The BJP will hold a meeting in Delhi today to decide whether they will contest with the elections with JD(U) in Bihar. Rajnath Singh will meet top Bihar leaders to decide. Later in the day, a cabinet meeting will be called to take further decisions regarding t...
BJP chief Rajnath Singh is set to meet leaders of Bihar BJP unit in the wake of the ultimatum issued by JD(U) to declare the Prime Ministerial candidate of the party. Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had criticized Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Mod...
Congress seeks to gain maximum political mileage from the rift between BJP and JD(U) which came out in the open after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticized BJP's poster boy Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. BJP, unwilling to take the offence lying d...
Newshour | A massive political fight has broken out between the BJP and JD(U), parties which have been in alliance for the past 17 years. The fight is about who should be the Prime Ministerial candidate. The JD(U) is against Gujarat CM Narendra Modi becoming t...
Newshour | In case the elections are held today, based on results produced by the CVoter poll projections, it has been found that the Congress is losing ground, but despite that the BJP is failing to capitalise. CVoter projects a divided vote giving no clear m...
Centrestage | Will Godhra mar Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's chances of being the Prime Minister of the country? Is Bihar CM Nitish Kumar guilty of political opportunism? Congress leader Manishankar Aiyer, BJP leader Uday Singh, JD(U) general secretary KC Tyagi an...
Newshour | Given the results obtained by the CVoter poll on the number of seats occupied by various political parties, will the BJP be forced to cling on to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar or project Gujarat CM Narendra Modi? Political editor Navika Kumar, senior journa...
The 17-year-old political alliance between JD(U) and BJP seems to be headed towards acrimonious divorce, since both the parties are escalating a war of words between them. Making an indirect attack on Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar today sai...
JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari says that his party has consistently opposed Narendra Modi's candidature for Prime Minister. He says that BJP cannot dictate terms of the coalition all by itself and that it should realise that it cannot form a government without ...
JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari says that he is surprised by BJP's reaction to the statements made on Gujarat CM Narendra Modi by his party leaders, because his party has always opposed Modi, even before people started talking about Modi becoming the PM. He says...
With regard to the Coalgate scam investigation, the BJP says that the government is interfering with the functioning of the CBI. The party says that the Congress is misusing CBI against their political rivals. In the backdrop of the attack by the JD(U) on Guja...
JD(U) leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar retaliates to BJP's comments on the Godhra incident. BJP had earlier said that when Sabarmati Express was set on fire, Ntish Kumar was the Railway Minister. In response, Nitish Kumar said that a railway minster is not sup...
The Janata Dal United has now told the BJP that there are other leaders other than Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, who are capable of becoming the Prime Minister and that they pitch for either Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh or Arun Jaitley. The party has rejected Modi...
Amidst the controversy growing over the BJP and JD(U) over the Prime Ministerial candidature, the JD(U) has said that the BJP has capable leaders who can be the Prime Minister, other than Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. According to the party, Rajnath Singh and Sush...
Newshour | Has Nitish Kumar jeopardised Narendra Modi's chances for becoming the Prime Minister or has he forced the BJP to brazen it out with Modi as the 2014 mascot? Bihar's BJP has put the onus on Rajnath to pull the plug. Rajnath has called for a Bihar uni...
News Night | Nitish Kumar opposes the candidature of Narendra Modi for the prime minister on the grounds that he is not supposedly a secular leader, who can appeal to Hindu as well as Muslim voters. This has brought the JD(U)-BJP coalition to the edge with JD(...
Are the BJP and JD(U) now friends or enemies? After demanding BJP to name the prime ministerial candidate, JD(U) has threatened to walk out of the coalition. Watch a discussion on the situation that has arisen due to this imbroglio.
The Bihar BJP leaders, who are unhappy with the statements made by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar against Narendra Modi, have met BJP president Rajnath Singh. Although these leaders have claimed that the BJP-JD(U) alliance continues despite the recent spat,...
JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur sticks to his stand, says the split will be unfortunate. As an ally they (JDU) have expressed their demand for a secular leader and there is nothing new in it, he says. The leader also said that Nitish Kumar's demands are fai...
