Patna, June 2 (IANS) With elections to 10 seats of the Bihar Legislative Council scheduled for June 18, discussions over candidate selection and seat-sharing arrangements within the ruling alliance are underway. A key meeting of Janata Dal (United) leaders was held on Tuesday at the official residence of former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at 7 Circular Road in Patna. Party leaders deliberated on potential candidates for the upcoming elections and discussed organisational strategy.Sources indicat…
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Patna, May 18 (IANS) Amid internal tensions in the Janata Dal (United), Bihar Building Construction Minister Leshi Singh on Monday countered remarks by former MP Anand Mohan and defended Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s leadership.Anand Mohan had questioned the functioning of the party and created a controversy when he claimed that Nitish Kumar had been buried alive politically.Responding to this, Leshi Singh asserted that Nitish Kumar remains a fully capable and decisive leader.“There is no on…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Various Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and multiple administrative wings of the Centre and state governments have started adopting fuel-saving measures after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to citizens on reducing fuel consumption, amid the continuing global energy crisis triggered by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Several ministers and leaders, acting on PM Modi’s appeal, have opted for alternatives such as Metro travel, electric vehicles and have reduced th…
Patna, May 7 (IANS) After being sworn into the Cabinet headed by Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday, NDA leaders expressed gratitude to their respective party leaderships for the opportunity and pledged to work with honesty and dedication to fulfil their responsibilities towards the people.Former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son and JD-U leader Nishant Kumar, who was among the new entrants in the Cabinet, said: “I will try to live up to the trust that the senior leaders have re…
Patna, May 7 (IANS) Senior JD-U leader and Dhamdaha MLA Leshi Singh created a new political milestone in Bihar politics by taking oath as a minister for the eighth time during the Cabinet expansion of Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.The swearing-in ceremony was held at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and several senior NDA leaders.Leshi Singh is regarded as one of the most influential women …
Patna, May 7 (IANS) The NDA government in Bihar, led by Samrat Chaudhary, expanded its cabinet on Thursday, with 32 ministers taking the oath of office during a grand ceremony held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.The newly expanded cabinet includes 15 ministers from the BJP, 13 from the JD(U), two from the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), one from Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), and one from Rashtriya Lok Morcha.Among the prominent new entrants was Nishant Kumar, son of former Chief Minister Nitish …
Patna, April 20 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over their “Akrosh March” on Monday. While addressing a press conference along with MLC Urmila Thakur and other leaders, Yadav termed the protest a headline management stunt, alleging that it exposed both the BJP’s true intent and internal lack of coordination within the NDA.He further claimed that Jeevika Didis were misled…
Patna, March 12 (IANS) An emotional moment unfolded during Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Samriddhi Yatra in Purnea district of Bihar when Food and Consumer Protection Minister Leshi Singh broke down on stage while praising the Chief Minister. Addressing a gathering of Jeevika Didis before the Chief Minister’s arrival, Leshi Singh spoke about Nitish Kumar’s role in empowering women in the state.During her speech, she became emotional and said that the Chief Minister had stood by her f…
Patna, March 6 (IANS) As part of the organisational elections of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Umesh Singh Kushwaha, the MLA from Mahnar in Vaishali district, has been elected the party’s Bihar unit President for the third consecutive time. Kushwaha filed his nomination for the post on Friday and was elected unopposed after no other candidate submitted nomination papers.The formal announcement of his election was made at 4 p.m.Kushwaha filed his nomination before the state election officers Asho…
Patna, Jan 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 391 crore on the first day of the second phase of the Samriddhi Yatra in Madhubani district. The Chief Minister also held a public dialogue with residents and laid the foundation stone for 101 projects worth Rs 298 crore, while 294 completed projects worth Rs 93 crore were inaugurated.These initiatives are expected to provide fresh momentum and energy to the over…