Within a fortnight of being suspended from the party by father and senior leader Lalu, the Bihar MLA said that greedy people have played politics with him.
This comes amid chatter over a now-deleted post from Tej Pratap's Facebook account that showed him and a woman with whom, the caption said, he has been 'in a relationship for 12 years'.
The Modi government doesn't want to jeopardise its hold on the backward caste vote, especially with Congress and Mandal-era parties like SP and RJD eyeing the same turf.
Bihar Congress leaders met party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP Rahul Gandhi & other senior leaders Tuesday to decide on poll strategy. Kanhaiya Kumar was not in attendance.
Once filed, petition will mark subtle shift in Congress’s strategy on question of rights of minorities. Decision is outcome of internal debate on need to take a firm stand.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has joined SP, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Shiv Sena (UBT) in backing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s bid to lead bloc of parties opposed to BJP.
Loss of party strongholds Belaganj and Ramgarh will especially hurt RJD and its young leader. But former deputy CM promises to bounce back in next year's state polls.
Kishor is set to launch his party on Gandhi Jayanti. As he eyes opposition space, BJP & RJD are keeping a close watch on former poll strategist ahead of next year’s polls.
Working paper invited backlash from several farmers’ groups including BKU & BKS who opposed recommendation for import of genetically modified soybean & corn for oil extraction.
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