Topic: JDU
Bihar: BJP to contest 17 seats, JD(U) 16, Chirag 5; old allies Paras, Kushwaha upset over seat sharing
The NDA finalised its seat-sharing in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections Monday, allotting 17 seats to the BJP, 16 to the Janata Dal (United), five to the Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and one each to Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM).
Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM, to form govt with BJP’s support soon
Speaking to reporters outside the Raj Bhavan, Nitish said that a new alliance will be formed. He added that things were “not working out” in the Opposition’s INDIA alliance and he decided to resign because things were not good.
JD(U) leader Kailash Mahto shot dead in Bihar’s Katihar
Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Kailash Mahto was shot dead late on Thursday in Bihar’s Katihar district.
JD(U) hits out at BJP on migrant rumours
“But what happened? No incident of alleged assault of migrants was found to be true. A Bihar team visited to probe it and the Tamil Nadu government also looked into the matter but not a single incident was reported,” he told reporters.
“Modi won in 2014, but should now worry about 2024”: Nitish Kumar after taking oath as CM
One day after exiting the NDA alliance, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time on Wednesday, with the RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav taking oath as his Deputy.
“Slogan of BJP Bhagao is coming from Bihar,” say Opposition leaders
Many opposition leaders on Tuesday reacted to Nitish Kumar breaking ranks with the BJP as a “strong indictment” of the Hindutva party’s “politics of intimidation.”
