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Harivansh need not quit as Rajya Sabha dy chair, says JD(U) as Bihar switch alters House equations

Abantika Ghosh - 19 August, 2022

Speculation about his fate had been rife, especially given that the Rajya Sabha numbers have become a little more evenly stacked ever since Nitish Kumar's exit from the NDA.

‘BJP set example, Nitish followed suit’ — what Urdu press wrote about Bihar switcheroo

Abantika Ghosh - 13 August, 2022

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar chief minister for 8th time, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav is deputy

ThePrint Team - 10 August, 2022

‘Will those who came to power in 2014 be victorious in 2024,’ Kumar dares BJP after swearing-in, rules out ambition for Prime Minister’s post.

It’s official — Nitish calls it quits with ‘back-stabber’ BJP, is back with RJD & Congress

Dipak Mishra - 9 August, 2022

BJP hits out at ‘Paltu Ram’ Nitish Kumar as Bihar NDA govt collapses, claims it was BJP that elevated former CM ‘to political heights, made him Union minister, chief minister’.

Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar Chief Minister, ends ties with BJP again

ANI - 9 August, 2022

Kumar, earlier in the day, held a meeting with JD(U) leaders to discuss his next future political moves. He then sought time from Governor Phagu Chauhan.

Now BJP, JD(U) spar over Friday holiday in govt schools in Bihar’s Muslim-dominated Seemanchal

Dipak Mishra - 30 July, 2022

Education minister has asked for 'status report' on schools which remain closed on Fridays to facilitate prayers, but hasn't said anything about changing holiday to Sunday, which is what BJP wants.

BJP plans big Bihar outreach as ties with JD(U) get rocky, ‘Mission Telangana’ is road map

Neelam Pandey - 13 July, 2022

As part of the outreach, BJP will hold a joint meeting of its different wings on 30-31 July, which will be chaired by party president J.P. Nadda and national general secretary B.L. Santhosh.

In meeting in Patna, union minister Dharmendra Pradhan assures Nitish Kumar of CM post till 2025

Dipak Mishra - 7 May, 2022

Pradhan also believed to have assured Bihar CM that he would be link between BJP's central leadership & him — a role earlier played by Arun Jaitley, with whom Kumar shared a close bond.

Why Nitish Kumar’s move out of ‘under-renovation’ CM residence has become talk of the town

Dipak Mishra - 26 April, 2022

Nitish Kumar shifted out of 1 Aney Marg hours after he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and a day after he attended an iftaar party hosted by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

Nitish attends RJD Iftaar party, shows he’s ‘not out of options’, as BJP downplays significance

Dipak Mishra - 23 April, 2022

Bihar CM, whose ties with partner BJP has been strained, was seen at Tejashwi Yadav's party Friday. Kumar last attended Iftaar party hosted by an RJD leader in 2016, when RJD & JD(U) were partners.

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