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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with legislators arrives at Bihar Assembly, during the first day of Budget Session, in Patna.

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Janta Dal United (JDU) National President RCP Singh presents the membership slip to Lok Janshakti party senior leaders Keshav Singh as he joins JD(U) in Patna.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi.

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JDU MLA Janak Ram, Ashok Choudhary, Lesi Singh, Sumit Kumar Singh, BJP MLC Samrat Choudhary and Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Choudhary flash victory after taking oath as the Cabine...

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar congratulates Syed Shahnawaz Hussain after taking oath during the swearing-in ceremony for the cabinet expansion of coalition government of NDA at...

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during centenary celebrations function of Bihar Vidhan Sabha, in Patna.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Martyrs' Day, observed to mark the death anniversary of the father of the nation, in Patna

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greets BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain and state minister and founding President of Vikassheel Insaan Party Mukesh Sahni after their oath taking cer...

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar salutes after hoisting the National Flag during the 72nd Republic Day celebrations at his official residence in Patna.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pays tribute to Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur on his 97th birth anniversary, at party office in Patna. JD(U) National President RCP Singh is also seen...

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Janata Dal (United) activists pay tribute to Maharana Pratap on his death anniversary at party office, in Patna.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (2L) with Bharatiya Janata Party's National Spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and Bihar state minister Mukesh Sahni, after they filled nomination papers for...

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar feeds a flock of geese at the newly inaugurated Venu Van, in Rajgir.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the inauguration of R-Block-Digha four lane road, in Patna,. Also seen are Bihar Deputy CMs Tarkishore Prasad (R) and Renu Devi (2L).

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Janata Dal United National President RCP Singh addresses a press conference, in Patna.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar speaks during the second day of the Bihar JD-U Council meeting, in Patna.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses JD(U) state council meeting, at party office in Patna.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with JD(U) National President RCP Singh, state party President Bashistha Narain Singh and others during party state council meeting, in Patn...

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Janta Dal (United) National President RCP Sinha during a meeting with BJP's in-charge of Bihar Bhupender Yadav (L), at party office in Patna.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visits Navparivartan Startup Zone, at Chanpatia in West Champaran district.

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Nitish In Chirag’s Glare

The animus sown during the assembly poll still poisons the air in Bihar. Is Chirag Paswan a part of the ruling coalition or not? Who knows? Meanwhile, there’s talk of poaching….

Feb 17, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
A House Divided Over Home

Nitish Kumar fights for control of his government, and his future, as BJP seeks the spoils of war

Feb 03, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Six-Shooters On The Loose In Patna

The brazen, unsolved murder of an airline employee results in the Opposition’s renewed criticism of Nitish over rising crime in Bihar

Jan 20, 2021

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Crimes Rise In Nitish’s Home

A schoolteacher shot right through the eye, businessmen brothers disappeared, a jewellery shop looted of crores, even politicians murdered…Nitish is fast losing his USP.

Dec 16, 2020

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Scratch Back, Win Win

Upendra Kushwaha’s RLSP led the 'third front' along with BSP, AIMIM et al—often accused of being the 'spoiler'. Now, the man himself cosies up to Nitish.

Dec 09, 2020

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Just A Second

Do deputy chief ministers count in the leader-takes-all play?

Nov 19, 2020

| G.C. Shekhar Giridhar Jha Bhavna Vij-Aurora Preetha Nair Puneet Nicholas Yadav Ajay Sukumaran Abdul Gani
A Crown Of Thorns

Nitish Kumar is no longer the man of the house. A resurgent opposition, a dominant ally, two new deputy CMs who may not be pliable, a tainted minister he had once suspended….

Nov 19, 2020

| Giridhar Jha
Irony In A Crafted Victory And What It Presages

How did ‘Jai Shri Ram’ win? By managing media and by deploying LJP, MIM et al. That helped thwart real solidarities and kept angry Dalit-Muslim votes from drifting to Tejashwi.

Nov 12, 2020

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Solo ‘Chalo’ In 2025?

Bihar is closed out. The BJP turns its undivided attention to Bengal and other states.

Nov 12, 2020

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora
The Wet Blanket

The Congress takes refuge behind facile arguments: ‘tough seats’, ‘vote-cutting’. But its poor run in Bihar hides a deeper rot: a disenchanted Muslim voter, an uncaring leadership.

Nov 12, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Second Is First Fiddle

The long Nitish-BJP relation has had its ups and downs, especially vis-à-vis Modi, but this may turn out to be the trickiest phase ever. A pyrrhic victory for the seven-time CM.

Nov 12, 2020

| Giridhar Jha
Barb War In Bihar

‘Child-lifters’ on the campaign trail? Rhetoric creates its own jungle raj in a heated battle—Tejashwi Yadav is the prime target of personal digs…. Chirag Paswan cops a few too.

Nov 04, 2020

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Nitish Kumar’s Meeting With AIMIM's MLAs Gives Owaisi Reasons To Fret

On Thursday, AIMIM legislators, led by their state president Akhtar-ul-Iman called on Nitish Kumar purportedly to discuss the underdevelopment of the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region.

Jan 29, 2021

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Nitish Wishes Speedy Recovery to Lalu, Hints Regret For Not Being Able To Call Him

The soft corner Nitish Kumar had displayed for Lalu Prasad during his illness in 2018 had triggered speculations that he was feeling uneasy in the BJP-led coalition.

Jan 24, 2021

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Nitish Should Return To Grand Alliance To Work Freely: Congress

The Grand Alliance had come into being ahead of the 2015 assembly elections when Kumar had joined hands with his arch rival, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad.

Jan 17, 2021

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JD(U) Quashes Rumours Of Quitting BJP-Led Allaince, Says 'Party Firmly With NDA'

Lalan Singh's statement assumes significance in the backdrop of rumours of political instability in the state in view of alleged lack of compatibility between the two major NDA partners- BJP and JD(U).

Jan 10, 2021

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Is Nitish Kumar In Trouble? RJD Claims 17 JD(U) MLAs Willing To Switch Sides

'They (JDU MLAs) are all feeling stifled in the current dispensation and are willing to switch sides as soon as possible,' RJD leader Shyam Rajak said

Dec 30, 2020

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Nitish Kumar's Close Confidant RCP Singh Chosen New JD(U) President

RCP Singh, a bureaucrat-turned-politician, was so far the general secretary of the regional party.

Dec 27, 2020

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Cong Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Warns Nitish Kumar Of BJP's 'Poaching Skill'

Chowdhury, also the West Bengal Congress president, advised Kumar to keep in touch with the opposition in Bihar.

Dec 26, 2020

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Following Defection In Arunachal, RJD Hints At Fresh Alignment In Bihar If Nitish Kumar Cuts Ties With BJP

RJD national vice-president Shivanand Tiwary, however, made it clear that the ball lies in the court of the JD(U) boss.

Dec 26, 2020

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Nitish Pooh Poohs Arunachal Defection With Bitter Laugh

Nitish Kumar downplays defection of 6 JDU MLAs to Arunachal BJP.

Dec 25, 2020

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JD(U) Throws Hat In The West Bengal Assembly Polls Race

The party is looking to contest at least 75 seats in the elections

Dec 17, 2020

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