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Bihar politics: Iftar Parties help ‘nephews’ and ‘uncle’ Nitish Kumar come closer
By thestatesman.com
PATNA—In the last 10 days, three back to back Iftar parties in Patna have reduced the political distance between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav. Kumar has also been…
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Lalu’s release from jail amid RJD-JD-U bonhomie infuses sudden interest in Bihar politics
By thestatesman.com
PATNA—Amid RJD’s proposal to chief minister Nitish Kumar to return to the mainstream of socialism, the release of party chief Lalu Prasad from Jharkhand jail has infused sudden interest in Bihar politics…
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‘Blossoming’ love between Nitish, Lalu triggers speculations of political realignment in Bihar
PATNA—The “blossoming” love between the two arch-rivals in Bihar has to be seen to be believed. In what appears to be a new kind of bolding flourishing between the two old rivals, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has now invited the RJD…
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‘Time to ban religious processions, they are biggest threat to national unity’: Manjhi
PATNA—Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has sought a ban on all kinds of religious processions to maintain peace and communal harmony in the country.
Manjhi put this demand through a Twitter message on Monday as incidents of…
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‘Bihari Babu’ to ‘Babu Moshai’: The curious political journey of…
By thestatesman.com
PATNA--Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha has earned a new sobriquet post his impressive win in by-elections to Asansol LS seat in Bengal—From all-time famous “Bihari Babu”, he is now being addressed as “Babu…
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RJD uses IPL posters to mock PM, Bihar CM over fuel price hike
PATNA--With the petroleum prices now hitting the roof, the main opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has resorted to unique poster war in Bihar to take potshots at the ruling regime.
The prices of petrol have touched Rs120 a litre while…
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Manjhi transfers power to son, appoints him as HAM’s new president
PATNA - In a significant political development, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi today appointed his son Santosh Kumar Suman as party's new chief, citing health grounds.
Manjhi made this announcement at a party rally…
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RJD wins crucial Bochahan assembly bypolls in Bihar
PATNA- The RJD emerged as the winner from the Bochahan assembly polls in Bihar, deafeating the BJP candidate by over 36,000 votes.
RJD candidate Amar Kumar Paswan polled 82,547 votes against 45,909 polled by BJP's Baby Kumari. The VIP…
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Lalu’s son extends invitation to Nitish to join Bihar Grand Alliance
PATNA—Amid growing bitterness between the ruling NDA partners in Bihar, RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav has extended invitation to chief minister Nitish Kumar to join the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance).
“Entry, Nitish Chacha,” twitted Tej…
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OBC votes in mind, Bihar NDA partners scramble to observe Ashoka’s birth anniversary
PATNA—Despite the historians lacking unanimity over the caste and date of birth of Ashoka-the-Great, there has been a mad scramble between the two ruling NDA partners—the BJP and the JD-U—to celebrate his birth anniversary apparently in a…
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