) will support NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar in the upcoming vice presidential election.
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"My Status Too Low For Him": Yashwant Sinha On 'Unreachable' Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is unreachable for Yashwant Sinha, the opposition's candidate in the presidential election.
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Nitish Kumar, Opposition Candidate For President? What A Key Party Says
NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said any decision on the opposition's candidate for the post of the country's next President will be taken collectively by leaders of various parties, and Nitish Kumar's name could be considered if he dumps BJP.
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71 Seats, 1,066 Candidates, 2.14 Crore Voters In Bihar Election 1st Phase
The first phase of the Bihar Assembly election will be held today, with 2.14 crore voters heading to polling booths across 71 constituencies to decide the fate of 1,066 candidates. This is the first major election to be held anywhere in the world amid the Covid pandemic - at least until the United States holds its presidential election on November ...
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Nitish Kumar's Party Repeats History In Backing Warring Camps in 2 Polls
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday sealed its support for Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition's joint candidate for the Vice President, the second time that the party's lawmakers will support the government's candidate for presidential elections and the opposition in the vice presidential polls. But the similar...
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Nitish Kumar's 'Principles' The Focus Of Ally Congress' Attack On Him
Each of the three members of Bihar's ruling alliance is achieving scale in their attacks on each other. Today, it was the Congress that with great gusto took on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accusing him of result-driven convictions.
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Taunting Grand Alliance Partners, Nitish Kumar Quotes Them - Adds Twist
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has made it clear to his two partners that despite their criticism, he is all-in with his support for rival BJP in the election for President of India.
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'Bihar Ki Beti' Meira Kumar Has Been Nominated Only To Lose: Nitish Kumar On Presidential Polls
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today made it clear that while he deeply respects Meira Kumar, the opposition's candidate for President, he will not reconsider his decision to back Ram Nath Kovind, the BJP's nominee for the country's top post.
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Wasn't Just That Nitish Kumar Bailed - But How - That Has Congress Upset
It's not just that Nitish Kumar has chosen to stand with the BJP on the matter of who should be President of India that has his ally, the Congress, in a mood. It's also that Nitish Kumar's exit from the Congress-pivoted bloc of opposition parties was rather, well, splashy.
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Highlights: BJP's Sushil Modi On Nitish Kumar Backing President Choice
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday announced that he will back the BJP nominee for President, Ram Nath Kovind. His decision has been a huge setback for the opposition parties who have been in discussion with Congress vice president Sonia Gandhi to field a joint candidate for the Presidential polls that are scheduled to take place on July 1...
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Meira Kumar vs Ram Nath Kovind For President, Voting On July 17: 10 Facts
Meira Kumar, former Lok Sabha Speaker, will be the opposition's candidate for President against the BJP's nominee, Ram Nath Kovind. It was decided at a meeting of 17 parties chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Thursday evening. As expected, the Opposition has turned the presidential election into a Dalit vs Dalit contest and Lalu...
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Nitish Kumar And Lalu Yadav Divided Over BJP Choice For President: Sources
Just as intended by the BJP, the selection of Ram Nath Kovind for the President of India has fissured the opposition. Especially in Bihar, where Mr Kovind has served as Governor since August 2015 and where the two main partners in government, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav, have a propensity for disagreement.
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Won't Wait Forever, Nitish Kumar Warns Government On President Nominee
The government must name its choice for President of India now, said opposition leader Nitish Kumar today, making it clear that consultations mean nothing unless a candidate is shortlisted and put up for review.
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No Offence, But No, Says BJP On President Pranab's 2nd Term: Sources
Nitish Kumar and co are attempting to force a choice on the government by suggesting that it nominate President Pranab Mukherjee for a second term as a consensus candidate of all parties, top sources in the BJP told NDTV, stating that the opposition must respect the situation as it is today.
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Left, Right And The Rest: From Gaza To Hostel Fees, JNU's High-Pitched Presidential Debate Before Poll Day
Last year, AISA's Nitish Kumar won the president's post, while ABVP's Vaibhav Meena secured the joint secretary seat-the outfit's first major victory in a decade.
