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TopicNitish Kumar

Topic: Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar’s opportunism is condemnable but his enablers are also at fault. It’s BJP

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Amid speculation of Nitish Kumar’s turnaround, Bihar BJP leaders to hold meeting in Patna

The meeting takes place amid speculation that Kumar may rejoin the NDA, an alliance he left in 2022 to join hands with the opposition and form the 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Doors never permanently closed in politics: Sushil Modi amid talk of Kumar’s return to BJP-led fold

New Delhi: BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday said doors are never permanently closed to anyone in politics amid indications that Bihar Chief...

Bihar BJP thinks it doesn’t need Nitish Kumar anymore. Ball now in Modi-Shah’s court

Minority view in Bihar BJP is that JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar's return to NDA might help party win 28-30 Lok Sabha seats in the state & 'deliver death blow to INDIA bloc'.

How Bihar parties are fighting it out to claim Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur’s legacy

While BJP goes all out against Lalu, CM Nitish Kumar takes swipe at PM Modi. Other parties also observe birth anniversary of socialist leader.

Why Bharat Ratna is key to BJP’s ‘Karpoori-kamandal’ ploy to stump Nitish & INDIA in LS polls

New Delhi: The posthumous awarding of the Bharat Ratna to two-time Bihar chief minister and Extremely Backward Castes (EBC) icon Karpoori Thakur is being...

Nitish elected JD(U) president at party’s national executive meet as incumbent Lalan Singh steps down

At the national executive meet held in New Delhi, Lalan Singh proposed Nitish Kumar's name after stepping down as president.

BJP slams Nitish Kumar govt over scrapping number of Hindu holidays in Bihar schools

Sushil Kumar Modi, former deputy CM, accused Nitish Kumar and his associates of ‘dividing Hindus along caste lines’ and ‘getting away with Muslim appeasement.’

Bihar BJP is toeing Nitish Kumar’s line on caste now. It’s a win for JDU-RJD before elections

Unlike Karpoori Thakur in the 1970s or Lalu Prasad in the 1990s, Nitish Kumar’s quota politics in Bihar today doesn’t have the same sting that BJP could exploit.

‘Stupid of me to make him CM’ — Nitish launches into tirade against Manjhi in Bihar Assembly

Manjhi says Nitish wanted him to be ‘rubber stamp CM’ & JD(U) chief’s use of ‘derogatory terms’ for him indicates that he has become ‘mentally unstable’.

On Camera

XUV 7XO shows Mahindra’s engineering prowess. DAVINCI suspension makes a world of difference

The old XUV 700 was an indication that the Indian manufacturer had begun to up their game. But 7XO is world-class in terms of fit, finish, and equipment.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of free trade and spur reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.