bihar politics

RJD netas step up pressure on Nitish as Tejashwi’s coronation nears

The contagion of rebellion against Bihar chief minister Nitish is spreading fast in the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) as his alliance partner steps up pressure on the 8-time CM to step down and make way for his young deputy Tejashwi Yadav. According to local media reports, Nitish is expected to resign as the chief minister […]

Nitish is not ready for PM but Tejaswi Yadav wants to be his bagpiper: BJP

Bihar MLC Sanjay Mayukh reacts to the conclusion of CM Nitish Kumar's Samadhan Yatra, "Nitish could not solve any problem of Janta."

JDU leader Kushwaha, ally Manjhi Question Bihar’s Liquor Ban Policy 

Amid rising questions over Nitish Kumar government’s policy on alcohol ban in Bihar,  here comes the surprising statements of the Janta Dal United Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha and Hindustani Awam Morcha chief Jeetanram Manjhi to the media. Kushwaha put the onus of responsibility to say no to alcohol on the general public while Manjhi questioned the […]

Discussed Opposition Unity: Nitish, Lalu After Meeting Sonia

Bihar Chief minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday met Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi.

Behind The Scene: How Nitish’s Call To Sonia Set The Ball Rolling

PATNA: It was on Wednesday that Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time. But sources told The New Indian that the decision to snap ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in one of the most important states in the Hindi heartland started in June this year.   […]

Jungle Raj Returns: BJP On Bihar ‘Mahagathbandhan’

NEW DELHI: Recounting multiple stances of rape, murder and dacoity in Bihar after Nitish Kumar walked out of the NDA on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that jungle raj has returned to Bihar. “Prabhat Khabar’s Gokul Yadav was murdered in Bihar’s Jamui on August 10. A Toyota showroom guard was murdered […]

Bogus Claims, Never Desired For VP: Nitish Kumar

PATNA: A day after taking oath as Bihar’s Chief Minister for the eighth time, Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that he never desired to be the Vice President of India. He termed the comments as “bogus” and said, “it is a joke”. Sushil Modi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former deputy Chief Minister, […]

TOP EXCL: Had Said 1.5 Yrs Ago, ‘Khela Hoga’; It Happened Today, Says Tej Pratap

PATNA: “I had said one and a half years ago that khela hoga (the game will happen) and today it became reality,” Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav told The New Indian hours after Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar resigned and snapped ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking to The New […]