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Patna, June 08 (UNI) "Jan Suraaj " founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday said that LJP(RV) President Chirag Paswan, by announcing to contest all 243 seats, is exerting pressure to get more seats to contest in the NDA for Bihar assembly elections. Prashant told media persons that the announcement made by Chirag to contest all 243 assembly seats was an attempt to exert pressure on the leadership of the NDA to get more seats during seat sharing for the next Bihar assembly elections. He was not at all concerned which party was contesting how many seats, but one thing was certain that Jan Suraaj would contest all 243 seats in Bihar assembly elections, he added. " People had tested and seen the performance of both Grand Alliance and NDA ", Jan Suraaj leader said, adding that his party was the only strong political alternative that could fulfill the expectations of people of Bihar. People were no more prepared to tolerate the present regime, he remarked. UNI KKS BD
PATNA,: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday expressed willingness to take "strong steps" to ensure that concerns of students protesting alleged irregularities in a recent BPSC exam were squarely addressed by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar. The Hajipur MP had a free-wheeling interaction with the media here on the sidelines of a feast organised by his Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on the occasion of the Makar Sankranti festival. Asked about the Bihar Public Service Commission exam row, Paswan said, "I have said it in the past and wish to reiterate that Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas ...Read More >
Patna: Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor speaks during the 'Bihar Badlav' rally, in Patna, Friday, April 11, 2025. "Declare Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister candidate if he is the face of the NDA," challenged Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on May 30, as he toured the state in his 'Bihar Badlav Yatra'. Mr. Kishor, a political strategist, who was instrumental in strategising several political campaigns, including those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar, is setting himself up as a third alternative in Bihar beside the Mahagathbandhan (RJD-Congress-Left) and the Na ...Read More >
Patna: LJP (RV) chief and union minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday announced that he would contest upcoming Bihar assembly elections but avoided naming his constituency, leaving it to the people of Bihar to decide. Addressing 'Nav Sankalp Sabha' organised by his party in Ara, Chirag said, "Yes... I will contest election from Bihar, for Bihar, and for people of Bihar. I will contest polls from all 243 seats. People of Bihar will decide from which seat in the state he should contest the election." "After losing my father, my own people ousted me from my house. Now people of Bihar are my family," ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The MSC IRINA, recognised as the world's largest container ship by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) capacity, is set to dock at the Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport on Monday and will be berthed till Tuesday. The monumental arrival marks a significant milestone for the seaport, which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2. The MSC IRINA boasts an impressive capacity of 24,346 TEUs, making it a formidable player in global shipping. With a length of 399.9 metres and a width of 61.3 metres, the vessel is approximate ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, June 8: A day before his Government marks its first anniversary in third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has redefined women-led development in its 11 years in power. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp In all sectors, including science, education, sports, start ups and the armed forces, women are excelling and inspiring several people, Modi said on X. He cited a number of welfare programmes which, he noted, have benefitted women immensely. Various initiatives, from ensuring dignity through Swachh ...Read More >
In an exclusive interview to News 18, the LJP (RV) chief reiterated that he is not lured by any political post as he has seen power from a very close quarter at a tender age. Union cabinet minister and LJP (RV) chief Chirag Paswan categorically denied speculations that he is deliberately contesting the upcoming Bihar elections with an eye on the post of deputy chief minister. In an exclusive interview to News 18, the LJP (RV) chief reiterated that he is not lured by any political post as he has ...Read More >
Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar on Monday (July 7, 2025) said that soon the criminals involved in the murder of businessman Gopal Khemka would be arrested. Mr. Khemka was shot dead by a bike-borne criminal from point-blank range in the State capital, Patna, on Friday (July 4, 2025) night. Following the murder, the Bihar police formed a special task force (STF) and special investigation team (SIT) to nab the shooter. The police have held multiple raids and have detained over a dozen people on suspicion. However, the police have not made any breakthrough in the case and the ...Read More >
Patna: Union minister and LJP (RV) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday accused the administration of having nexus with criminals and claimed that it was the reason outlaws had gone on a rampage and criminal incidents were taking place in Bihar without any restraint. Talking to reporters in the state capital, Chirag alleged that money was changing hands at the police stations and that was the reason administration kept quiet even after a spree of criminal incidents. It was absolutely wrong, he added. "When the Prime Minister is bringing gifts, his priorities are different. He is working with the ...Read More >
Patna, July 5 (PTI) Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday announced that a 'skill university' would soon be set up in Bihar's Jamui district, which had served as his Lok Sabha constituency for two consecutive terms. Paswan, who has shifted base to Hajipur, his late father Ram Vilas Paswan's pocket borough, was addressing a function in the state capital, organised on the latter's birth anniversary. Also Read | Gurugram Shocker: Police Arrest Man for Killing His Friend by Pushing Him From Building Following Argument Over Missing Mobile Phone. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president s ...Read More >
