Ranchi, June 19 (IANS) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Friday hit back at the Congress after the latter accused its MLAs of cross voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, with a counter allegation that a section of Congress MLAs might have “made a deal” with the BJP, exposing cracks in the INDIA Bloc.Following Congress candidate Pranav Jha’s defeat in the Rajya Sabha polls, the party’s Jharkhand incharge K. Raju said the party and JMM legislators voted as expected, but alleged that the RJD and the…
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Ranchi, June 19 (IANS) Allegations and counter-allegations have started flying in the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand as the defeat of Congress candidate Pranav Jha in the Rajya Sabha elections triggered a sharp exchange of words between the alliance partners.Within hours of the results, the Congress accused its allies — the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) — of cross-voting. Both parties, however, rejected the charge and hit back, questioning the C…
Ranchi, June 18 (IANS) In a major political upset triggered by cross-voting within the ruling alliance in Jharkhand, NDA-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani on Thursday secured a surprise victory in the Rajya Sabha elections from the state.Nathwani defeated Congress nominee Pranav Jha despite the INDIA bloc enjoying a comfortable majority in the Assembly.While the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) successfully ensured the election of its candidate Baidyanath Ram, the Congress suffere…
Patna, June 12 (IANS) Neeraj Kumar, chief spokesperson of Janata Dal (United) and MLC, launched a sharp attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) National Working President Tejashwi Yadav and the family of Lalu Prasad Yadav during a press conference at the party’s state office in Patna on Friday. Beginning his remarks by extending birthday wishes to Lalu Prasad Yadav and praying for his good health, Neeraj Kumar quickly turned critical of Tejashwi Yadav, referring to him as “Twitter Babua” (Twi…
Patna, June 11 (IANS) All ten candidates who filed nominations for the Bihar Legislative Council elections — including nine vacant seats and one by-election seat — have been elected unopposed on Thursday. The elections concluded unopposed due to the numerical strength of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and opposition parties in the state Legislative Assembly.The NDA had fielded candidates for nine seats.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominated Bhojpuri actor and singer Pawan Si…
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav received birthday greetings from leaders and party workers across the country on Thursday on the occasion of his 79th birthday, while the celebrations were marked by enthusiasm, with party workers gathering outside his residence since midnight to mark the occasion. A large number of RJD supporters assembled outside the Rabri residence in Patna to celebrate the veteran leader’s birthday. The…
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav celebrated his birthday with close family members at his residence in Patna, with photos and videos from the celebration quickly going viral on social media.The birthday celebrations began shortly after midnight, when family members gathered to cut a cake and extend greetings to the veteran leader.The event reflected a warm family atmosphere, drawing attention from party workers and supporter…
Patna, June 10 (IANS) Bihar’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the state is moving towards a severe financial crisis under the NDA government and asked whether the state is nearing a situation comparable to a financial emergency. Through a series of social media posts on X, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader criticised the “double-engine” government and accused it of implementing ‘anti-people’ and ‘pro-corporate policies’ that, according to him, have pus…
Patna, June 10 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav travelled on the streets of Patna without a visible police escort or security convoy on Wednesday. This has triggered a fresh political debate over the Bihar government’s recent decision to scale down security arrangements of opposition leaders.Videos of the incident quickly went viral on social media and in political circles, showing Lalu Prasad Yadav travelling in a vehicle without his us…
Patna, June 9 (IANS) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has rejected the resignation of senior party leader Shivchandra Ram, who had stepped down from the post of National President of the party’s Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) Cell after expressing dissatisfaction over not being nominated for the Bihar Legislative Council elections. On Tuesday, RJD Chief Spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav announced that the party leadership had not accepted Shivchandra Ram’s resignation.He said that after…