Samrat Choudhary emerges frontrunner in race to succeed Nitish Kumar as Bihar Chief MinisterSamrat Choudhary, who leads the race for Bihar CM's post, is a prominent OBC leader. He holds the Home portfolio as Deputy Chief Minister. ...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
JDU at its strongest in 2025, even as post-Nitish Kumar question nearsThe Janata Dal (United) remains heavily dependent on Nitish Kumar, whose leadership continues to define the party’s political relevance. Af...
31 Dec, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
Bihar bandh: BJP & JDU claim success, Opposition cries disruptionBihar's ruling NDA recently organized a five-hour bandh. This was to protest against the abusive language used against Prime Minister Naren...
04 Sep, 2025, 11.56 PM IST
PM's speech on UCC shows BJP's worry over opposition unity: Nitish aideA senior JD(U) minister, Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, has claimed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aiming for communal polarisation b...
27 Jun, 2023, 05.26 PM IST
National priorities likely to guide BJP's ties with JD(U)Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s good chemistry with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also play a big role in BJP giving more space to ...
15 Nov, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
Exit of NDA allies Akali Dal and Shiv Sena will likely make the BJP toe a soft line with the JDUDespite a relatively poor show by the JDU, Kumar remains the face of the Most Backward Classes and Mahadalits, which BJP will have to facto...
15 Nov, 2020, 08.28 PM IST
BJP-JDU is a win-win social coalition, not just poll alliance, says Dharmendra PradhanUnion petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said the BJP’s alliance with the JDU is not a political, but a win-win social coalition.
23 Oct, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
Political rush to Bihar for relief post earthquake and cycloneThe visitation of the twin disasters of cyclone and earthquake —in quick succession— in Bihar has come at a time when the state assembly el...
30 Apr, 2015, 06.45 AM IST
Bypoll results have lessons for each political party; local leadership can't be ignoredThe case in Karnataka for Congress, where it wrested the erstwhile BJP stronghold of Bellary by a massive margin, is to go local.
26 Aug, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
Nitish Kumar happy over success of 'experiment' with RJD, CongressThe BJP had bagged six seats out of the 10 in 2010 election while RJD had 3 and JD(U) 1. The secular alliance has annexed two seats from BJ...
25 Aug, 2014, 04.47 PM IST
Post split, JD(U) and BJP supporters clash openly on street in PatnaFor 17 years, they swore by their friendship but on Tuesday JD(U) and BJP supporters clashed openly on the streets of the Bihar’s capital.
19 Jun, 2013, 04.10 AM IST
BJP blames Nitish Kumar for violence in 'successful' Bihar bandhBJP claimed that spontaneous support by people made 'Bihar bandh' called by it successful and held Nitish responsible for the violence
18 Jun, 2013, 08.04 PM IST
L K Advani's resignation: NDA on ventillator support, says JD(U)Terming Advani's resignation as a serious issue, JD(U)president Sharad Yadav said his party, an NDA ally, will meet to review the latest de...
10 Jun, 2013, 06.53 PM IST
- JD(U) bluster changes nothing
The JD(U) is unlikely to pull the plug on its 17-year old alliance with the BJP that now governs Bihar. It is a cosy partnership: between t...
19 Apr, 2013, 05.47 AM IST
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi unhappy with JD(U) backing PM remarks on Gujarat minorities" BJP does not share this view (about the plight of Muslims under the Modi government)," he told reporters.
11 Dec, 2012, 04.22 PM IST
- Nitish set to score landslide victory
The Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)-BJP alliance today appeared set for a two-thirds majority in the Assembly elections in Bihar, winning 14 seats.
24 Nov, 2010, 12.09 PM IST
- Not flirting with Congress, says Nitish Kumar
Nitish poured cold water on Cong hopes of a post-poll disintegration of the BJP-JD(U) ties. .
05 May, 2009, 05.20 AM IST