Page 396 - Politics News

Poster war in Patna on Nitish's move; Rahul Gandhi's yatra enters Bihar

Several members of the INDIA bloc continued their attack on Nitish for joining the BJP-led NDA. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered Bihar on Monday

'Aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar'?: Congress slams Nitish, says people will reply

Ramesh swipe was a word play on the expression 'aaya Ram gaya Ram', which was used widely in politics in the 1990s referring to the frequent floor-crossing and switching of parties

Our workers not happy with clash with TMC at ground level: Jairam Ramesh

In the states, we can fight, like in Kerala, where we fight with the leftists. We keep fighting with each other, but if we do not fight at the national level, we will have to find some similar formula

Saamana editorial slams Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for returning to NDA

Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana in its editorial has criticised Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for returning to NDA fold

Azad promises to re-implement Roshni scheme if elected to power in J-K

Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday promised to reintroduce the Roshni scheme if his party wins the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir

Behind Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's switch: Caste play, Modi's outreach

Bihar CM, who returned to NDA fold, feared significant losses in Lok Sabha polls had he stayed with INDIA bloc

Affiliates of RSS, BJP gear up for LS polls with interim Budget plans

The interlocutors are conscious that the exercise on February 1 will only be an Interim Budget, and a full Budget will be presented sometime in July

Won't contest upcoming Lok Sabha elections: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh

Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat is the home turf of Singh who hails from the Raghogarh assembly segment (Guna district) which falls under the Rajgarh parliamentary constituency

Modi wave felt across India including Odisha: Union minister Pradhan

Pradhan said this while attending booth-level public contact programmes in Bhubaneswar and Pipili

Modi govt doing politics of symbolism with Dalits, backwards, tribals: Cong

Recently, when Karpoori Thakur was given the Bharat Ratna, Rahul Gandhi had said that the country needs "real justice" and not "politics of symbolism", Ramesh noted

Nitish's Bihar switch: Tharoor takes dig with word of the day snollygoster

'Word of the day! Definition of snollygoster US dialect: a shrewd, unprincipled politician. First Known Use: 1845. Most recent use: 26/7/17,' Tharoor had tweeted in 2017

We tolerated Nitish's Hindi push for cordiality in INDIA bloc: DMK leader

The DMK leader's reference made was to one of the INDIA bloc meetings in which Nitish Kumar reportedly stressed on use of Hindi

Don't let BJP win LS polls in name of religion: Congress president Kharge

Asking people to oust the BJP from power, Kharge said they should not let the saffron party win the general elections in the name of religion

Nitish Kumar is natural ally, with him we will sweep LS polls: JP Nadda

He also attacked the opposition bloc INDIA, saying it stands for "bhrashtachar bachao, parivar bachao( protect corruption and save the family)

Happy to see formation of NDA govt in Bihar: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

He wished the leadership success in steering Bihar towards 'new heights of development and prosperity'

No question of going anywhere else now, leaving NDA-fold: Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar said a total of eight people took oath on Sunday as ministers, and names of the remaining ones will be decided soon

Rahul Gandhi urges West Bengal to lead fight against injustice nationwide

He emphasised, "If you don't rise to the occasion, people will never forgive you. It is not about any single individual; it is about Bengal showing the way and leading in this fight"

Meet Vijay Kumar Sinha, a versatile and an experienced BJP leader

Starting off as a grassroots BJP worker, Sinha made his debut in the assembly in 2010 and got a ministerial berth seven years later, when he was given the crucial labour resources department

Meet Samrat Choudhary, OBC leader whose stock rose rapidly upon joining BJP

Samrat was a minister in the government headed by Rabri Devi, the RJD supremo's wife, and remained with the party for quite a while after it was ousted from power in 2005

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar chief minister for record ninth time

BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Kumar Sinha take oath as ministers in Nitish Kumar-led government