Modi's meeting with Advani was cordial, ended on a positive note: Sources

The meeting coming just days after RSS brokered a fragile truce between an aggrieved Advani and the pro-Modi group within the BJP. ...
10:42 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Life and times of Nitish Kumar

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

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Catch the day's top stories with Rajdeep Sardesai on India @ 9. ...
11:50 PM, Jun 17, 2013

BJP-JD(U) war of words: Nitish says BJP disrespects elders

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

RJD will thrash both BJP, JD(U) in next polls: Lalu

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

Watch India @ 9 with Sagarika Ghose

The JD(U) brought the curtains down on its 17-year-old alliance with the BJP on Sunday over the elevation of a man who it thinks poses serious threat to its 'basic principles', denting the NDA ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls. ...
11:29 PM, Jun 16, 2013

BJP has always followed coalition dharma: Sushil Modi

Reacting sharply to the JD(U)'s decision of splitting from the BJP, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said, "BJP has always followed coalition dharma and it had a big role in major policy decision processes in Bihar." ...
10:06 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Is Modi polarising those within and outside the BJP?

The 17-year-old BJP-JD(U) association ended on a bitter note on Sunday, but not before the JD(U) made it apparent that it decided to break away from the alliance when Narendra Modi was elevated to the BJP's poll panel chief post. ...
08:55 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Had JD(U) taken the decision in 2010, BJP wouldn't have got that many seats in Bihar: Digvijaya

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh also said that the Third Front has never been successful. ...
08:47 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Nitish must quit, no need to dissolve the Bihar Assembly: BJP

Sushil Kumar Modi said that the BJP will organise a Bihar bandh on Monday to protest against the 'betrayal' of the JD(U). ...
08:23 PM, Jun 16, 2013

It was time to remove Cong from Centre, not to break ties: Rajnath

BJP President Rajnath Singh, in a spirited attack on the JD(U), said the alliance is breaking when the time has come to remove Congress from the Centre. ...
07:59 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Nitish Kumar: The man who dethroned Lalu Prasad

Over the last few months, Nitish Kumar had given enough hints that elevation of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi was not acceptable to him. ...
07:26 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Is the BJP united on the question of Modi for PM?

The 17-year-old BJP-JD(U) association ended on a bitter note on Sunday. Over the last few months, Nitish Kumar had given enough hints that elevation of Narendra Modi was not acceptable to him. ...
07:10 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Watch: JD(U) conference in which it announced split from BJP

The 17-year-old BJP-JD(U) association ended on a bitter note on Sunday. The decision was taken at a Janata Dal United meet, which was called at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna. All senior JD(U) leaders, including party president Sharad Yadav, attended the meeting. ...
06:54 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Bihar: JD(U)-BJP's 17 years alliance to break?

The JD(U)-BJP alliance in Bihar looks set for a bitter divorce on Sunday. A formal announcement is likely to be made later in the day. Top JD(U) leadership held a meeting at 12.30 pm to decide on their split with the BJP. ...
12:10 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Bihar: BJP minister likely to skip Cabinet meet called by Nitish Kumar

The 17-year-old alliance between the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party is set for a bitter divorce on Sunday. ...
09:35 AM, Jun 16, 2013

BJP adamant on Modi as JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav tries to allay fears

Less than 24 hours after Nitish Kumar's poetic narration of the inevitable - divorce from the BJP - it looks like JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav is trying to defuse the tension. He has indicated that Nitish did not tell BJP President Rajnath Singh the only way to save the alliance is if the BJP assures that Modi isn't its PM choice. ...
09:48 PM, Jun 15, 2013

India @ 9 with Bhupendra Chaubey

Watch the top stories of the day on India @ 9 with Bhupendra Chaubey. ...
11:55 PM, Jun 14, 2013

BJP-JD(U) divorce over Modi's elevation almost complete

The BJP-JD(U) divorce over Narendra Modi's elevation is almost complete. JDU meets on Sunday to take a final call. Sources tell CNN-IBN that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has informed BJP about calling off the alliance. ...
10:54 PM, Jun 14, 2013

News 360: JD(U) all set to snap ties with 18-year-old ally BJP

Top BJP sources said on Friday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had conveyed his decision to their party president Rajnath Singh. ...
09:22 PM, Jun 14, 2013