With the Janata Dal (United) moving out of the National Democratic Alliance, the BJP will now have to depend more on regional outfits like the BJD and the YSR Congress to get key legislations through in Rajya Sabha. The JD-U has five members in the Rajya Sabha, including deputy chairmanRead More →
Nitish Kumar’s decision to walk out of the NDA and join hands with rival RJD marked a bitter end to his tenuous relationship with the BJP after returning to power in November 2020 as Chief Minister heading the coalition government. Those who have interacted with Nitish said he was “notRead More →
◾ Taking yet another step to quell the growing anger among Armed Forces aspirants against the new Agnipath recruitment policy, Home Minister Amit Shah today announced that there will be a ten per cent quota in the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles across the country for the Agniveers.Read More →
Party to the consensus decision in Bihar to hold a caste census, the BJP, which is part of the government in the state, has put forward some riders. Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal said at the all-party meeting on the issue that they want the government to ensure that “noRead More →
Snub to R C P Singh is not the first time Nitish Kumar has handled any sign of dissidence with a strong, precise hand. In a state with bigger mass leaders, it is this that has helped the Bihar Chief Minister seize control of the ruling Janata Dal (United) andRead More →
The BJP is said to be in a predicament over the likely decision of the Janata Dal (United) to not renominate Union Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh to the Rajya Sabha. Sources in the ruling party on Wednesday said Singh was willing to leave the JD(U) and join theirRead More →
A key figure in the 1857 Indian rebellion against the British East India Company, Veer Kunwar Singh has emerged as a talking point in Bihar politics after the BJP last week announced it would bring together people from 12 districts and organise a collective waving of more than 75,000 nationalRead More →
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here on Saturday, triggering speculation about their reunion after Kishor was expelled from the JD(U) in 2020. Kumar, however, played down the meeting, saying their ties are old and not much should be read into the meeting. Once a closeRead More →
A little over a year after the Assembly elections brought them together, political parties across alliances in Bihar find themselves in a tussle over the 24 MLC seats which have been lying vacant. While the BJP and JD(U) are set to put up candidates for the 24 seats, denying anyRead More →
