NEW DELHI: In a major turn of events, senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Usha Vidyarthi, joined the Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) in New Delhi on Wednesday. Vidyarthi joined the LJP in the presence of the party chief, Chirag Paswan. Prior to this, another BJP stalwart, Rajendra Singh, …
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Written by Santosh Singh, edited by Explained Desk | Patna | Updated: October 7, 2020 1:46:56 pm Janta Dal United Chairman and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with BJP Senior Leader and Dy CM Sushil Kumar Modi in Patna on Tuesday 6 October 2020. Devendra Fadnavis, Head of Elections, is …
Read More »JD (U) and BJP reach agreement to share 122-121 seats, announces Nitish Kumar
Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Tuesday that his party, Janata Dal (United), will participate in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections from 115 seats and the BJP will compete in 121 seats in a 243-member assembly. At a press conference on October 6, the CM of Bihar said that …
Read More »2020 Bihar Assembly Election: NDA Seat Sharing Pact Sealed, Nitish Kumar Beats Former Ally Chirag Paswan
Janata Dal (United), or JD (U), will contest 122 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party 121 seats in the 243-member assembly, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday. In a joint press conference with BJP leaders, Nitish Kumar said that the JD (U) will allocate seven seats to Jitan …
Read More »Bihar elections: NDA reaches agreement to share seats, JD (U) will contest 122 seats, BJP one less
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 6, 2020 8:16:48 pm Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with BJP Senior Leader and Dy CM Sushil Kumar Modi during a press conference ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections in Patna on Tuesday (PTI) Following agitated parliaments within the NDA …
Read More »Bihar elections 2020: JD (U) and BJP reach agreement to share seats of 122-121
NEW DELHI: The JD (U) led by Nitish Kumar and the BJP on Tuesday reached a formula of 122: 121 shared seats for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. Announcing the agreement to share seats for the 243-member assembly, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the allies will be accommodated …
Read More »Whatever the numbers, Nitish Kumar will be prime minister, BJP claims
Sushil Modi indicated that Paswan Junior could not have taken that step if his father were present. Bihar’s top BJP leader Sushil Modi today tacitly condemned Chirag Paswan’s decision to reject Nitish Kumar’s leadership for the upcoming assembly elections. Only Nitish Kumar, he declared, will be prime minister, “whatever the …
Read More »Clarification from Bihar BJP on Nitish Kumar and a message for Chirag Paswan
“I have opposed Nitish Kumar since 2013, when I entered politics,” said Chirag Paswan. Patna: Hours before a formal media briefing for the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar today, the BJP issued an emphatic statement in support of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. “Only those who accept Nitish Kumar’s …
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Bihar elections wide open, a repeat of the Maharashtra situation cannot be ruled out
Ram Vilas Paswan’s departure from the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has opened elections to the state assembly. Until last week of September, the NDA was regarded as a clear winner and most opinion polls predicted an overwhelming majority for the NDA and …
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