Nitish Kumar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Declines Convenor Post of INDIA Alliance

13 Jan 2024

Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar has reportedly declined the post of convenor of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc. Sources indicate that Kumar suggested that someone from the Congress should assume the responsibility of the post. This development occurred during a virtual...

Amid political unrest, Bihar assembly speaker reaches Lalu Yadav’s residence

31 Dec 2023

Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav's home was visited by state assembly speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary on Sunday amid the political unrest in Bihar following Rajiv Ranjan Singh's resignation as JD (U) chief. Tej Pratap, the environment minister, accompanied the speaker of the Vidhan Sabha. following Nitish Kumar's assumption...

Lalan Singh offers resignation as Party President at JDU National Executive

29 Dec 2023

In the midst of the Janata Dal United's crucial National Executive meeting on Friday at the Constitution club in New Delhi, it has come to light that Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh has tendered his resignation as the party's national president. The action was taken concurrently with rumors of a potential...

Rahul Gandhi and Nitish Kumar Discuss Fallout Amid Growing Rifts in INDIA Bloc

22 Dec 2023

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi engaged in discussions with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday evening, stirring speculations about escalating tensions within the INDIA bloc ahead of the 2024 general elections. Sources reveal that the conversation primarily focused on the aftermath of Wednesday's INDIA meeting, during which Mallikarjun Kharge was...

Giriraj Singh holds CM Nitish Kumar’s liquor ban policy responsible for SI murder in Begusarai

20 Dec 2023

Union Minister Giriraj Singh attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday, blaming his alcohol ban for the attack by the liquor mafias on a police team on Tuesday that resulted in the death of a police inspector. Singh claimed that "stubbornness" was the reason why many innocent people were...

Ahead of INDIA Meet, Patna Endorses Nitish Kumar for PM: Posters Make Strong Pitch

19 Dec 2023

Before the INDIA bloc meeting, Patna saw the appearance of posters supporting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the opposition alliance's prime ministerial nominee. The posters read, "Agar sach mein jeet chahiye toh fir ek Nischay aur ek Nitish chahiye"(If victory is the objective, then we need to resolve Nitish)....

‘It’s a Shameful Statement: Union Minister Sitharaman Slams CM Nitish Kumar’s Remark on Birth Control

09 Nov 2023

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sharply criticized Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his recent comments on population control, deeming them "shameful." Sitharaman's rebuke came during her visit to Bhopal, where she is actively participating in the campaign for the impending Madhya Pradesh assembly election scheduled for this month. Expressing...

Bihar seeks 75pc reservation after Survey shows 1/3rd of all families live on less than 200 per day

08 Nov 2023

The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to a total of 75% from the current 50%, just hours after the Caste Survey report was introduced in the assembly. According to sources...

Nitish Kumar Accuses Congress of Neglecting “INDIA Bloc” Amid State Polls

02 Nov 2023

Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar and the leader of the Janata Dal-United (JDU), criticized the Congress during the Communist Party of India's (CPI) 'BJP Hatao, Desh Bachao' rally in Patna. Nitish Kumar expressed concern that the Congress appeared preoccupied with state assembly elections in five states, implying a...

Nitish Kumar:”Caste census has revealed economic situation of everyone”

02 Oct 2023

The Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, congratulated the entire team involved in the caste-based enumeration work and said that the survey not only revealed the castes but also provided information about everyone's economic situation after the Bihar Government released the caste survey data. The Other Backward Caste (OBC) and...

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