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"You've Played In My Lap": Nitish Kumar Teases Tejashwi Yadav In Assembly

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday February 24, 2021

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday took a sharp jibe in the state assembly at Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who had interrupted the Janata Dal United leader's speech in the house.

"Now, Arrest Me": Tejashwi Yadav Dares Nitish Kumar Over New Order

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday January 22, 2021

Nitish Kumar, who has often displayed a short fuse when it comes to criticism on social media, has ordered action against "offensive" posts against his government in Bihar. Bihar's Economic Offences wing, the agency in charge of cybercrimes, has asked all state departments to report any "defamatory, wrong" posts against ministers, MPs, MLAs or offi...

Tejashwi Yadav Slams Nitish Kumar Over Deteriorating Law And Order

India News | ANI | Sunday November 29, 2020

A day after a Janata Dal-United (JDU) MLA's aide was shot dead in Gopalganj, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by terming the law and order situation in the state as "maha jungle raj".

Digvijaya Singh Urges Nitish Kumar To Quit NDA, "Bless" Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 12, 2020

Nitish Kumar should quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and back Tejashwi Yadav as Chief Minister, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said today, a day after the Chief Minister won a fourth term in Bihar but with greatly diminished numbers.

Nitish Kumar, BJP Retain Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD Single-Largest Party

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday November 11, 2020

After weeks of bitter campaigning, three phases of voting, over 15 hours of counting, and allegations of cheating, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was announced as winner of the Bihar election in the (very) early hours of Wednesday. Boosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rallies, the NDA eased past the majority mark of 122 in the ...

Tejashwi Yadav+ Says Won 119 Seats, Alleges Pressure On Poll Body

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday November 10, 2020

Bihar Election Result 2020: The RJD of opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav has accused Nitish Kumar and his deputy, Sushil Kumar Modi, of conspiring to put pressure on district and election officials

BJP Claims Victory In Bihar Before Results Out, Says Win For Development

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday November 11, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted late Tuesday night to thank the people of Bihar for "backing the NDA". The Prime Minister said the NDA would "work for the balanced development of every person, every region" of the state. Minutes earlier Mr Shah posted: "Every section of Bihar has... backed the NDA's development agen...

Ahead Of Counting, Chirag Paswan's Birthday Wish For Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday November 9, 2020

A day before the counting of votes in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav received birthday greetings from Chirag Paswan, who along with him, was part of the pincer movement on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the recently concluded assembly elections.

"They Have No Idea": Nitish Kumar On Rivals Tejashwi Yadav, Chirag Paswan

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 2, 2020

Nitish Kumar, facing twin attacks from opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav and ally-turned-rival Chirag Paswan in the Bihar election campaign, tackled them both in a tweet this morning. Those who are in politics "by inheritance" had no idea of what he had done for Bihar, the Chief Minister tweeted.

"Will They Stop Development?" Nitish Kumar Says "Impossible" To Bring 10 Lakh Jobs

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 2, 2020

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said providing 10 lakh jobs, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's main poll promise, would cost the state Rs 1.44 lakh crore annually, and wondered if his rival would shelve other developments works or delay salaries to implement his pledge.

Bihar Won't Choose Tejashwi Yadav Over Nitish Kumar: JD(U) Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 31, 2020

Bihar JD(U) working President Ashok Choudhary said a section of voters might have a sense of fatigue following the nearly 15-year rule of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, but people will still opt for his experience and "unblemished" track-record over the opposition alliance's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav.

PM, Nitish Kumar Don't Talk About Farmers, Workers, Small Businesses: Rahul Gandhi

India News | ANI | Wednesday October 28, 2020

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister saying they do not talk of development and issues related to farmers, workers and small businessmen of Bihar.

Luv Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha's Son, Among Young Leaders On Bihar Frontline

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday October 28, 2020

Bihar is witnessing several young leaders this time on the frontline as it elects its next government in the three-phased polls, the country's biggest amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Actor-turned-politician Luv Sinha, following his father and Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha's footsteps, is one such leader.

India's First State Election Since Covid: Key Numbers

India News | Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Wednesday October 28, 2020

Voting for the first phase of the three-phase Bihar assembly polls - one of the world's largest electoral exercises to be held in the COVID-19 pandemic - began in 71 of the 243 assembly constituencies of the state this morning. The second phase voting will be held on November 3 and will cover 94 seats and the third phase of polling on 78 seats will...

Bihar Election 2020 Voting Highlights: A Single Vote Can Save Bihar From Becoming "Bimar", Says PM

India News | Edited by Deepika Pundir | Thursday October 29, 2020

Over 53 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 6 PM in the first phase of Bihar assembly polls on Wednesday, the Election Commission said in its provisional data.