Sources reveal that the BJP is unwilling to displease its Prime Ministerial candidate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the sake of upkeeping its alliance with the JD(U) as the party, assuming a tough stand, has said that if JD(U) has decided to part wa...
Looks like the JD(U), BJP war takes a stunning twist. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha now backs LK Advani to be NDA's choice for Prime Ministerial candidate. He says such a move would end the debate and unite the NDA, proving that there is no consensus within...
In yet another stinging attack at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a senior BJP leader from Bihar, Giriraj Singh, says the JD(U) leader's attack on Narendra Modi as 'unacceptable'. He says the way the CM has commented on Narendra Modi in the JD(U) meet was n...
In the backdrop of the face off between BJP and JD(U) following Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's comments against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a few prominent BJP leaders from Bihar are set to meet BJP chief Rajnath Singh. Meanwhile, the BJP chief ...
Achil Vandhavai | Nitish Kumar makes the headlines as his party JD(U) rejects Narendra Modi's candidature for the post of PM. Is NDA headed to a massive split? Also discussed, late singer PB Srinivas' contribution to Tamil cinema, the death penalty row, and mo...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while addressing Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet in Delhi, takes several digs at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The Bihar CM demands a secular Prime Minister from BJP and sets a deadline for the party to ...
JD(U) national executive meet, which is currently underway in the national capital, is set to appoint Sharad Yadav as the party president. The party, meanwhile, has made its stand clear on the Prime Ministerial candidate, saying JD(U) will support only a perso...
Sources have revealed that BJP, after its late night huddle, has assured JD(U) that the Prime Ministerial candidate will be decided only with the consensus of the NDA. JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, in a meeting with the senior leaders of BJP, had made it clear tha...
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JD(U) ahead of its two-day national executive meet has re-ignited the contest for prime ministerial candidate within the NDA. With the title of '2nd Mahabharata War 2014', the poster shows two chariots, one of the UPA and the other of the NDA, but the latter o...
JD(U) and BJP are heading for a split. Allies for over 20 years, they could finally part ways over the stand off over Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate.
The two-day national executive meet of Janata Dal (United) party begins today, amidst strong reservations against Narendra Modi's much-speculated rise as NDA's prime ministerial candidate. The JD(U) is going to introduce a resolution at its party executive mee...
According to sources, BJP will support Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate in the upcoming general elections. It is also believed that BJP would try to convince its ally of the same. The JD(U) has stepped up pressure on BJP and asked them to annou...
BJP leader Giriraj Singh in an interview to the media said that there was no haste in deciding the Prime Ministerial candidate as even the Congress are yet to announce their candidate. He said that when the decision is taken all the parties of the NDA will be ...
The JD(U) gives the BJP an ultimatum, and asks the party to announce its Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections soon. According to party sources, JD(U) would like to discuss the candidate in their upcoming party meeting. Nitish Kumar had ea...
After Narendra Modi made his Prime Ministerial ambitions public at a Gandhinagar event yesterday, the JDU seeks assurance from the BJP, even as the PM debate heats up. In Gandhinagar, Modi had said that he has repaid Gujarat's debt, and now it is time to repay...
The JD(U) has hit out at Narendra Modi over his proposal on the appointment of the Lokayukta, saying his version makes a mockery of the fight against corruption.
The Janata Dal United, which is the principal ally in the NDA has asked the BJP to clarify Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's role and has demanded an NDA meeting for this issue. JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur says that the name of the Prime Ministerial candidate ...
The JD(U) is cautiously reacting to the possible grant of backward status to Bihar even as its ally BJP accused the UPA government of blackmailing parties to win their support. Like Nitish Kumar, Sharad Yadav says that the demand for a backward status is for t...
Despite having won a special status for Bihar, JD(U) head and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hasn't yet revealed whether he will leave the NDA to join the UPA in future. The UPA government conferred the special state status on Bihar, along with tweaking the...
The central government is looking to give Bihar the status of 'special state' before the 2014 general elections. The Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar conducted rallies in Bihar demanding the special status tag for the state. Once Bihar receives this status it woul...
