Page 21 - Latest Updates on Nitish Kumar
Baghel appointed Cong senior observer in Bihar amid political turmoil
This comes amid speculation that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may rejoin the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
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BJP central leadership monitoring situation in Bihar: Giriraj Singh
Senior BJP leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday said "politics is about probabilities"
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BJP calls meeting of party MPs, MLAs, Cong leaders to meet in Purnea
Amid the turmoil in Bihar's ruling 'Mahagathbandhan', the opposition BJP has called a meeting of its MPs and MLAs on Saturday apparently to discuss the upcoming Lok Sabha polls
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22 IAS, 79 IPS, 45 Bihar Administrative Service officers transferred
The Bihar government on Friday transferred 22 IAS, 79 IPS and 45 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers
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BJP calls meeting of party MPs, MLAs in Patna amid turmoil in Bihar
The BJP leaders on Friday dropped major hints about Kumar's reported discussions with the party's senior leaders
Nitish Kumar turns up at Raj Bhavan high tea on R-Day, Tejashwi skips
The seat next to that of Kumar was occupied by senior JD(U) leader and minister Ashok Kumar Choudhary who removed the slip said to be bearing the name of Yadav before occupying the chair
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Bihar coalition govt on tenterhooks amid rumours of Nitish returning to NDA
The trouble was out in the open when Kumar attended the high tea ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan here on the occasion of the Republic Day but his deputy Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD skipped the function
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Nitish's ties with INDIA bloc worsen, Sushil Modi hints at coalition
They open and close as per the necessity, he said, when asked about the party's earlier stand that its doors were closed for Kumar forever after he snapped ties with the BJP in August 2022
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JDU chief Nitish Kumar will soon return to BJP-led NDA: Jitan Ram Majhi
Earlier in the day, Manjhi had said that the 'grand alliance' government in Bihar would not remain intact
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Doors never permanently closed: Sushil Modi on Nitish Kumar's return to NDA
After Nitish Kumar split away from the NDA in 2022, the BJP said that its doors w ere permanently closed to Bihar's longest-serving chief minister
 "Doors never permanently closed: Sushil Modi on Nitish Kumar's return to NDA")
Firmly with INDIA bloc but would like Congress to do introspection: JD(U)
State JD(U) president Umesh Singh Kushwaha made the statement, refuting rumours that his party, headed by the chief minister, was thinking of a return to the BJP-led NDA
 "Firmly with INDIA bloc but would like Congress to do introspection: JD(U)")
Book on life, legacy of 'Jan nayak' Karpoori Thakur to hit stands in May
A new book on the life and legacy of former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, commemorating the birth centenary of the political luminary, will hit the stands in May, Penguin announced
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unfurls national tricolour on 75th Republic Day
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday unfurled the national flag at his residence in Patna, on the occasion of the 75th Republic Day
Political turmoil in Bihar, Chirag Paswan postpones his R-Day programmes
As the speculations ran rife over a rift in the ruling Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance), the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) went into a huddle at state headquarters
 "Political turmoil in Bihar, Chirag Paswan postpones his R-Day programmes")
Will he, won't he? Buzz on Nitish Kumar's BJP return amid INDIA rift
Union Home Minister Amit Shah himself sounded more open to such a possibility in a recent interview
Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur: All you need to know about 'Jan Nayak'
Karpoori Thakur, who is considered to be the fountainhead of OBC politics in Bihar, served as the state's CM for two short tenures
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Bharat Ratna: 'Jannayak' Karpoori Thakur, mentor to likes of Lalu, Nitish
Leaders of the current era like JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD head Lalu Prasad, although products of the Mandal era, often call Thakur their mentor
 "Bharat Ratna: 'Jannayak' Karpoori Thakur, mentor to likes of Lalu, Nitish")
'Nyay Yatra' to enter Bihar on Jan 29, Nitish may share stage with Rahul
The Congress leader, who also heads the party's "war room" in the state, claimed that there was "a lot of public enthusiasm" in Bihar for the Yatra that comes just ahead of Lok Sabha polls
 "'Nyay Yatra' to enter Bihar on Jan 29, Nitish may share stage with Rahul")
CM Nitish Kumar reshuffles portfolios of 3 RJD ministers in Bihar govt
Education Minister Chandra Shekhar, who has been hitting the headlines for different reasons, was made the Sugarcane Industries Miniter
Cong turns to civil groups to train cadre; allies hesitant to join Rahul
The BJA, a union of activists and civil society outfits, is currently assisting the Congress in organising the Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
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