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Nitish Kumar Extends Support To NDA's Vice President Pick Jagdeep Dhankhar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced that his Janata Dal (United) will support NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar in the upcoming vice presidential election.
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"My Status Too Low For Him": Yashwant Sinha On 'Unreachable' Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is unreachable for Yashwant Sinha, the opposition's candidate in the presidential election.
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Nitish Kumar, Opposition Candidate For President? What A Key Party Says
NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said any decision on the opposition's candidate for the post of the country's next President will be taken collectively by leaders of various parties, and Nitish Kumar's name could be considered if he dumps BJP.
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71 Seats, 1,066 Candidates, 2.14 Crore Voters In Bihar Election 1st Phase
The first phase of the Bihar Assembly election will be held today, with 2.14 crore voters heading to polling booths across 71 constituencies to decide the fate of 1,066 candidates. This is the first major election to be held anywhere in the world amid the Covid pandemic - at least until the United States holds its presidential election on November ...
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Nitish Kumar's Party Repeats History In Backing Warring Camps in 2 Polls
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday sealed its support for Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition's joint candidate for the Vice President, the second time that the party's lawmakers will support the government's candidate for presidential elections and the opposition in the vice presidential polls. But the similar...
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Nitish Kumar's 'Principles' The Focus Of Ally Congress' Attack On Him
Each of the three members of Bihar's ruling alliance is achieving scale in their attacks on each other. Today, it was the Congress that with great gusto took on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accusing him of result-driven convictions.
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Taunting Grand Alliance Partners, Nitish Kumar Quotes Them - Adds Twist
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has made it clear to his two partners that despite their criticism, he is all-in with his support for rival BJP in the election for President of India.
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'Bihar Ki Beti' Meira Kumar Has Been Nominated Only To Lose: Nitish Kumar On Presidential Polls
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today made it clear that while he deeply respects Meira Kumar, the opposition's candidate for President, he will not reconsider his decision to back Ram Nath Kovind, the BJP's nominee for the country's top post.
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Wasn't Just That Nitish Kumar Bailed - But How - That Has Congress Upset
It's not just that Nitish Kumar has chosen to stand with the BJP on the matter of who should be President of India that has his ally, the Congress, in a mood. It's also that Nitish Kumar's exit from the Congress-pivoted bloc of opposition parties was rather, well, splashy.
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Highlights: BJP's Sushil Modi On Nitish Kumar Backing President Choice
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday announced that he will back the BJP nominee for President, Ram Nath Kovind. His decision has been a huge setback for the opposition parties who have been in discussion with Congress vice president Sonia Gandhi to field a joint candidate for the Presidential polls that are scheduled to take place on July 1...
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Meira Kumar vs Ram Nath Kovind For President, Voting On July 17: 10 Facts
Meira Kumar, former Lok Sabha Speaker, will be the opposition's candidate for President against the BJP's nominee, Ram Nath Kovind. It was decided at a meeting of 17 parties chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Thursday evening. As expected, the Opposition has turned the presidential election into a Dalit vs Dalit contest and Lalu...
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Nitish Kumar And Lalu Yadav Divided Over BJP Choice For President: Sources
Just as intended by the BJP, the selection of Ram Nath Kovind for the President of India has fissured the opposition. Especially in Bihar, where Mr Kovind has served as Governor since August 2015 and where the two main partners in government, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav, have a propensity for disagreement.
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Won't Wait Forever, Nitish Kumar Warns Government On President Nominee
The government must name its choice for President of India now, said opposition leader Nitish Kumar today, making it clear that consultations mean nothing unless a candidate is shortlisted and put up for review.
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No Offence, But No, Says BJP On President Pranab's 2nd Term: Sources
Nitish Kumar and co are attempting to force a choice on the government by suggesting that it nominate President Pranab Mukherjee for a second term as a consensus candidate of all parties, top sources in the BJP told NDTV, stating that the opposition must respect the situation as it is today.
