Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his cabinet by inducting seven new BJP ministers, reflecting the party’s strategy to balance regional and caste representations ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
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“There is absolutely no question of returning to Lalu Yadav,” Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared.
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s Delhi visit ends abruptly as he failed to secure meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi or BJP President JP Nadda.
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The bill was introduced by the state parliamentary affairs minister, Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, and passed with a voice vote, despite a walkout by the opposition.
View More Bihar legislative assembly passes bill to curb malpractices in public examinations
Road Connectivity: ₹26,000 crore will be invested in major road projects, including the Patna-Purnea Expressway, Buxar-Bhagalpur Expressway, and spurs to Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Vaishali, and Darbhanga. A new two-lane bridge over the Ganges at Buxar is also part of this plan.
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The bridge, located in Motihari’s Ghorasahan block, was intended to connect Amwa village to other areas of the block. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
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PM Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, to inaugurate the new Nalanda University campus near Rajgir
View More PM Modi inaugurates historic Nalanda University
Newly elected MP Devesh Chandra Thakur from Bihar’s Janata Dal (United) led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has caused controversy.
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NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has ended speculation by officially announcing Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister for a third term. The decision…
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Key figures present included BJP president JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and leaders from allied parties such as Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy, Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Praful Patel.
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Nitish Kumar’s JDU is currently leading in 12 seats, with the NDA also leading on 12 seats, while the INDIA bloc is ahead in 8. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) holds the highest vote share in the state with 22.5% of the total votes polled.
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Lok Sabha elections in Bihar would be conducted in seven phases, as the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday.
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