New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday made it clear that there was no question of the party allying with the Congress even if the situation arose. "The Congress is not an ally. The BJP is our ally," JD(U) General Secretary KC Tyagi said at a press conference. Tyagi evaded questions on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, though he did not hesitate to say that he had failed to...
05:04 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: A compromise between the Janata Dal United and the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be in the offing, according to sources. The JD(U) may not insist on the BJP immediately announcing its Prime Ministerial candidate, sources say. The JD(U) may give the BJP six to eight months to decide on a PM candidate. The JD(U) resolution on the NDA's PM candidate that was to come up in the...
11:54 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal United national executive meet is set to be held in the national capital on Saturday. JD(U) office bearers met party chief Sharad Yadav on Saturday morning ahead of the meeting. The JD(U) has already raised pitch on the Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime Ministerial candidate. It has clearly said that it wants the name to be announced at the earliest. JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari though said...
10:31 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ally Janata Dal United JD(U) is set to raise the pitch over the Prime Ministerial candidate issue at its national executive meet that starts on Saturday. It is likely to demand that the BJP names its Prime Ministerial candidate within a specific time frame, insisting that the nominee should have secular credentials. With Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's rising graph and some BJP...
07:50 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: Sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday indicated that top party leaders had spoken to Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav of ally Janata Dal (United) amidst reports that it will make a strong demand for the early projection of the next Prime Ministerial candidate of the National Democratic Alliance. The JD(U)'s antipathy to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is well-known and reports of him being projected...
09:07 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Till a few years back Bihar was not only an administrative nightmare but was in the news mostly for the bizarre. The state, caught in the vicious cycle of caste wars, deteriorating law and order, administrative apathy and total abdication of the governance to the mafia and local dons, receded from the national consciousness. But since late 2005 Bihar has made a remarkable comeback from the precipice after Nitish Kumar,...
03:36 PM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: Tensions are rising between the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the JD(U) national executive in Delhi. The JD(U) is likely to adopt a political resolution asking the BJP to name its Prime Ministerial candidate before the Lok Sabha polls. The resolution will also state clearly that Prime Ministerial candidate must have impeccable secular credentials. JD(U) sources say that if Modi is named as...
10:28 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday directed the revenue department to provide land by this fiscal to all Mahadalit families in the state for housing. Presiding over a high-level meeting, he directed Principal Secretary (Revenue) C Ashok Bardhan to ensure it. For those Mahadalit families which have been given land but could not construct houses, an action plan should be prepared by a panel headed by the Development...
04:08 AM, Apr 11, 2013
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday reacted to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's address to Bengal Inc by saying he should first woo his own ally Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. "Besides moving around the country, Modi should worry about his ally Nitish Kumar. The United States is not giving him a visa. He is paying their ministers to come to Gujarat and Nitish is not allowing him to come...
01:42 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday launched a sharp attack at the Congress saying its credibility and integrity has "eroded beyond repair" that could hurt the party's prospects of getting a third term. In an unusual offensive against Congress, Kumar also said his JD(U) was not getting close to it amid speculation in this regard against the backdrop of Centre's decision to revisit the criteria for special status...
02:35 AM, Apr 05, 2013
After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik stepped up the demand for special category status for the state on Monday saying it was a 'genuine right'. "No one can ignore Odisha's demand. It deserves special category status. It is a genuine right," Patnaik said addressing the state-level celebration of its 77th foundation day. ...
02:25 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday took exception to politicians and businessmen running sports organisations saying sports persons who should be at the helm of such affairs. Intervening during the speech of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Sukhda Pandey in favour of the 'Bihar Sports Association Registration, Affiliation and Regulation Bill, 2013,' in the assembly, he said this system was not good for sports persons and sports. ...
01:15 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh on Friday predicted that Lok Sabha elections will be held in November 2013, countering the Prime Minister's claims that the government will survive its full term. Attacking the UPA for threatening its allies, Mulayam, however, said that he will not yet withdraw support to an already beleaguered UPA which after a pullout from the DMK and VCK has been reduced to a minority. ...
09:00 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has once again raised the pitch for a third front. Speaking at a rally in Etawah on Wednesday, Mulayam said that neither the BJP, nor the Congress can form a government in 2014. ...
05:33 PM, Mar 27, 2013
The Holi this year has brought added joy to the people of Bihar amid heightening excitement and anticipation that the state could be granted special status, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday. Celebrating Holi at his official residence, Kumar could not hide his joy with the Centre reportedly considering to grant 'backward' status to the state and said: "this Holi appears to be special." ...
05:20 PM, Mar 27, 2013
It is a contest between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi - and the former is ahead. "Pichkaris (colour sprinklers)" with pictures of the two leaders are doing brisk business in the markets here ahead of Holi. ...
09:10 AM, Mar 27, 2013
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01:37 PM, Mar 26, 2013
The Janata Dal (United) is following a wait and watch policy after government sources indicated that they are looking at accepting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's demand for a special status for the state. JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari said, "We don't know what the government is planning to propose on Bihar. We can comment on it only once we see something on paper. Our alliance with NDA has been smooth....
11:10 AM, Mar 26, 2013
The crisis within the UPA seems to be taking new turns each day. With Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav threatening to withdraw support, the government is now looking for new allies. Its best option is JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who has been demanding special status for Bihar. Sources say the government is also willing to give Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
07:47 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Ditched by the DMK and kept guessing by SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Congress is looking further east, towards Bihar and West Bengal, to ensure that the UPA survives till the 2014 general elections. ...
10:42 PM, Mar 25, 2013
