Bihar politics news

In a new twist in Bihar politics, sources told Republic TV that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar spoke to Congress president Sonia Gandhi amid the BJP-JDU rift. Meanwhile, JDU has called a meeting of all its MLAs, MLCs and MPs in Patna at 11 am on August 9 ostensibly to discuss the caste census issue. As RJD MLAs are also meeting on Tuesday at 9 am, speculation is rife about the possibility of JDU's return to the Mahagatbandhan. The friction between Nitish Kumar's party and BJP increased over the corruption allegations against former Union Minister RCP Singh. After announcing his resignation from JDU on Sunday, Singh dubbed the party a sinking ship. Hitting back at him, JDU national president Lalan Singh alleged that another 'Chirag (Paswan) model' was being prepared to orchestrate the downfall of the party, and affirmed that all such attempts would be destroyed by the Bihar CM. RCP Singh quit the Union Cabinet on July 6 after being denied a Rajya Sabha berth by JDU owing to his perceived closeness to BJP. Escalating tensions in the ruling alliance, Lalan Singh also made it clear that JDU won't join the Union Council of Ministers. JDU-BJP rift The 2020 Bihar Assembly election turned out to be a nail-biting contest with NDA emerging victorious in 125 seats as against the 110 seats won by the Mahagatbandhan. BJP, RJD, JDU, and Congress won 74, 75, 43, and 19 seats respectively. LJP is believed to have damaged JDU's prospects in 32 seats despite bagging a solitary seat. As BJP won...

Bihar political crisis Live Updates: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to break off the alliance with the BJP. Kumar meet Governor Phagu Chauhan today to tender his resignation as the Chief Minister of the state. Kumar decided to split with ally BJP for a second time in eight years and embrace support from the RJD led Mahagathbandhan to continue in office. 09 Aug 2022, 10:25:24 PM IST Bihar developments indication of change in politics, indictment of BJP's 'politics of intimidation':Oppn Opposition parties today claimed the JD(U) breaking ranks with the BJP is an indication of the change in Indian politics, asserting that their vision to fight the saffron party and its "politics of intimidation" has gained momentum. 09 Aug 2022, 08:38:16 PM IST JD(U) third major ally to snap ties with BJP in last 3 years The JD(U) today became the third major ally after the Shiv Sena and the Akali Dal to snap ties with the BJP after 2019. Within 18 months of the BJP's second consecutive Lok Sabha election victory, the party had lost two of its oldest allies - Shiv Sena and Akali Dal. 09 Aug 2022, 07:47:34 PM IST 'Baseless that BJP was trying to destroy JD(U)': RS Prasad On Nitish Kumar's exit from NDA, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad asked, “Nitish Kumar has left and said that BJP was trying to destroy his party...BJP made him a union minister several times. He was also made a CM. Why did he re-think his decision on alliance with RJD in 2015 and came to BJP in 2017?" He further said...

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By Rajdeep Sardesai: Amid the political upheaval in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met his party MLAs and MPs on Tuesday. According to sources, Nitish Kumar is on route for another break-up with its NDA-ally BJP and is likely to resign after meeting the Governor at 4 pm today. In 2015, Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) parted ways with the BJP and joined hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress. The JD(U)-RJD-Congress 'Mahagathbandhan' won the Bihar Assembly election in 2015, with Nitish Kumar returning as the chief minister and RJD's Tejashwi Yadav as his deputy. Follow 1) Nitish Kumar is a leader who has no permanent friends or enemies in politics. Nitish Kumar has made stunning switches for power in the past. While ruling Bihar with the BJP, he quit the NDA and tied up with the RJD. Then he deserted the RJD and went back to the BJP-led coalition. 2) By ditching the BJP, Nitish Kumar hopes to ensure his immediate survival in Bihar with a tie-up with the RJD. The BJP had been making Nitish Kumar the chief minister despite his JD)U) being the junior partner in the ruling alliance in Bihar. The idea was to expand the BJP’s base at the cost of the JD(U), and even Nitish Kumar’s own popularity. The saffron party wanted to have its own chief minister soon. 3) Nitish may now seek to revive his hope of being seen as a long-term rival to Prime Minister Narendra Modi nationally. There is also a theory of Nitish Kumar, once out of the NDA, emerging as one o...

• • • • Bihar political crisis Highlights: Grand Alliance brings no-confidence motion against Bihar Assembly Speaker Bihar political crisis Highlights: Grand Alliance brings no-confidence motion against Bihar Assembly Speaker Bihar political crisis Highlights: A day after exiting the NDA alliance, Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the eight time on Wednesday, with the RJD's Tejashwi Yadav taking oath as his Deputy. Bihar political crisis Highlights: Days after he ended his alliance with the BJP and returned to the Mahagathbandhan, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar denied BJP leader Sushil Modi’s allegations that he had aspirations of becoming India’s next Vice President, calling them “bogus” and a “joke”. “You heard a man (Sushil Modi) say that I wanted to be Vice President. What a joke! It’s bogus. I had no such desire,” the Janata Dal (United) leader, who was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record eight time on Wednesday, told news agency ANI. “Did they forget how much our party supported them during the Presidential and Vice Presidential polls?” A day after he ended his alliance with the BJP and returned to the Mahagathbandhan, Nitish took oath Wednesday as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record eighth time and urged all Opposition parties to prepare for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Along with him, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav too was administered the oath of office and will be the Deputy Chief Minister. Election strategist Prashant Kishor t...