Patna, April 17 (IANS) Newly sworn-in Bihar Deputy Chief Minister, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, on Thursday in a reply to the Opposition’s attacks that the new government has been formed against the public mandate, asserted that the NDA continues to exist even after the resignation of former Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar. In an interview with IANS, he underlined that it is political parties and not governments that contest elections.Here are some excerpts from the interview:IANS: What …
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Patna, April 16 (IANS) A day after taking charge as Bihar’s new Chief Minister, Samrat Choudhary moved swiftly into governance mode on Thursday, holding a series of high-level meetings at the state Secretariat. After his swearing-in as Bihar’s 24th Chief Minister — and the first from the BJP — Samrat Choudhary wasted no time in setting the administrative tone of the new government.On Thursday morning, CM Samrat Choudhary reached the Secretariat early and convened a crucial meeting with Princ…
Patna, March 8 (IANS) Nishant Kumar, son of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, formally joined the Janata Dal (United) at the party headquarters in Patna on Sunday afternoon, marking the beginning of his active political journey.The event was attended by several senior party leaders, including JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav, and state pres…
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) The Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed massive chaos on Tuesday over the police lathi charge on Chowkidars and Dafadars.Opposition members accused the Nitish Kumar government of suppressing democratic protests, triggering sharp exchanges between the Treasury Benches and the Opposition.RJD MLA Kumar Sarvjeet alleged that the Bihar government was ruling through force.“A government of sticks and bullets will not work in Bihar,” he said, leading to loud sloganeering by Opp…
Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The Nitish Kumar government on Monday presented the Economic Survey 2025–26 in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, outlining steady growth across sectors and setting an ambitious target of making Bihar a developed state within the next five years. After tabling the survey, Finance Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav said the government is moving rapidly towards this goal and that the upcoming Budget would reflect this vision.“Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s resolve is to make Biha…
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Samriddhi Yatra (Prosperity Journey) reached Saran district on Wednesday, where he reviewed development and welfare schemes, interacted with the public, and launched a large number of infrastructure projects. As part of the visit, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for 45 projects worth Rs 451 crore and inaugurated 24 completed projects costing Rs 87 crore, taking the total value of initiatives to Rs 538 crore.“Under the Samriddhi …