Page 57 - Latest Updates on Nitish Kumar
Deconstructing Nitish Kumar
Book review of The Battle for Bihar: Nitish Kumar and the Theatre of Power
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Best of BS Opinion: GST compensation issue, the land bank, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Bihar election: Ban on exit polls from Oct 28 morning to Nov 7 evening
Bihar goes to assembly polls in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7
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Bihar elections: Nitish to hit campaign trail with virtual rallies tomorrow
Sanjay Kumar Jha, JD(U) national general secretary and a key aide of the chief minister, said he will be addressing people in a total of 35 assembly constituencies over the next couple of days
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Modi, Shah, Rahul, Nitish, Uddhav named star campaigners for Bihar polls
Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar, Rahul Gandhi and Uddhav Thackeray's names have been given as star campaigners for their respective party in the state assembly elections
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Before quitting NDA in Bihar, Chirag told BJP of 'wave' against Nitish
LJP chief Chirag Paswan had urged BJP's Nadda to project a leader of the saffron party as the NDA's chief ministerial face in Bihar, claiming that there is a wave against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
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Bihar: With fair representation to Muslims, JD(U) reaches out to community
Close to 10% of JD(U)'s candidates for Bihar Elections are Muslims, a clear message from the party headed by CM Nitish Kumar that it will continue to protect the interests of the minority community
JD(U) fields Sunil Kumar in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha by-election in Bihar
Janata Dal (United) has fielded Sunil Kumar at Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha by-election, said party's state general secretary Naveen Arya
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Bihar polls: BJP spares 11 seats to associate partner VIP from its quota
Vikassheel Insaan Party, floated a couple of years ago by former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni, was with the opposition Grand Alliance till last week
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After LJP shocker, Bihar witnesses intense but muted political activities
Intense political activities took place in Bihar where LJP's brinkmanship appears to have driven Nitish Kumar to work out a strategy of not announcing names of candidates till they file nomination
JD(U) hits back at ally-turned-adversary Chirag Paswan over open letter
JD(U) and LJP sparred over an open letter from Chirag Paswan who had asserted that votes cast in favour of the party headed by Nitish Kumar will facilitate "forced migration" of future generations
After leaving JDU-BJP alliance, LJP looks to strengthen itself in Bihar
Political observers feel Paswan's exit might have been crafted by BJP
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Bihar don't want Nitish back as CM, it needs BJP-led govt: Chirag Paswan
In a hard-hitting attack, Paswan said Kumar's long rule has delivered "nothing" and Bihar will get an actual "double-engine" government
Nitish govt misusing old phone number to defame Tejashwi Yadav: RJD
With its leaders Tejashwi and Tej Pratap Yadav facing murder charges, the RJD accused Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Dy CM Sushil Kumar Modi of engaging in a criminal conspiracy against Tejashwi Yadav
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Don't vote for JD(U), BJP-LJP will form next govt in Bihar: Chirag Paswan
A day after walking out of the NDA in Bihar, LJP president Chirag Paswan appealed to people against voting for Kumar's JD(U) and claimed that an alliance of his party and the BJP will come to power
LJP quits NDA in Bihar; targets Nitish and bats for BJP-led govt in state
While making its resentment with the JD(U) president Kumar clear, the LJP also went to great lengths to highlight its strong ties with the BJP
The BJP's new star in Bihar
The current minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai, could play a big role in the post-Nitish era
Sharad Yadav will work with oppn parties in Bihar: Loktantrik Janata Dal
LJD said that its patron Sharad Yadav will work to bring the opposition alliance to power in Bihar, as it rejected speculation about him joining hands with JD(U) president Nitish Kumar
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JD (U) appoints Ashok Chaudhary as working president of Bihar unit
Janata Dal (U) leader Ashok Chaudhary will take charge as working president of party's state unit ahead of Assembly polls.
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Ex-Bihar police chief Gupteshwar Pandey takes political plunge, joins JD(U)
Speculation is rife that he may be offered ticket to contest the assembly election from a seat in his native Buxar district.
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