After the dramatic split of the JD(U) and the BJP what does the future hold for both the parties as well as the NDA? Senior journalist Arati Jerath joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Mam, in your opinion, with Mr Modi ascendancy, where will the major gains/losses lie UPA or regional parties of UP & Bihar? Asked by: Kamal A. Even without Mr Modi's ascendance, I...
07:02 PM, Jun 18, 2013
The fissures in the BJP were visible after Narendra Modi was made the campaign chief for 2014 polls and now the JD(U) parts ways with its long-time electoral partner on the Modi issue. Is the rise of Modi doing more harm than good for the NDA? CNN-IBN's deputy bureau chief Sumit Pande joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Who is more at fault, JD(U) or BJP?...
04:46 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal United brought the curtains down on its 17-year-old alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (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 elections. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's promotion to BJP's Election Campaign Committee Chairman has cost the party its strongest ally, despite its best efforts...
09:03 PM, Jun 16, 2013
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
New Delhi: Janata Dal (United) is set to meet on Sunday in Patna to make a decision on its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The meet, which was scheduled first for Saturday, was pushed to Sunday as JD(U) President and NDA convenor Sharad Yadav reaches Patna only on Saturday evening. The meet is probably being organised to construct a roadmap of the split from the the BJP and perhaps...
08:38 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Patna: Bihar government has refused permission to the BJP to use a common ground in Patna for a meeting of BJP President Rajnath Singh, claimed state party chief Mangal Pandey. Pandey had earlier said Rajnath Singh will visit Bihar on June 23 to discuss the growing split within the BJP-JD(U) alliance. The refusal came after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made it clear on Friday that the relations between the...
05:41 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: The coronation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) poll panel chief for the upcoming general elections is now leading to a certain exit from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of Nitish Kumar. An all out war on Modi was launched by the Janata Dal United on Wednesday. "If BJP chooses a man who was involved in the 2002 (Gujarat) riots and wants...
08:42 PM, Jun 12, 2013
LK Advani's resignation from all party posts and the withdrawal of the same a day later have been variously interpreted in political circles. Some have called it an abject surrender to Modi and the RSS. Is there more to read between the lines? CNN-IBN's deputy editor Sagarika Ghose joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Dear Sagarika, do you think that Mr Advani has withdrawn his resignation...
06:02 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Hyderabad: In an indirect reference to JD(U) raising objections on announcing Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate of BJP, senior saffron party leader M Venkaiah Naidu said it is not appropriate for the ally to comment on the Gujarat Chief Minister now. "BJP has not discussed about Prime Ministerial candidate. The alliance partners have got every right to have their own view. They can also suggest (on the Prime...
05:35 PM, Apr 17, 2013
The Janata Dal (United) has set the terms for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), giving out a stern message on the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) prime ministerial nominee. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not name the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, but made it very clear he is not acceptable as a PM candidate. ...
11:25 PM, Apr 14, 2013
The Janata Dal (United) has set the terms for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), giving out a stern message on the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) prime ministerial nominee. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not name the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, but made it very clear he is not acceptable as a PM candidate. ...
10:35 PM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) has set the terms for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), giving out a stern message on the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) prime ministerial nominee. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not name the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, but made it very clear he is not acceptable as a PM candidate. The JD(U) has set a deadline till the end of the year to...
05:39 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday took potshots at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying his opposition to Narendra Modi was an eye-wash and he did not have the courage to part company with the BJP. "His (Nitish) opposition to Narendra Modi is just an eye-wash... He is acting as a tool of LK Advani in the perceived factional fight between Advani and Modi for becoming the PM nominee,"...
08:08 PM, Apr 13, 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
Is Nitish's assertion of a non-Congress, non-BJP coalition feasible? Sankarshan Thakur, senior journalist joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
06:05 PM, Mar 18, 2013
