India  

You Might Like

Who was Sharad Yadav, JDU founder, former Union minister who passed away in Gurgaon today?

Sharad Yadav had been a minister in the National Democratic Alliance's Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
DNA - Published

Bypolls 2022: Voting in one Lok Sabha, 6 Assembly seats across five states today; BJP eyes SP strongholds in UP

The JD(U) is contesting the seat where the by-election has been necessitated by the disqualification of RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahani.
DNA - Published

JDU calls out Prashant Kishor's front-page ad: 'Ain't ED, Income Tax department, CBI...'

Referring to Kishor's Jan Suraj yatra, he said he appears to be working on behalf of the BJP.
DNA - Published

Amit Shah to address first mega rally in Bihar today after JD(U) snapped ties with BJP

Union home minister Amit Shah will address a mega rally named 'Jan Bhavna Mahasabha' in Bihar's Purnia at 'Rangbhoomi ground' this afternoon, the first after former ally JD(U) stepped out of the..
IndiaTimes - Published

'Nitish Kumar must hand over CM post to Tejashwi Yadav, open political ashram': RJD vs JDU in Bihar

Tiwari made the remark at a party meeting.
DNA - Published

Why JD(U)’s post on Rahul Gandhi's grandfather Feroze Gandhi is unique

The Bihar-centric political party Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), did what neither the Congress nor the members of the Nehru-Gandhi family have perhaps ever done. Out of the blue, Bihar chief minister..
IndiaTimes - Published

India to become 'BJP-mukt Bharat' after 2024 Lok Sabha polls: JD(U) President Lalan Singh

Lalan Singh came soon after BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi tweeted that Daman and Diu has become 'mukt' from JD-U.
DNA - Published

Nitish Kumar to visit Delhi from September 5, likely to meet opposition leaders

Janata Dal (United) sources said Nitish Kumar is expected to meet Delhi chief minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and the Left leaders among others. The JD(U) is holding its two-day meeting of..
IndiaTimes - Published

Manipur has become 'JD(U)-free'; BJP will 'very soon' break JD(U)-RJD alliance in Bihar: Sushil Modi

A day after five Janata Dal (United) MLAs from Manipur merged with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), party leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday said that the state has become JD(U)-free. He..
IndiaTimes - Published

Will break Bihar alliance, make state JDU free: BJP's Sushil Modi after Manipur coup

Manipur assembly Secretary K. Meghajit Singh said Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh has accepted the merger.
DNA - Published

BJP may play tricks, JD(U) on track to become national party: Lalan Singh on Manipur defections

JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh alleged that the BJP did in Manipur what it had "previously attempted in Delhi, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra". "Our MLAs in..
IndiaTimes - Published

5 out of 7 JD(U) MLAs merge with BJP in Manipur days after Nitish Kumar quits NDA

In the February-March assembly election, the JD-U had won six seats in the 60 member assembly and extended their support to the BJP government.
DNA - Published

JD(U) national executive to meet amid Nitish-PM buzz

JD(U)'s national executive and national council will be brainstorming for the first time since snapping ties with NDA on September 3-4 amid growing hype about Bihar chief minister and party founder..
IndiaTimes - Published

Nitish Kumar opens up on RCP Singh's JD-U exit, says 'unhone bahut gadbad kiya'

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar slammed the former Janata Dal (United) senior leader RCP Singh, whose exit from the party triggered the split with BJP.
DNA - Published

'Natural alliance, not deal,' Tejashwi Yadav on Mahagathbandhan with JD(U)

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday called the recent tie-up of Nitish Kumar's JD(U) with Mahagathbandhan "a natural alliance and not a deal", and also claimed that Bihar will be the..
IndiaTimes - Published

Bihar political crisis: Know why JD-U's Nitish Kumar took oath as CM 7 times before today

JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 8th time today, setting a record in the state.
DNA - Published

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar CM for 8th time today

Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as Bihar's chief minister again on Wednesday afternoon after having announced a new "Grand Alliance" which includes Tejashwi Yadav's..
IndiaTimes - Published

Nitish-BJP split imminent, Lalu Yadav's daughter tweets 'prepare for coronation': Reasons behind CM's disenchantment

Also, the policies and politics of the BJP and JDU weren't in consonance with each other.
DNA - Published

Six audios to prove 'treachery' by a party, claim JD(U) sources

Sources have said that the Janata Dal (United) top leadership has more than six audio recordings where its MLAs and a minister were given lucrative offers to rebel against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
IndiaTimes - Published

Bihar political crisis: Amid rift with BJP, Nitish Kumar's JD-U to join hands with RJD? Know top updates

The fate of the JD(U) and BJP alliance in Bihar remains uncertain, with CM Nitish Kumar likely to take a final call on the political relationship.
DNA - Published

Bihar political crisis: Future of BJP, JD-U alliance hangs in balance; Nitish Kumar to take call today

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will most likely be announcing his decision on the future of the BJP and JD(U) alliance in the state, which is expected to fall.
DNA - Published

BJP's 'Eknath Shinde plan' in Bihar foiled by Nitish Kumar: JD-U leader makes BIG claim

The comments from the party leader, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, comes amid a deepening rift between NDA allies BJP and JD-U.
DNA - Published

'If Nitish Kumar would go with the Mahagathbandhan...': RJD reacts to worsening BJP-JDU ties

Bihar: BJP has 74 seats, JD(U) 43 while other parties of NDA -- VIP and HAP has 4 seats each.
DNA - Published

Amid 'split' buzz, Nitish calls JD(U) meeting tomorrow; RJD asks its members to stay in Patna: Top updates

