Page 41 - Latest Updates on Nitish Kumar
Top headlines: Nitish resigns as Bihar CM; WhatsApp announces new features
India's fuel demand in July rose 6.1% year-on-year, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed on Monday.
 "Top headlines: Nitish resigns as Bihar CM; WhatsApp announces new features")
BJP left surprised, weighs options as JD(U) walks out of coalition in Bihar
Even until Monday, some senior BJP leaders, including those from Bihar, were of the view that the JD(U) leader was engaging in brinkmanship to pressure his bigger partner to be more accommodative
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Nitish splits with ally BJP for second time, to meet Bihar Governor at 4 pm
Leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav is likely to visit the CM's residence to hand over the letter of support any time
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Amid Bihar upheaval, Speaker tests positive for Covid but recovers in a day
A day after he tested positive for C-19, Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha said his test reports have come out negative, amid a brewing political storm in the state, where he will play key role
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Parallel meetings of JD(U), RJD begin amid soaring political temperatures
Parallel meetings of the JD(U) which helms the Bihar government, and the opposition RJD are on here Tuesday amid speculations of a major political move by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Bihar: JDU, RJD to hold parallel meetings amid soaring political temp
Members of both houses of Parliament and state legislature, belonging to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), converged to attend a meeting at his official residence
Amid political crisis, Oppn says ready to embrace Nitish if he ditches BJP
Congress, Left too indicated on Monday that they would support such a move, intensifying speculation which has been rife for some time that a final break between Kumar's JD(U) and BJP is imminent
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'Take on BJP directly': Chirag attacks Nitish over 'conspiracy' accusation
"Never before has one heard of a party accusing its own former national president of corruption. But, this is Nitish Kumar for you," Paswan said.
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Nitish Kumar will not be able to complete his 5-year term: Chirag Paswan
Amid a political storm in Bihar, LJP (R) president Chirag Paswan on Monday claimed that Nitish Kumar will not be able to complete his five-year tenure as chief minister.
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Ready to embrace JD(U) if Nitish Kumar breaks ranks with BJP: RJD
Amid a brewing political storm in Bihar, the opposition RJD on Monday said it was ready to embrace Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his JD(U) if he broke ranks with the BJP.
 "Ready to embrace JD(U) if Nitish Kumar breaks ranks with BJP: RJD")
What's cooking between the BJP and Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) in Bihar?
On Sunday, Kumar reportedly called Sonia Gandhi and asked for an appointment. Kumar had earlier skipped the oath-taking ceremony of the President of India, Droupadi Murmu
BJP remains a complaining ally, but cannot do without Nitish Kumar
The number of MLAs in the ruling coalition is 127 -- BJP: 77, JD(U): 45, HAM (Secular): 4, and Vikassheel Insaan Party: 1. Also, it has the support of one independent MLA, who is a minister
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar tests positive for Covid-19; isolating at residence
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has tested positive for Covid-19 and isolated himself at his residence on the advice of doctors, officials said
Nitish Kumar skips swearing-in ceremony of president Droupadi Murmu
Defending Kumar's absence, Janata Dal-United parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwaha asserted that the chief minister is not bound to attend all the events.
Five killed due to lightning in Bihar, CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expressed condolences over the death of five people due to lightning and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each of the deceased' family members
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Tikait warns of 'agriculture hartal' in India to press for MSP guarantee
Tikait, who is on a three-day tour of Bihar, also urged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to restore the system of "mandis" and rued the absence of strong farmer bodies in the state.
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Nitish didn't even respond to my messages during poll campaign: Yashwant
Sinha was in Patna during his presidential election campaign and all the opposition parties including the RJD, Congress, the CPI, the CPI-M, and the CPI-ML unanimously expressed their support.
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RJD asks Nitish Kumar to demand special status of state from PM Modi
A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Patna, the RJD on Monday asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to take the opportunity to demand special status of the state
Nitish Kumar burns another bridge
But Nitish Kumar has to make an existential choice: Between governance and politics
It's now proven that RCP became minister without JDU's consent: Nitish aide
A close aide of Nitish Kumar asserted that RCP Singh's statement thanking Prime Minister Modi for his stint in the cabinet was "proof" that the then JD(U) prez had lapped up the berth without consent