With the 2014 general elections in mind, political parties are looking to forge new alliances. Conferring special status on Bihar and a few other backward states is being looked at as a political move for future alliances in the political arena.
The UPA government has reported decided to give Bihar 'special state' status, with an eye on 2014 Lok Sabha elections as it is looking at Nitish Kumar as a potential ally. According to sources, the Centre is also considering revision for the criteria for backw...
Home ministry is getting ready to confer Bihar with the status of a special state. If Bihar receives this status, it would be seen as the victory of the state's chief minister, Nitish Kumar. The chief minister conducted rallies both in the state as well as the...
The central government will soon confer the special state status on Bihar, says a report in an English newspaper. The status is being considered as a major victory for the state's Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar. According to some sources, Congress is eager to pa...
Government has failed to get a consensus at the all-party meet on tabling the Sri Lankan war crimes resolution in Parliament as SP, JD(U) and BJP opposed the resolution. India is likely to vote against Sr Lanka, in favour of the UN-sponsored resolution over th...
Newshour | Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar stormed at Delhi, setting terms for the UPA saying that only backward states will rule India. He also said that his development model should be adopted. It looks as if the JD(U)-BJP ties have been tensed and Nitish added to t...
The rally organised by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the national capital has evoked mixed responses from the BJP camp. Some of the leaders reacted aggressively to the Bihar strongman while others maintained a sober stand. Can BJP neglect its key ally e...
After his successful rally in Delhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram to press for the demand to grant special status to Bihar. The meet is seen by political pundits as JDU's atte...
In the wake of the 'Adhikar rally' in Delhi, organized by Bihar Chief Minsiter Nitish Kumar, BJP plans for a mega rally in Patna. Is the 'Hunkar rally' announced by BJP a response to 'Adhikar rally'? Is the friction between these two NDA allies out in the open...
BJP leader Kirti Azad refutes claims that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while addressing the JDU supporters at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, was hinting at a possible alliance with the UPA ahead of the genereal elections.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while addressing the JDU supporters at the 'Adhikar rally', has appreciated Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Is Bihar CM hinting at a possible alliance with the UPA?
Ahead of the general elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is gearing up for a massive show of strength in the national capital. More than 40,000 JDU activists are expected to take part in the rally which will be held at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. The JDU ...
JD(U) MP from Muzaffarpur, Jai Narayan Prasad Nishad is reportedly going to perform a yagna at his residence in Delhi, for helping Gujarat CM Narendra Modi to realize his dream of becoming the Prime Minister of India. However, Nishad has denied the reports and...
Janata Dal (United) leaders Sharad Yadav and Shivanand Tiwari, both, have reacted to the warm welcome given to Narendra Modi by BJP president Rajnath Singh. The two leaders say it is the internal matter of the Bharatiya Janata Party which has all the right to ...
Within the BJP, Narendra Modi is looked at as the most suitable candidate for the post of Prime Minister for the 2014 elections. But JD(U) leader, Hari Kishore Singh in a statement said that Nitish Kumar was the most suited candidate for the post.
BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain says that it took Mulayam Singh a long time to realize that the UPA government was misusing the CBI for their personal gains. Leaders from the JD(U) also echoed the same sentiments. SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav had earlier a...
Hitting out at the JDU and Samajwadi Party who questioned the intentions of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Kumbh visit, BJP leader Kalraj Mishra has said that even leaders belonging to Congress are visiting the Kumbh and has asked why nobody is making ...
Slamming Madhya Pradesh Tribal Development Minister Vijay Shah for his remark that parents of girls are responsible for their safety and not the government, JDU chief Sharad yadav has said that government is responsible for the safety of girls. Various other p...
Pressure is mounting on BJP to declare Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as NDA's Prime Ministerial candidate as the VHP has thrown its weight firmly behind Modi, calling him the most popular leader in the party and putting the onus on BJP to make the right...
After the JDU expressed its displeasure over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi being projected as NDA's Prime Ministerial candidate, BJP has launched a scathing attack on the party saying that it is easier to break an alliance than to make one. Senior BJP l...
It appears as if nothing can prevent BJP from projecting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the NDA's choice for Prime Minister as senior BJP leader Kirti Azad has issued a threat of sorts to JDU, which has been opposing the Prime Ministerial candidature ...