Patna, July 6: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has launched a sharp attack on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government, calling Bihar the "crime capital of India". He said this while commenting on the murder of prominent businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna. In a post on social media platform X on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi stated: "The brazen murder of businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna has once again proven - the BJP and Nitish Kumar together have turned Bihar into India's crime capital." He said that Bihar is living under the shadow of loot, gunfire, and murder, and such incidents have become the "new normal ...Read More >
Patna, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid intense speculations of Union Minister for Food Processing Chirag Paswan throwing his hat into the ring, the LJP (Ram Vilas) chief on Sunday dropped enough hints of contesting the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar. Addressing a public rally in Bihar's Saran district, the Union Minister said that he would contest the elections for his brothers, sisters and mothers and also vowed to put the state on the path of development. Paswan said that whenever he comes to Bihar, he is asked this question, and today he is declaring that he and his party will take up ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's firm stance on terrorism at the BRICS Summit, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari on Monday expressed his complete faith that India will fight terrorism with full resolve and determination. His remarks came in response to PM Modi's statement at the global summit, where he called terrorism "the most serious challenge facing humanity" and emphasised that condemning terrorism must be a matter of principle, not convenience. Speaking to IANS, Pramod Tiwari supported the Prime Minister, stating, "At the B ...Read More >
Patna: Union minister and LJP(RV) chief, Chirag Paswan, lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and asked him who stopped him or his party to raise the 50% quota bar despite the fact that his family had three prime ministers. Speaking to reporters at the Patna airport, Chirag said instead of making excuses for Congress failure in election, Rahul should do introspection as to why his party has been losing elections in state after state. Addressing the 'Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan' at Rajgir on Friday, Rahul reiterated his commitment to caste census and removing the 50% cap on reservations. R ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union minister and LJP (RV) leader Chirag Paswan announced at a 'Nav Sankalp Rally' in Arrah, Bihar, on Sunday that he will contest the upcoming assembly elections, heeding to his party leaders' demand and putting to rest speculations on this which have been going on for some time. "A question is being asked whether Chirag Paswan will contest assembly elections from Bihar. My answer is yes! I will contest from every seat in Bihar to make Bihar first and Biharis first. The biggest thing is that I will contest elections for Bihar and will contest elections for Biharis," he said amid ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary on Saturday, lauding his lifelong dedication to social justice. In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, 'Humble tributes to former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan ji on his birth anniversary. His entire life was dedicated to social justice. His struggle for the rights of Dalits, backward classes, and the deprived can never be forgotten.' Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan, speaking to the media, described his father's birth anniversary as a 'festiva ...Read More >
Saran, Jul 6 (PTI) Claiming that there was a "conspiracy" to thwart his foray into Bihar politics, Union minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday asserted that he would, nonetheless, contest the upcoming assembly polls in the state. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president, who is a junior NDA partner in the state, made the statement at a rally in Saran district. "I want to take Bihar to new heights. I visualise a future in which our boys and girls will not need to go outside in search of greener pastures; rather, people from other states will come here in search of better education and employm ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Arun Bharti said the party is fully ready to contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. He added that they aim to win every seat they contest and will also support their allies to win where the LJP(RV) does not field candidates. Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Arun Bhati said, 'LJP(RV) is fully prepared for all 243 seats for the Bihar Vidhan Sabha elections. Wherever we contest, we will do so strongly. Wherever we don't contest, but our allies do, we will make every effort to help them win. We would want our ...Read More >
In a brazen act, five armed men stormed a Patna hospital, fatally shooting gangster Chandan Mishra, who was undergoing treatment while on medical parole. The attack, captured on CCTV, highlights Bihar's deteriorating law and order. Opposition leaders are criticizing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government, citing a surge in violent crimes and questioning public safety. In a chilling incident that highlights the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar, five armed assailants entered a prom ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 6 (ANI): Amid a political row sparked over the murder of a businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna's Gandhi Maidan area, BJP leader Tarun Chugh on Sunday said that the NDA government in Bihar, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is committed to maintaining law and order. His remarks follow the incident where businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near the main gate of his residence in Patna's Gandhi Maidan area. Chugh added that the culprits of the case will not be spared. 'The NDA government, led by Nitish Kumar, is committed to maintaining law and order th ...Read More >
