Page 40 - Latest Updates on Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for 8th time, Tejashwi to be his deputy
No BJP MLA was present at the swearing in, and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi said the BJP was 'not invited'
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BJP should have made Sushil Modi Bihar CM after 2020 polls: Nitish
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the BJP should have let its senior leader Sushil Kumar Modi occupy the top post after the 2020 Assembly polls
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Bihar: Nitish Kumar was uncomfortable with BJP, says Prashant Kishor
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was not comfortable in the alliance with the BJP and that is why he moved from one political formation to the other
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Top headlines: Hindalco Q1 net jumps 48%; RBI's digital lending guidelines
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday released its guidelines for digital lending, listing companies allowed in the business, the rules for loans and data collection, and how fee is charged
Nitish wanted to become vice pres, got angry when BJP refused: Sushil Modi
Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday alleged that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar wanted to become the vice president and he dumped the BJP after the party failed to accommodate his ambitions.
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LIVE news updates: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for the 8th time
Live news updates: According to broader contours of the power sharing formula, the RJD will have the largest number of ministers
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Pawar backs Nitish Kumar, accuses BJP for finishing regional allies
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of finishing off its regional allies gradually, and supported Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's decision to snap ties with the BJP.
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JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar CM for 8th time today
Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as Bihar's CM again afternoon after having announced a new "Grand Alliance"
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Why didn't BJP try to stop Bihar CM Nitish Kumar from leaving NDA alliance?
NDA's ally and Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar broke off ties with BJP once again to form an alliance with his political opponent Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal
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Bihar political crisis: Nitish Kumar quits NDA, joins Grand Alliance
On Tuesday morning, Nitish called a meeting of all elected representatives of the JD(U) and said he pre-empted a conspiracy by the BJP to break his party
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Nitish Kumar habitual betrayer, alleges BJP; announces state-wide stir
The party announced that it will stage massive protests (mahadharnas) against betrayal by the JD(U) leader across all districts on Wednesday which will be followed by agitations at block level
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Nitish Kumar proves yet again as 'master of the art of changing govts'
The 71-year-old Kumar, who became chief minister for a record eighth time, had started out as an engineer in Bihar Electricity Board to join politics under aegis of socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia
Nitish to take oath as Bihar CM tomorrow, Tejashwi to be his deputy
Nitish Kumar, who dumped the BJP-led NDA earlier on Tuesday, will be taking oath as Bihar CM for the eighth time
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Congress likely to get 4 ministerial berths in new govt in Bihar: Report
Besides the four ministerial berths, the Congress has also sought the post of Speaker of the state assembly, but Kumar is not keen on giving that, sources said.
Sushil Modi dismisses JD(U)'s allegations that BJP wanted to break party
He further said JD(U) was looking for an excuse to break ties with BJP, and underlined that "BJP will come back to power with a thumping majority in 2024."
LIVE: Nitish, Tejashwi to take oath as Bihar CM, Deputy CM at 2 pm tomorrow
Nitish Kumar, who dumped the BJP-led NDA earlier on Tuesday, will be taking oath as the CM for the eighth time
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Master of the U-turn: Nitish Kumar ends alliance with BJP, quits as CM
Nitish Kumar's decision to resign as the CM comes after speculations were rife about his party's alliance with BJP
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BJP accuses Nitish of insulting people's mandate, throws 'Paltu Ram' jibe
BJP leaders noted that he had snapped ties with the RJD in 2017 over allegations of corruption against its leader Tejashwi Yadav and asked how he will justify the alliance with the party again.
Chirag slams Nitish for insulting people's mandate twice, seeks fresh polls
He also came out in support of BJP amid the political turmoil in Bihar and said the saffron party had accepted everything that Kumar wanted as chief minister and even compromised on its own policies
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Nitish as Opposition's PM candidate in 2024? Many wary of his 'U-turns'
We are not making any claim today, but he has all the qualities of a prime minister, Upendra Kushwaha, president of the Janata Dal (U) National Parliamentary Board said in Patna.