scorecardresearch
Thursday, November 7, 2024
TopicChirag Paswan

Topic: Chirag Paswan

‘Outside hand’ guiding LJP — Bihar BJP struggles to explain Chirag Paswan move

BJP leaders claim LJP is being guided by an ‘unknown hand with the mind of Prashant Kishor’, and insist his move will actually hurt NDA in Bihar.

The real Bihar election will begin after the results

The possibilities of new options, combinations and permutations might open up once the numbers are in

Drama before BJP-JD(U) press meet, message to LJP loud and clear — Nitish is NDA’s CM face

BJP leaders say there is ‘resentment’ in the party over LJP’s stance. They also say if needed it will write to EC to stop non-NDA parties from using Modi’s photo in poll posters.

Nitish Kumar’s three-legged race with BJP, and ‘international conspirators’ against Yogi

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Strong anti-incumbency sentiment in Bihar against Nitish Kumar, says Chirag Paswan

 LJP president Chirag Paswan also refuted suggestions about his own chief ministerial ambitions and asserted that his party wants the BJP to lead the government after the polls.

‘LAC’ at Hathras and who is pulling Chirag Paswan’s strings in Bihar

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Why LJP’s decision to go it alone in Bihar will prove a tall order for Chirag Paswan

In the last assembly elections, the LJP won just two of the 42 seats it contested while many believe that Chirag himself is still a novice in politics.

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan undergoes late-night heart surgery after ‘sudden developments’

The Lok Janshakti Party patron has been hospitalised for the last few weeks. If needed, he will undergo another operation in a few weeks, says son Chirag Paswan.

Chirag Paswan wants to be kingmaker in Bihar as LJP set to fight Nitish, but not BJP

LJP is looking to fight the Bihar polls on 143 seats of the total 243, presenting Chirag Paswan as an alternative to Nitish Kumar for the the future.

Bihar poll nominations open, but neither Grand Alliance nor NDA can agree on seat-sharing

While RJD insists on offering Congress just 60 seats out of 243, NDA is unable to convince LJP president Chirag Paswan to take 20 seats and stay in alliance.

On Camera

India-China border can’t be changed. Formalising LAC as the redline is the answer

The India-China crisis has led to a de facto delineation of the 1959 Claim Line in Ladakh. Why can’t this delineation be extended to the rest of the LAC and the McMahon Line?

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

India, Bangladesh Army chiefs discuss issues of ‘mutual interest’

Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.