Patna: Days after the BJP-JD(U) split, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar moved a trust motion in the state legislature on Wednesday. Nitish Kumar is confident of getting a majority with the Congress confirming that all four of its MLAs will vote for the JD(U).
The BJP claims all 91 of its MLAs will vote against Nitish, but sources say there is infighting within the state unit for the post of leader of the opposition. In fact, four BJP MLAs skipped a meeting of legislators.
For now, the BJP has nominated Sushil Kumar Modi as its leader in the Bihar Legislatve Council and Nand Kishore Yadav in the Legislative assembly. Sushil Modi will be leader of the combined legislative party.
JD(U) leaders said Nitish Kumar was "calm and cool" and spent the day in office on Tuesday, not worried about the trust vote in the 243-seat legislature. "Nitish Kumar was busy as usual in office work. He was not at all tense," an official in the chief minister's office said. ...
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11:20 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Patna: Adding more speculation to the growing Congress-JD(U) friendship, sources have indicated that the Congress is likely to vote in favour of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the trust vote on Wednesday. Sources say the Congress is keeping its options in the Bihar Assembly open. It is a big day for Nitish Kumar as his party will move a trust vote in the state legislature in what is being...
10:20 AM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: The internal strife in the BJP is like a "civil war playing out on reality television", Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said on Tuesday, in a dig at the national opposition party. "What is happening in the BJP is their internal matter. It is a civil war situation playing out like reality television," said the minister when asked to comment on Bharatiya Janata Party strongman and Gujarat...
06:14 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Days after BJP patriarch LK Advani sent his resignation letter to party chief Rajnath Singh criticising the party's functioning and conduct of its leaders, sources have indicated that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has raised concerns over its content and tone. Sources say Modi claimed that the letter has created problems for the BJP and he discussed it during his hour-long meeting with party leader Murli Manohar Joshi...
01:33 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Over a week after being elevated as the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi visited his mentor turned opponent LK Advani at his residence after seeking an appointment on Tuesday. This is the first interaction between the two since Advani resigned from three key forums of BJP in the wake of the Gujarat Chief Minister's elevation to head...
11:22 AM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday postponed his visit to Ayodhya which was scheduled to take place this week. He is now expected to visit Ayodhya on June 25, sources said. During his Ayodhya visit, he is expected to offer prayers at the disputed site. Reportedly, VHP has also called a meeting of Hindu saints who have played active roles in Ram temple movement in 1990s. Ashok...
10:46 AM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has sought an appointment to meet senior BJP leader LK Advani. This comes at a time when Advani has been raising concerns over Modi's elevation in the party. Modi is in Delhi primarily to meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and finalise Gujarat's annual plan. If Modi meets Advani, it will be the first interaction between the two since Advani had...
10:30 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Over the last few months, Nitish Kumar had given enough hints that elevation of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi was not acceptable to him. ...
11:58 PM, Jun 17, 2013
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11:50 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Patna: A day after walking out of NDA, JD(U) President Sharad Yadav on Monday said his party could consider coming back to the alliance if veteran BJP leader LK Advani returns at the helm of the party. "We will consider rejoining NDA if LK Advani returns to helm of the party. We had fought 2009 elections projecting Advani as our Prime Ministerial candidate," the JD(U) chief said. The statement comes...
10:15 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Just 24 hours after the JD(U)-BJP split, both the parties are washing their dirty linen in public. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar accused the BJP of showing disrespect towards its elders. ...
07:37 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: Within 24 hours of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United split, the two parties are taking potshots at each other. The BJP has hit back at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for accusing that the BJP does not respect its elders. Addressing a press conference in Patna, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said that people of Bihar will get to see the 'real' face of Nitish Kumar very...
07:30 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United split, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday reached out to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, calling him a secular leader. Taking a potshot at the Gujarat Chief Minister, the Prime Minister also said that Narendra Modi is not a threat to the Congress in the next Lok Sabha elections, as the people know what he stands for. On the...
07:14 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said he is confident that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will get a third term. "I have always believed that we will have a third go as UPA and the people will again repose their faith in us," the Prime Minister said in a tweet Monday shortly after eight new union ministers were sworn in at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This is the second...
07:12 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Patna: Within 24 hours of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United split, the two parties are taking potshots at each other. The BJP has hit back at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for accusing that the BJP does not respect its elders. Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh said Nitish Kumar has a double face and was frustrated. "Nitish ji has a double face, he is speaking because of his frustration."...
02:22 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Malda: Local Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nripen Mondal was shot dead by unknown assailants in Malda district in West Bengal late Sunday night. The assailants opened fire on Mondal's car in the Habibpur police station area of the district. The BJP leader's driver was critically injured in the attack. Mondal was the Leader of the Opposition in the Habibpur Panchayat Committee and a Zila Parishad candidate for the upcoming panchayat...
12:15 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Patna: A day after breaking the 17-year-old alliance between the Janata Dal United and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday hit out at the BJP saying the party never made efforts to address its ally's concerns. He said the BJP betrayed the JD(U). "We have had good relations with Sushil Kumar Modi, problems came up only when external influences started affecting the BJP's state unit....
12:05 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A day after JD(U)'s bitter exit from the NDA, the BJP has now released a 2003 video which shows Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the then railways minister in the NDA government, praising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. He is seen congratulating Modi for his electoral win and calling the Gujarat riots a sad incident which people must move on from. The video has now led to a...
11:40 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Patna: The National Democratic Alliance is coping with the bitter end to the 17-year-old alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal United. Both the parties are blaming each other as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sacked all 11 BJP ministers in his Cabinet and seeks a trust vote this week. "The alliance is no more beneficial to either of the parties. So, we have decided to...
08:10 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Taking a jibe at both BJP and JD(U) which split on Sunday, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said, "These two parties will now starting fighting with each other on the streets, the people will take note of this. We were given votes in the Maharajgunj bypolls. We will trash both these parties in the next elections." ...
11:45 PM, Jun 16, 2013