Patna: In a major political declaration, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday announced his party's intention to contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. Speaking at a public rally in Saran district, bordering his Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency, Paswan's announcement signals a bold shift in the state's political narrative."When I say Chirag Paswan will contest the election, I mean that I will field candidates from all 243 seats in Bihar. I will contest from all seats," he told the cheering crowd.Addressing supporters with fervour, Paswan said, "I ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, on Tuesday, alleged that the Election Commission is in favour of and works for the BJP. Citing the example of Bihar, Chennithala claimed that two crore new voters have been added in the state before the Assembly polls. Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader emphasised that they will fight the issue in the court as it is very important to bring transparency to the election. 'Our leader, Rahul Gandhi, told everyone clearly how 75 lakh votes were added. Rahul Gandhi has put the evidence in front of the Election Commission of all ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 12 (PTI) Union minister Chirag Paswan has received a death threat from an Instagram user, his Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) said on Saturday. The party also shared on its X handle screenshot of a complaint lodged with the cyber police station in Patna, by chief spokesman Rajesh Bhatt. In his complaint, into which the SHO has ordered an inquiry, Bhatt cited a post by one 'Tiger Meraj Idrisi' who had threatened to "bomb" the Hajipur MP. Bhatt has alleged that the user had betrayed "a criminal bent of mind" and seemed "upset with the growing popularity of our leader". In the post ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwad Lene Mat Jana, Gyaan Ka Deepak Jalaana' (You don't go get Kavad, light the lamp of knowledge inste ...Read More >
Patna: A day after leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, hit out at the Election Commission (EC) reiterating his allegations of rigging in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly election and possibility of the same happening in Bihar polls, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, on Sunday accused the poll body of "defeating" the winning candidates as they stopped short of forming the govt in 2020. "We are more alert this time," Tejashwi said.Talking to reporters, Tejashwi alleged that during the 2020 assembly polls, they were close to forming the govt in the state, but suddenly the EC stopped the counting o ...Read More >
Bhojpur (Bihar) [India], July 2 (ANI): Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday countered Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks, asking when the youth of the state will get education and jobs in their own state? Speaking to ANI, Kishor said, 'If they want to do nation-building, then the people of the nation have already given the BJP the responsibility to do so...But Rajnath Singh should also tell us whether Bihar is a part of this nation...When will our youth get an education and jobs? Why are we going to Gujarat for labour and jobs? Rajnath Singh should tell all this.' Earlier to ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India] July 4 (ANI): Union Minister Chirag Paswan weighed in on the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen's (AIMIM) recent attempt to join the Mahagathbandhan on Friday. AIMIM's Bihar president, Akhtarul Iman, had written to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav requesting inclusion in the opposition alliance. Speaking to reporters, Paswan criticised the RJD's reliance on the Muslim vote bank, stating, 'The Muslim vote that RJD and its leaders believe they have a hold over is already fragmenting. If there hadn't been a division in the last assembly elections, how would O ...Read More >
Patna, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the Bihar Assembly elections approaching, the trend of leaders switching parties has begun, and Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraj Party has received a significant boost. On Friday, former senior IPS officer JP Singh and Bhojpuri superstar-singer Ritesh Pandey formally joined the Jan Suraj party in the presence of the party's chief Prashant Kishor. JP Singh, former Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Himachal Pradesh, and a resident of Saran (Chhapra), recently took voluntary retirement (VRS) from police service before entering politics. Former IPS JP ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): A contingent of 23 athletes supported by Reliance Foundation look to compete at the World University Games across six cities in Germany, with events running until July 27. Representing athletics, archery, and judo, these young talents aim to improve international rankings, achieve personal bests, and bring home laurels. The athletics team forms the backbone of the foundation campaign, with 18 athletes competing in sprints, jumps, throws, hurdles, relay, long jump, decathlon, among other events, beginning July 21, a release said. James Hillier, Di ...Read More >
PATNA: Union Minister and LJP (RV) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday alleged that his political opponents were hatching a conspiracy to blow him up 'with a bomb'. However, he claimed that such attempts of detractors would not desist him from his political objective. "Sher ka beta hun. Isase darne wala nahi (I am a tiger's cub. It will not scare me at all)," he said, while addressing 'Nav Sankalp Mahasabha' in Bihar's Munger district. Chirag said he was being intimidated on social media, revealing this a week after receiving a threat on his Instagram account. The Union Minister said that the ...Read More >
Arrah (Bihar) [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan announced on Sunday that he will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls. Speaking at a public gathering in Arrah, Paswan declared that his party would support the NDA in all 243 assembly seats to ensure its victory. 'For those who ask from where I will contest, I want to tell you that my party, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), and I will contest on 243 seats to make NDA candidates win and strengthen the NDA alliance. My goal is that the NDA moves towards victory,' said Chirag. ...Read More >