Political observers feel the BJP, having parted ways with Nitish, is using its ‘tried and tested’ method of polarisation to bring down Bihar’s ruling Mahagathbandhan alliance.
Many of Lalu and Rabri's 9 children are in politics or married into political families. The eldest son-in-law has courted criticism for accompanying Tej Pratap to meetings.
Resolution at RJD meeting gives Tejashwi greater autonomy within the party, and even allows him to take some decisions on its policies without Lalu's approval.
The case was registered on the charge of taking land from aspirants in return for jobs in the railways during Yadav's tenure as the Union minister in the UPA govt.
AAP is said to be taking measured steps in this intra-party matrimonial alliance. It’s apprehensive the BJP might accuse it of promoting dynastic politics.
On Sunday, Sharad Yadav's Loktantrik Janata Dal merged with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal. In 1997, differences with Yadav had led Lalu to break away from Janata Dal & form RJD.
The former Bihar chief minister had earlier been sentenced to 14 years in prison in four other fodder scam cases that first came to light in January 1996.
The court had on 29 January completed hearing arguments in the case and reserved its verdict. Prasad had earlier been sentenced to 14 years in jail in four other fodder scam cases.
RJD chief and former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad, who has already been convicted in four other cases of the fodder scam, is also an accused in the fifth and final case.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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