News Night | BJP has been chanting Narendra Modi ever since questions about the party's Prime Ministerial candidate arose. However, not everyone in the alliance NDA thinks likewise. JD(U) and Shiv Sena have expressed dissent and other parties are slowly catchi...
The BJP's plan to present Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate has seen a protest even before it has been put into motion. BJP ally Shiv Sena has now proposed Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj for the party's PM cand...
Newshour | Yashwant Sinha categorically states that Narendra Modi would be BJP's best bet for a Prime Ministerial candidate. Can the BJP take the risk of not naming Modi as the PM candidate for 2014? Can it take a risk by losing Nitish Kumar of the JD(U) who i...
The BJP's decision of declaring Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections has run into a rough weather with the allies of the NDA. After the JD(U) openly opposed the move, the Shiv Sena has now exp...
In what is being looked at as a strong and controversial statement, Yashwant Sinha said that Narendra Modi is the right candidate for the post of Prime Minister and if BJP were to project him as the candidate then it would benefit the party. He also added that...
Watch BJP senior leader, Yashwant Sinha, speak exclusively to Aaj Tak regarding his comments on backing Narendra Modi as BJP's candidate for the post of the next Prime Minister as well as his comments on Nitish Kumar and JDU.
With the declaration of Rajnath Singh as the BJP president, the path is now clear for Narendra Modi to be chosen as the Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today said that his party should project Modi as the Prime Ministeria...
At the Congress conclave in Jaipur, billed as 'Chintan Shivir', the party has extended invitation to other parties to form alliance ahead of the general elections in 2014 by admitting that the party cannot win the elections on its own. This even as the JDU has...
As the Congress party got down to some serious strategising today morning at the 'Chintan Shivir' in Jaipur, comes an admission that getting an absolute majority in 2014 is realistically tough, in fact it is unlikely. SP leader Kamal Farooqi, AAP leader Yogend...
The NDA ally, JD(U) has asked BJP to declare their Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 elections. It has also made it clear to the party that the candidate should be finalised with the joint acceptance of all the allies.
NDA ally JD(U) is giving sleepless nights to BJP. JD(U) chief Shivanand Tiwari wants the party to name their Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014. JD(U) says that BJP should also discuss their choice of PM candidate with all the constituents of the NDA and say...
Taking on his own party chief Sharad Yadav for supporting the Khap Panchayat, JDU leader Shivanand Tiwari ridicules him saying that he is amazed at the logic offered by Yadav. A fuming Tiwari says that neither he nor the party ascribe to the views endorsed by ...
Taking on RSS chief Mohan Bhagat for his insensitive comments on rape victims and increasing crimes against women in India, JDU leader Shivanand Tiwari says that Bhagat's comments show his regressive mindset and attitudes. He has also compared Bhagat with MIM ...
JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav invites criticism after backing Khaps and their diktats. He says that the Khaps' diktat was good for women and that any girl who elopes is as good as dead for her family. He also says that the system needs to be debated and overhauled.
Following the uproar after his open endorsement of Khap Panchayat in which he said that 'a man whose daughter goes out of the house is as good as finished', JDU chief Sharad Yadav has come out claiming that his comments were misconstrued. He has said that he c...
JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav today sparked a major controversy by saying that 'Taliban-style' diktat by Khap panchayats in Haryana is rightly defending women. Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said political leaders should give serious thought before they speak ou...
JDU chief Sharad Yadav has become the latest politician to join the sexist bandwagon with his remark that women eloping from homes are as good as dead for families. His remark has drawn flak from the Opposition parties and social activists who have accused him...
TMC leader Sudip Bandhopadhyay says that the government might have won the FDI in retail vote but has suffered a moral defeat in the hands of the Opposition. JD(U) Sharad Yadav also opined that the government barely managed to scrape through.
NDA convener and Janata Dal(U) chief Sharad Yadav calls for support to oppose the FDI in retail on the floor of the House. The winter session of the Parliament has ended on a stormy note as the Opposition parties created a rucks, demanding a debate and vote un...
Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar attacks on center and warns to march for Delhi with his supporters if his demand for special status of Bihar does not meet. He says soon the dates will be finalised and asked people to march to Delhi in March for a final ba...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will address 'Adhikar' rally at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna today, urging the Centre to grant special status to Bihar. Thousands of Janata Dal (United) supporters are expected to attend the rally from across the state. Accordin...
The stage is set for Nitish Kumar's massive 'Adhikar' rally, to push the Centre to grant special status to Bihar. Sharad Yadav, Janata Dal (United), Chief, said, Advaniji had promised me that he will give all his support for Bihar, but so far there has been no...
Muzaffarpur jail warden Siyaram Singh has been suspended for negligence of duty after mobile phones were recovered from the jail. The issue came to fore after a private engineering college director accused Munna Shukla of making extortion call from inside the ...
Constantly talking about darkness does not bring light, says JD-U national president Sharad Yadav. The Janata Dal president takes on Salman Khurshid for daring Arvind Kejriwal to enter Farrukhabad, which is the latter's parliamentary constituency.
Narendra Modi won't be inviting BJP leaders from Bihar--Sushil Kumar Modi, Shatrughan Singh, Yashwant Singh, Rajiv Pratap Rudy--to campaign for the BJP in the state Assembly elections. Gujarat goes to poll in December, along with Himachal Pradesh. In list of 3...
JD(U) leader Jay Narayan Nishad attacks ally BJP saying that the BJP is like a sweet poison in Bihar. He also alleges that the BJP is ruining the JD(U) and also asked party chief Sharad Yadav should call for a meeting and take note of his charge against the la...
IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal makes explosive revelations about Robert Vadra, and despite receiving flak for his comments, still sticks to his claims. While many allies have remained dismissive about Kejriwal's claims, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav has come to the d...
The BJP-JDU alliance in Bihar is more strained than ever before. Another war of words has broken out between the BJP and its ally JDU over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's proposed trip to Bihar next year. The BJP had earlier made it clear that it is pre...
Another war of words has broken out between the BJP and its ally JDU over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's proposed trip to Bihar next year. The BJP had earlier made it clear that it is preparing to contest all 40 seats in Bihar during the 2014 elections...
The BJP seems to be preparing for life without Nitish Kumar. The party is now preparing to take on its ally in the state. The BJP has announced that it will contest for all 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state, in the process putting up a strong fight against its r...
Achil Vandhavai | JD(U) Sharad Yadav calls the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee a tigress. This title cannot be more apt because she is probably the only ally of the UPA who has dared to challenge the government's decision and pull out of the coalition. Catch th...
BJP has reportedly decided to contest in 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar without joining hands with the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JDU. The BJP-JDU alliance have been going through troubled times after Nitish Kumar objected the Prime Ministerial candidature o...
JDU chief Sharad Yadav criticises another JDU MLA's husband Ranbir Yadav for brandishing arms during Nitish Kumar's rally. He took out a police rifle during the rally, and Sharad Yadav condemned the act. He said that non violent protests are important.
Centrestage | Is Bihar returning to its wild west ways. The husband of a local MLA snatched a loaded carbine from a police and used it to brandish against protesters who were blocking Chief Minster Nitish Kumar's convoy in Khagaria district. The JD(U) leader e...
The Samajwadi Party delivers an ultimatum to Congress over the diesel price hike. The Congress is meeting to discuss the crisis as it needs SP and JD (U) on its side to stay afloat after TMC's pullout, which has hit it hard.
The Samajwadi Party activists have stopped trains running between Lucknow and Allahabad. In Bihar, BJP activists are sitting on tracks, blocking the Lokmanya Tilak Express. The bandh is getting full support from the non-NDA parties and UPA allies. The DMK and ...
After Mamata Banerjee parted ways with the Congress, all eyes are on Nitish Kumar and Mulayam Singh. Nitish Kumar seems willing to extend his support to whoever grants special status to Bihar. If the Congress gets the support of 40 MPs from Samajwadi Party and...
JD(U) creates more problems for the UPA with the leader Sharad Yadav stating that all coal blocks should be deallocated. Sharad Yadav says that coal is a vital resource and the looting should stop as soon as possible.