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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicJD(U)

Topic: JD(U)

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar re-elected JD(U) president unopposed a year before Bihar polls

Under Nitish Kumar's leadership, JD(U) bagged 16 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats it contested in the 2019 general elections.

BJP’s Giriraj Singh again targets ally Nitish Kumar — this time over Bihar floods

Begusarai MP Giriraj Singh tweeted a video of JD(U) MLA Narendra Singh, who blamed Nitish Kumar govt for its lackadaisical attitude in dealing with the floods.

Is Lalu son a BJP ally? Tejashwi Yadav’s tirade against Nitish raises question in RJD 

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has been attacking CM Nitish Kumar despite a section of his party eyeing a tie-up with JD(U) as its last shot at 2020 Bihar polls.

Why senior BJP leader Sushil Modi is under attack from his own partymen in Bihar

His aides see a 'caste angle' as Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi faces backlash from members of BJP after his tweet.

Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) needs to make space for BJP to rule Bihar alone

The trajectory of Nitish Kumar has made JD(U) a party premised on an individual and not an idea. BJP needs to take over. 

JD(U) can’t use its ‘arrow’ symbol to contest elections in Jharkhand, Maharashtra

The Election Commission said the 'arrow' symbol bore similarity to the 'bow and arrow' symbol used by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the Shiv Sena in the two states.

The terrible silence in Muzaffarpur that has got everyone tongue-tied, including PM Modi

Is the Janata Dal(United)-BJP coalition in Bihar coming in the way of action being taken on controlling the encephalitis epidemic in Muzaffarpur?

Encephalitis deaths: Political opportunism trumping governance in Nitish Kumar’s Bihar?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited a hospital in Muzaffarpur Tuesday, as the number of children dying from encephalitis rose to 127.

Ally JD(U) hits back after Giriraj iftar jibe: ‘We sport a tilak and wear skullcaps’

BJP president Amit Shah tells union minister Giriraj Singh to avoid making such statements.

Nitish Kumar inducts 8 new JD(U) ministers, sends message he won’t be cowed down by BJP win

The JD(U) stayed out of the Modi govt because Nitish Kumar wanted proportional representation, and wasn’t happy with the BJP’s offer of one cabinet berth.

On Camera

Maps from a German bookstore started the race to Siachen Glacier

German mountaineers Stallbohm and Poncar recall their interactions with Col. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar and shed light on the maps they gave him which drew his attention to Siachen.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.