Page 40 - Latest Updates on Nitish Kumar
BJP devising strategy to counter Nitish Kumar post Bihar snub
Nitish Kumar's unexpected move to snap ties with the NDA and form the government in the eastern state in alliance with the RJD and Left parties has prompted the BJP to come up with a concrete strategy
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Not part of any alliance: AAP on Nitish being seen as 2024 PM candidate
"This is their internal matter," Sanjay Singh told reporters when asked to clarify the AAP's stand on the senior JD(U) leader being projected as a PM candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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Nitish's decision to form Mahagathbandhan govt slap on BJP's face: Tejashwi
Yadav met Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence here, accused the BJP of working to finish regional parties and asserted that if they are finished, the Opposition and democracy will be finished as well
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Had sought 4 central cabinet berths in 2019, BJP did not agree: Nitish
He also asserted that the induction of his former close aide RCP Singh last year did not have his consent.
CM Nitish defends 'Z-plus' security for Tejashwi, backs 1-mn jobs promise
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday defended his new government's decision to provide Z-plus' security cover to his deputy Tejashwi Yadav, rubbishing criticism of the move by the BJP.
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Former JD(U) leader Pawan K Varma resigns from Trinamool Congress
His resignation came days after Nitish Kumar returned to the Mahagathbandhan and formed a new government in Bihar, snapping the JD(U)'s ties with the BJP-led NDA in Bihar.
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No PM ambitions, but ready to play role in forging opposition unity: Nitish
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar maintained that he had no prime ministerial ambitions but said he was looking forward to play a positive role in forging opposition unity against the ruling NDA
Grave governance challenges await Bihar's new coalition government
Committed expenditures of the state, which has the lowest per capita income, exceed its own revenue by 47% in FY23
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'Bogus, rubbish': Bihar CM on Sushil Modi's claims about VP aspirations
BJP leader Sushil Modi had alleged that Kumar wanted to become the vice president and had parted ways with BJP after the party failed to accommodate his ambitions
Nitish takes oath as CM for 8th time, throws challenge at BJP on 2024 polls
Other cabinet ministers will be sworn in later once the three main alliance partners -- the JD(U), RJD and Congress -- decide on the number of berths and the legislators who will be made ministers
Nitish returns, again
Talk of his national role is premature
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CM Nitish Kumar to prove majority in Bihar Assembly on August 24
After taking the oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth time, Nitish Kumar called for first cabinet meeting on Wednesday
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'
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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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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