There won’t be any reverse swing this time is Nitish Kumar’s political pitch. Addressing the meeting of newly elected MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Bihar Chief Minister Kumar reaffirmed his commitment to the ruling alliance like never before. His pledge of unconditional allegiance was to Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi. …
Election results LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu. He is set to take the oath for third term, likely on Saturday, after coalition partner assure their support. Wednesday saw intense negotiations and key meetings by both the Congress-led INDIA alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA as no single …
At a time when the ruling JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance in Bihar is teetering on the brink with intense speculation in political circles that Nitish Kumar could cross over to the NDA again, sources said that the swearing-in ceremony of the Bihar CM with BJP’s support is “more or less finalised”. Sushil Kumar Modi will be taking …
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was handed the reins of the Janata Dal (United) for the second time, after Lalan Singh stepped down at the closed-door meeting of the party’s national executive in national capital Delhi on Friday. Notably, Lalan Singh had been denying any leadership change ahead of this meeting. The executive meeting of …
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and JDU Lok Sabha MP Lalan Singh (File). New Delhi: Nitish Kumar was unanimously re-elected as President of Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal (United) at a meeting of the party’s national executive in Delhi on Friday afternoon. The Bihar Chief Minister was re-appointed minutes after aide Lalan Singh stepped down, calling …