New Delhi: Congress on Sunday said other NDA partners need to take cue from JD(U) which has insisted on a Prime Ministerial candidate having a "secular credibility beyond doubt". Clearly in the glee over the JD(U) resolution which is seen as a veto against Narendra Modi's possible candidature for the PM's post, senior Congress leader and I&B Minister Manish said, "Today these voices have started emanating from within the NDA....
07:55 PM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) key ally Janata Dal (United) on Saturday reiterated its demand for a "secular" prime ministerial candidate and said the announcement of the candidate should be made before the Bihar Assembly elections, sources told CNN-IBN. The JD(U) has made it clear that there will be no question of compromising on the basic principals of the alliance with the BJP, sources added. The JD(U) will...
04:18 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Even as congratulations poured in for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for winning three successive Assembly polls in the state, his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar is keeping a stoic silence, which has set the tongues wagging. ...
03:29 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Rajya Sabha MPs - BJP's Arun Jaitley and JD(U)'s N K Singh - attended a conference at the Columbia University's School for International and Public Affairs. The prominent Opposition leaders comment on the UPA government's latest round of economic reforms. ...
01:41 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: Under pressure from its key NDA allies Shiv Sena and JD(U) on coalition issues, the BJP was on Monday at pains to insist that the alliance is "fully united" to replace UPA in next elections and will together take a call on matters like their Prime Ministerial candidate. While Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray had caused a flutter in the BJP on Sunday when he said Sushma Swaraj...
08:27 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Patna: Terming RJD's objection to the visit of Israeli ambassador to Bihar as "immature", Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday dared the party to withdraw support to UPA government which had signed multiple agreements for bilateral cooperation in various sectors. "It is the UPA government that has signed a bilateral agreement with Israel for development of horticulture sector under which Tel Aviv will set up a centre of excellence in...
09:57 PM, Sep 03, 2012
New Delhi: JD(U) President Sharad Yadav on Sunday alleged that MNS chief Raj Thackeray was a "stooge" of the Congress which was using him against the Shiv Sena-BJP combine for electoral gains in the state. "Raj Thackeray is a stooge of the Congress and the ruling party in the state is using him against the Shiv Sena-BJP combine," Yadav told reporters when asked about the MNS' chief's remarks on the...
10:34 PM, Sep 02, 2012
Sheikhpura: JD(U) MLA Randhir Kumar Soni on Saturday sustained minor injuries when a landmine went off near a culvert in Bihar's Sheikhpur district. Singh was in a car when the landmine exploded at the Ratoiya culvert under Town police station area, Superintendent of Police A Ransingh Sahu said. The front of the car was also damaged in the blast. The police seized batteries and wires from the spot, she said....
09:02 PM, Aug 25, 2012
New Delhi: Terming as "shocking" the Home Ministry statement that elements in Pakistan are behind creating panic among the Northeast Indians, Janata Dal (United) on Sunday alleged that it was an "excuse" by the government to "cover up" its "inept" handling of situation. "It was a shocking statement made by Home Secretary RK Singh that panic stricken Indians from North East fled Bangalore after reports of attacks on some of...
06:34 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he fully supports the movement of yoga guru Ramdev for bringing back to the country black money stashed away in banks abroad. "Ramdevji is raising his voice for a right cause ... It is a subject of public interest and that is the reason why JD(U) national President Sharad Yadav went to the dharna site ... I fully support Baba Ramdev's...
04:50 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Patna: Ruling JD(U) in Bihar on Sunday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately remove Home Minister P Chidambaram and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for their "total failure" to check violence in Assam. Talking to reporters, JD-U chief spokesman Shakil Ahmed Khan and Bihar Food minister Shyam Rajak alleged that both Chidambaram and Gogoi proved to be "total failure" in tackling the violence in the northeast state. The Prime Minister...
10:55 PM, Jul 29, 2012
Patna: In a major political development that is sure to rile the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a former party MLC joined the ruling Janata Dal(United) in Bihar on Tuesday. Former BJP MLC Sanjay Jha joined the JD(U) at a function held at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence in Patna. Several senior JD(U) leaders including state president Vashistha Narayan Singh and Food & Consumer Protection minister Shyam Rajak were...
03:16 PM, Jul 03, 2012
New Delhi: Amid perception of growing rift between BJP and JD(U), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday asked his party spokesperson not to do "anything which will increase differences" within the NDA. "BJP President Nitin Gadkari and JD(U) President Sharad Yadav have expressed their views. I have told our spokesperson to express his views on basis of facts and as per the seriousness of the issue and not to...
04:15 PM, Jun 26, 2012
New Delhi: Janata Dal United leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday sparked off the debate on prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections by hinting that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is unacceptable as the Prime Ministerial candidate to his party. In an interview to the 'Economic Times', Kumar had insisted that the National Democractic Alliance should name its Prime Ministerial candidate before the 2014 Lok...
12:02 PM, Jun 20, 2012
New Delhi: The rift between Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi seems to have widened further. The JD(U) has indicated that it will quit the National Democratic Alliance if the BJP chooses Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate. While the JD(U) has been trying hard to cover up the matter by saying Nitish did not name anyone, speaking to CNN-IBN, JD(U) MP Sabir...
07:49 AM, Jun 20, 2012
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