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Page 35 - Latest Updates on Nitish Kumar

RJD Bihar chief says he never gave timeline of Nitish Kumar leaving CM post

A day after RJD Bihar chief Jagadanand Singh said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will give the responsibility of the state to Tejashwi Yadav in 2023

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Updated On : 01 Oct 2022 | 9:18 AM IST

Nitish upset over row triggered by woman IAS officer; hints at action

Bihar CM Nitish hinted that action may be taken against senior woman IAS officer Harjot Kaur whose indiscretion during a recent interaction with school girls has caused embarrassment for his govt

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Updated On : 29 Sep 2022 | 4:46 PM IST

All opposition leaders will sit together in Delhi soon, says Nitish

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the leaders of opposition parties will soon sit together in Delhi to make a strategy against the BJP for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

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Updated On : 27 Sep 2022 | 11:01 PM IST

LIVE: Ghulam Nabi announces new party, names it 'Democratic Azad Party'

MLAs loyal to the Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, who is set to contest for the post of Congress president, reached the assembly speaker's residence to submit their resignation on Sunday

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Updated On : 26 Sep 2022 | 12:53 PM IST

Nitish Kumar calls for Congress-comprised 'main front' to oust BJP

At the rally, Nitish Kumar even called for the inclusion of the Congress as the main Opposition party. However, the rally organiser INLD and its ally SAD do not share cordial relations with Congress

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Updated On : 25 Sep 2022 | 9:04 PM IST

Opposition unity 'core' for 2024 LS polls as Nitish and Lalu meet Sonia

The meeting came soon after several opposition leaders had come together to pay tribute to former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal in Haryana.

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Updated On : 25 Sep 2022 | 8:32 PM IST

JD(U) UP unit hopes Nitish Kumar will reconsider to contest LS polls

Days after JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar denied the possibility of contesting the 2024 general elections from Phulpur, the party's UP unit remains hopeful that he will reconsider the decision

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Updated On : 25 Sep 2022 | 8:48 AM IST

Aiming to unite Oppn, Nitish, Lalu to meet Sonia Gandhi in Delhi today

With an aim to unite the entire Opposition to counter BJP, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi today

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Updated On : 25 Sep 2022 | 8:34 AM IST

RJD chief Lalu Yadav slams Home Minister Shah for attacking Bihar govt

RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday hit out at Home Minister Amit Shah over his attack on the Bihar's ruling alliance and stressed on the need for Opposition unity

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Updated On : 24 Sep 2022 | 3:25 PM IST

Nitish Kumar backstabbed BJP on wanting to become PM, says Amit Shah

Asserting that the BJP will form a government with full majority in the state, Shah alleged that Kumar does not have any ideology, so he gave up socialism in faovour of the caste-based politics.

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Updated On : 23 Sep 2022 | 5:12 PM IST

Lalu-Nitish duo will be wiped out in 2024 general elections: Amit Shah

Bihar public gave you (CM Nitish) the benefit of doubt for long, now they know that neither Lalu's party nor your party will come this time. Only PM Modi's lotus will bloom in Bihar this time, he said

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Updated On : 23 Sep 2022 | 4:49 PM IST

Mamata ready to bury differences with Cong to form anti-BJP front: Pawar

Pawar also said he and some leaders from other states, including Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and former J&K CM Farooq Abdulla were not averse to join hands with the Congress to form anti-BJP front

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Updated On : 21 Sep 2022 | 8:18 PM IST

Don't want anything for myself, just keen on uniting oppn parties: Nitish

Kumar also asserted that his efforts should reap benefits for the younger generation, "for people like (his deputy) Tejashwi Yadav".

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2022 | 10:30 PM IST

Nitish Kumar denies plans to contest 2024 LS poll from UP's Phulpur

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar denied speculations that he may contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh's Phulpur, saying he only has ambition to unite opposition parties in the country

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2022 | 9:02 PM IST

Irani mocks Nitish's 'national ambitions', says Modi will return to power

Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday mocked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "national ambitions" and asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

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Updated On : 18 Sep 2022 | 8:39 PM IST

BJP responsible for fertiliser crisis: Bihar Agri Minister Sudhakar Singh

Union Minister of State for Fertilisers, Bhagwant Khuba, hadaccused the Nitish Kumar govt of creating an "artificial fertiliser crisis" in the state despite adequate and regular supply from Centre

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Updated On : 17 Sep 2022 | 9:01 PM IST

Spl status to backward states if non-BJP alliance comes to power: Nitish

Bihar Cm Nitish Kumar said that special category status will be granted to "all the backward states" if the united opposition that he seeks to build comes to power at the Centre

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Updated On : 15 Sep 2022 | 1:50 PM IST

Nitish upset with RJD minister, admits to having met Prashant Kishor

"I had tried to enquire from him (Sudhakar) about his grievances. Instead of replying, he stormed out," said Nitish Kumar

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Updated On : 14 Sep 2022 | 9:28 PM IST

Some life in Oppn: For first time, Left parties & Mamata on the same stage?

It doesn't bear thinking about. But Nitish Kumar may have managed the impossible feat of bringing the two together

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Updated On : 11 Sep 2022 | 10:42 PM IST

Nitish Kumar claims his Delhi visit was successful, visits Lalu on return

After the three day visit to Delhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday returned to Patna and went straight away to Rabri Devi's residence to meet former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.

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Updated On : 09 Sep 2022 | 6:46 AM IST