Several media reports have claimed that the JD(U) is planning to form an alternative government along with RJD, the Left Front and Congress.
DNA - Published

JD(U) not to join Union council of ministers again; all well with BJP: Party national president

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) on Sunday made it clear that it will not join the Union council of ministers again, but rebuffed speculations of a rift with ally BJP asserting..
IndiaTimes - Published

RCP Singh, once Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's go-to man, leaves Janata Dal (United)

RCP Singh also talked about forming his own party while parting ways with JD(U).
DNA - Published

Why BJP said no to CM and Fadnavis yes to deputy CM

A triumphant Eknath Shinde arrived for the swearing-in ceremony with his infant grandson in his arms and took oath after invoking Sena founder Bal Thackeray and his mentor Anand Dighe. By contrast,..
IndiaTimes - Published

With support from JD(U) & BJD, Droupadi Murmu comfortably placed

NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu, who will file her nomination papers on June 24, is comfortably placed with JD(U) and BJD extending support to her to become the first tribal to occupy the top..
IndiaTimes - Published

Presidential election: Will Nitish Kumar support BJP-led NDA candidate?

The souring relation between NDA partners BJP and JD(U) is likely to have a bearing on the forthcoming presidential election. Moreover, JD(U)’s record of going against the ‘coalition dharma’ in..
IndiaTimes - Published

'Enemy No.1 of north Indians': JD(U) opposes MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s Ayodhya visit

BJP’s coalition partner in Bihar the JD(U) has decided to oppose Raj Thackeray’s visit to the holy city and has demanded an apology from him for his stand on the north Indians. Talking to TOI, JDU..
IndiaTimes - Published

Bihar Rajya Sabha by-election: JD-U fields Anil Hegde

By election is being held in Bihar for one Rajya Sabha seat which fell vacant after the demise of Janata Dal United (JDU) MP Mahendra Prasad.
DNA - Published

NDA numbers may dip in Rajya Sabha elections 2022, all eyes on party strategists

Out of 59, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has currently 25 seats while its allies, the Janata Dal-United had two and AIADMK three.
DNA - Published

'Someone's opinion not important': Bihar CM Nitish Kumar hits out at Prashant Kishor

Bihar CM and JDU leader Nitish Kumar has hit out at Prashant Kishor for crticising his rule in the state for the last fifteen years.
DNA - Published

'There are no companies in Bihar, only labourers': JDU MP Giridhari Yadav

The Banka MP's comment occurred during an inspection of an under-construction road bridge on the Ganga river, which collapsed near Sultanpur.
DNA - Published

JD(U) stands by Nitish Kumar as BJP eyes CM’s post

Reiterating JD(U)’s demand for a caste-based census, Rajiv Ranjan Singh said the Centre should take necessary steps to hold the caste-wise enumeration of people during the forthcoming census...
IndiaTimes - Published

Tejashwi Yadav calls for united Opposition to defeat BJP; welcomes LJD-RJD merger

Sharad Yadav had formed the LJD in 2018 after parting his ways from Janata Dal (United) over the party's alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
DNA - Published

Kirti Azad of Congress, Pavan Verma & Ashok Tanwar of JD(U) join TMC

Congress leader Kirti Azad, Former JDU general secretary Pavan Varma and Ashok Tanwar on Tuesday joined the Trinamool Congress in the national capital in the presence of party chief and West Bengal..
IndiaTimes - Published

Watch: Bihar MLA travels in undergarments in Rajdhani Express, here's why

The MLA belonging to the Janata Dal (United) party was photographed onboard the Patna-Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express wearing only his undergarments.
DNA - Published

'I am not PM material': Nitish Kumar rubbishes pitch raised at JD(U) meeting


IndiaTimes - Published

Row as JD(U) says ‘Nitish Kumar is PM material’

JD(U)’s Nalanda MP Kaushlendra Kumar even offered his seat to Nitish so that he could contest the next Lok Sabha polls. He cited the example of Narendra Modi, saying he too was the chief minister of..
IndiaTimes - Published

Need to form coordination committee in NDA: JD(U)

JD(U) on Sunday demanded formation of a coordination committee in the 15-party National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the national level. JD(U) national secretary general KC Tyagi said a coordination..
IndiaTimes - Published

Caste census: Leaders from JD(U), RJD, BJP, others meet PM Modi

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar-led ten parties delegation including Janata Dal (United), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and others met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at South..
IndiaTimes - Published

JD(U) to ratify Lalan Singh’s nomination as national president on Aug 29

Bihar's ruling JD(U) will ratify its recent ‘nomination’ of Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh as the party’s national president on August 29 during a meeting of its national council in the..
IndiaTimes - Published

A delegation of JD(U) Lok Sabha members calls on Amit Shah to press for the demand of caste-wise census

A delegation of Lok Sabha members of Janata Dal (United), led by its new president and Munger MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, on Monday met Union home minister Amit Shah at the latter’s..
IndiaTimes - Published

Munger MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh made new national president of JD(U)


IndiaTimes - Published

Meeting underway at PM Modi's residence ahead of Union Cabinet expansion at 6 pm

Most senior National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders and Union Cabinet Ministers are present in the meeting. These leaders include Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, BJP leaders..
IndiaTimes - Published

Chirag Paswan attacks JD(U) for split, mum on BJP

Chirag Paswan on Wednesday blamed Janata Dal (United) for engineering the split in Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) to stop his emergence as a Dalit leader but steered clear of questions on BJP’s role in..
IndiaTimes - Published