Bihar's 'Samrat': Choudhary set to be CM, with 2 deputiesSamrat Choudhary will be the new Chief Minister of Bihar. The swearing-in ceremony is set for Wednesday morning in Patna. Senior JDU leader...
14 Apr, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Nitish Kumar leaves behind mixed legacy - from 'development with justice' to political flip-flopsNitish Kumar leaves behind a mixed legacy, credited with improving governance and welfare delivery in Bihar, but criticised for frequent al...
14 Apr, 2026, 07.25 PM IST
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
Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant joins JD(U), vows to carry forward father’s legacyNishant Kumar, son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has officially joined the Janata Dal (United) party. He entered politics in the pr...
08 Mar, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Nishant Kumar to join JDU on March 8 at 1 pm, says Sanjay JhaNishant Kumar, son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, joins the JD(U) party on Sunday. He will formally begin party work after discussio...
08 Mar, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
Nitish Kumar's son Nishant to join JDU tomorrow, may be named Bihar Deputy CM soonNishant Kumar, son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will join the JDU party on Sunday. This decision was made at a meeting of party le...
07 Mar, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
ET Analysis: After Lalu Prasad & Ram Vilas Paswan, the last of JP-era trio steps asideTogether, they ensured the dominance of regional parties in Bihar even as neighbouring states in the Hindi heartland experimented with BJP-...
06 Mar, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Bihar Election 2025: Longest serving CM Nitish Kumar confronts the ultimate test of voter verdictNitish Kumar has secured another term as Bihar Chief Minister. His JD(U) party, allied with the BJP, won the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections....
14 Nov, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
What Bihar election results could mean for BJP, Congress, RJD, JD(U) and their top leadersAs Bihar votes conclude, the nation watches for national political shifts. The election tests the BJP's appeal against regional fatigue, th...
12 Nov, 2025, 11.03 AM IST
How 'Susashan Babu', 'Palturam' Nitish Kumar may influence the Modi 3.0 govtNitish Kumar, Bihar's chief minister, has re-emerged as a key ally in the NDA, significantly influencing the Modi 3.0 government. His polit...
10 Jun, 2024, 05.21 PM IST
Nitish Kumar set to switch sides once again: Here is what we know so farBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is reportedly set to exit the ruling Bihar Mahagathbandhan, consisting of RJD and Congress, and rejoin th...
27 Jan, 2024, 12.37 PM IST
Nitish Kumar thanks PM Modi for 'Bharat Ratna' Karpoori ThakurOn the centenary of former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur's birth, politics intensified in the state following the central government's Bharat Ra...
25 Jan, 2024, 12.39 AM IST
Bihar polls: BJP salutes Jayaprakash Narayan, stings Lalu Prasad and Nitish KumarThe BJP outplayed JD(U) and RJD in the race for Jayaprakash Narayan's (JP) legacy, with a delegation of Amit Shah among other MPs visiting ...
12 Oct, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
Nitish pushing Bihar to communal politics: BJPBJP today accused Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and its other political rivals of pushing the assembly poll-bound state towards communa...
07 Oct, 2015, 10.06 PM IST
Ananth Kumar asks people to foil Lalu-Nitish's dreamThe Union Minister also berated Nitish Kumar for paying tributes to the legendary socialist leader JP at every anniversary of Emergency.
26 Jun, 2015, 08.56 PM IST
Nitish Kumar now the face of Lalu Yadav's legacy of crime: Ravi Shankar PrasadAsked if the party will name a chief ministerial candidate ahead of Bihar polls, Prasad said the BJP's Parliamentary Board will take a call...
13 Jun, 2015, 10.08 PM IST
RSS hits out at Janata Parivar for targeting Narendra Modi governmentAfter facing rout in elections, Nitish Kumar resigned from the chief minister's post on moral grounds and installed Jitan Ram Manjhi as a "...
12 Apr, 2015, 09.32 PM IST