Upendra Kushwaha

Almost exactly eight years after he split away from the Janata Dal United (JDU), the Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) came a full circle today as it merged into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party. The returning leader has been named the parent party's Parliamentary Board Chairperson. The formalities of the merger were to...

Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) suffered a major split on Friday when more than 30 state and district level office bearers of the party in Bihar walked over to the Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Amid buzz that former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may join hands again, following their recent meeting in Patna four days ago, the RLSP chief on Sunday downplayed the speculations as "premature guesswork".

Campaign for Bihar assembly election is in full swing. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, 69, faces multiple challengers in the Bihar election as he tries to win a fourth term. While officially, his main opponent is his former deputy Tejashwi Yadav, Mr Kumar is facing stiff competition from marginal players -- Upendra Kushwaha of the RLSP backed by Maya...

The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi headed AIMIM on Thursday announced a new front of six parties for the Bihar polls whose chief ministerial candidate will be Upendra Kushwaha.

The BSP of Mayawati which is part of a three-party alliance headed by Upendra Kushwaha of RLSP for Bihar polls, suffered a setback on Saturday when its state unit president Bharat Bind quit and joined RJD.

Describing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Yadav as "two sides of the same coin", RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha on Friday said the three-party front they have formed is not to "spoil" votes of any alliance but to give a "positive choice" to the people of Bihar.

RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha said on Friday he has formed a three-party front to contest the Bihar assembly election to present to the people a "positive choice" and not to split the opposition votes.

The RLSP of former union minister Upendra Kushwaha which has formed a three-party front ahead of Bihar polls after being spurned by the NDA and disowned by the RJD-helmed Grand Alliance, on Wednesday received another jolt when its key leader Madhaw Anand resigned over the "disastrous" tie-up with Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party.

A third front has emerged in Bihar ahead of next month's polls with former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha's party separating from the opposition alliance. Mr Kushwaha has been on both sides of the fence and is now likely to strike out on his own when Bihar votes for a new 243-member assembly from October 28 to November 7.

Former union minister Upendra Kushwaha has said that the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) will remain in the Grand Alliance only if there is a change in the leadership of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for Bihar assembly polls today at 12:30 PM. This is will be the first state election to be held in India since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party president Upendra Kushwaha on Saturday announced that he would go on "fast unto death" from November 26 till his demand to open Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Aurangabad and Nawada districts is met by the Bihar government.

He asked the state government to explain why there is "no vacancy" for Backward Caste (BC) category in the advertisement put out by State Health Society for recruitment of 1,311 pharmacists.

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...

Almost exactly eight years after he split away from the Janata Dal United (JDU), the Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) came a full circle today as it merged into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party. The returning leader has been named the parent party's Parliamentary Board Chairperson. The formalities of the merger were to...

Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) suffered a major split on Friday when more than 30 state and district level office bearers of the party in Bihar walked over to the Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Amid buzz that former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may join hands again, following their recent meeting in Patna four days ago, the RLSP chief on Sunday downplayed the speculations as "premature guesswork".

Campaign for Bihar assembly election is in full swing. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, 69, faces multiple challengers in the Bihar election as he tries to win a fourth term. While officially, his main opponent is his former deputy Tejashwi Yadav, Mr Kumar is facing stiff competition from marginal players -- Upendra Kushwaha of the RLSP backed by Maya...

The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi headed AIMIM on Thursday announced a new front of six parties for the Bihar polls whose chief ministerial candidate will be Upendra Kushwaha.

The BSP of Mayawati which is part of a three-party alliance headed by Upendra Kushwaha of RLSP for Bihar polls, suffered a setback on Saturday when its state unit president Bharat Bind quit and joined RJD.

Describing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Yadav as "two sides of the same coin", RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha on Friday said the three-party front they have formed is not to "spoil" votes of any alliance but to give a "positive choice" to the people of Bihar.

RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha said on Friday he has formed a three-party front to contest the Bihar assembly election to present to the people a "positive choice" and not to split the opposition votes.

The RLSP of former union minister Upendra Kushwaha which has formed a three-party front ahead of Bihar polls after being spurned by the NDA and disowned by the RJD-helmed Grand Alliance, on Wednesday received another jolt when its key leader Madhaw Anand resigned over the "disastrous" tie-up with Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party.

A third front has emerged in Bihar ahead of next month's polls with former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha's party separating from the opposition alliance. Mr Kushwaha has been on both sides of the fence and is now likely to strike out on his own when Bihar votes for a new 243-member assembly from October 28 to November 7.

Former union minister Upendra Kushwaha has said that the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) will remain in the Grand Alliance only if there is a change in the leadership of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for Bihar assembly polls today at 12:30 PM. This is will be the first state election to be held in India since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party president Upendra Kushwaha on Saturday announced that he would go on "fast unto death" from November 26 till his demand to open Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Aurangabad and Nawada districts is met by the Bihar government.

He asked the state government to explain why there is "no vacancy" for Backward Caste (BC) category in the advertisement put out by State Health Society for recruitment of 1,311 pharmacists.

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...