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New Delhi/PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Nabin resigned from the state's legislative council and legislative assembly, respectively, on Monday, weeks after both leaders were elected to the Upper House earlier this month. The twin resignations came on the final day of the two-week period allowed under law. According to the Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules, 1950 (under Articles 101/190 of the Constitution), a member elected to both Parl ...Read More >
Patna: Emotions ran high in the JD(U) and the NDA on Monday after CM Nitish Kumar resigned from the Bihar legislative council.Leaders across the ruling alliance reacted with visible anguish. Rural works department minister Ashok Choudhary, considered close to Nitish Kumar, broke down before the media."I have been with Nitish Kumar Ji in the House for a long time. When Covid-19 pandemic came, I got closer to him. He is a great leader. A respected person. He is the guardian of the state. His way o ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 30 (ANI): Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar on Monday resigned as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), marking the next major political transition as he prepares to assume office in the Rajya Sabha after being elected earlier this month. Kumar, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month, tendered his resignation from the state legislature, marking a significant political development in the state. ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 30 (ANI): Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar on Monday resigned as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), marking the next major political transition as he prepares to assume office in the Rajya Sabha after being elected earlier this month. Kumar, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month, tendered his resignation from the state legislature, marking a significant political development in the state. ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 30 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) MLA Dulal Chandra Goswami on Monday said that the party chief Nitish Kumar included Bihar in the "list of developed states" and his resignation from his position as Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) is a "loss for the state." Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from his position as Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) today as he is set to take oath in the Rajya Sabha. Speaking to ANI here, Dulal Chandra Goswami lauded ...Read More >
Patna, Mar 30 (PTI) Emotions ran high in the JD(U) and the NDA on Monday after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from the state legislative council, while the opposition alleged he was "forced to quit". Kumar and BJP national president Nitin Nabin resigned from the legislative council and Assembly, respectively, after being elected to the Rajya Sabha on March 16. Several leaders across the ruling alliance expressed anguish over Kumar's exit from the state legislature. Legislative cou ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): The Vice President of India, CP Radhakrishnan, on Thursday conveyed his greetings to Nitish Kumar on assuming office as Chief Minister of Bihar once again, marking his 10th term at the helm of the state government. In a message posted on X, the Vice President said, "Heartiest congratulations to Shri Nitish Kumar ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Warm wishes to him and all the newly sworn-in ministers as they assume their responsibilities." ...Read More >
Patna: The NDA on Monday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the opposition's chief ministerial face, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, saying they had "accepted defeat even before the second phase" of the Bihar assembly elections scheduled for Tuesday.Reacting to the Congress and RJD's allegations against the Election Commission (EC), former Union minister and Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said the opposition routinely questioned democratic institutions whenever outcomes did not favour them. ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary extended his wishes to everyone on the occasion of Diwali festival on Monday as India is celebrating festival of lights. Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary told ANI, 'I extend best wishes to everyone on the occasion of #Diwali2025...May we all celebrate the festival happily and our country under the leadership of PM Modi will soon become the world's third largest economy...' On RJD announcing the list of candidates for Bihar E ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary extended his wishes to everyone on the occasion of Diwali festival on Monday as India is celebrating festival of lights. Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary told ANI, "I extend best wishes to everyone on the occasion of #Diwali2025...May we all celebrate the festival happily and our country under the leadership of PM Modi will soon become the world's third largest economy..." Also Read | Diwali 2025: CRPF Jawans Celebrate Deepa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday demanded the dismissal and arrest of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, alleging his involvement in a decades-old murder case, reports national media. Kishor cited discrepancies in documents related to Choudhary's age that, he claimed, enabled him to evade trial in a 1995 case involving six killings in Munger district. Kishor also linked Choudhary's name to the 1999 Shilpi-Gautam case, which was investigated by the CBI ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 30 (PTI) Union minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday observed that Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor's style of politics was similar to that of Aam Aadmi Party founder Arvind Kejriwal. Speaking to reporters here, the Lok Janshakti (Ram Vilas) president recalled that Kejriwal had, like Kishor, come out with "one allegation after another", while trying to find a toehold in politics, but "fell silent upon becoming the chief minister of Delhi". "Prashant Kishor has been making one al ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor levelled murder allegations against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Rural Work Department Minister Ashok Choudhary, Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan said that those leaders facing the serious allegations should respond to the charges. "Prashant Kishor is making a series of allegations against NDA leaders. Whether he has proof or is merely making claims is a matter of investigation," Chirag ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 30 (ANI): Founder of Jan Suraaj Party, Prashant Kishor, has demanded the resignation of JD-U leader Ashok Choudhary and reiterated that the Bihar Minister had acquired property worth Rs 200 crores by illegal means. Prashant Kishor said, "We stand by what has been said about Ashok Chaudhary's property. He has acquired property worth Rs 200 crores. He said on camera that if even one kattha of land comes up, I will be a slave to Jan Suraaj. Now that the papers have ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 29 (PTI) Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had escaped trial in a decades-old murder case by "falsely" claiming to be a minor before the court. Addressing a press conference here, Kishor said Choudhary's affidavit, filed in 2020 at the time of getting elected to the state legislative council, flew in the face of his earlier claim before the apex court, and demanded his "immediate dismissal". Choudhary, a form ...Read More >
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had escaped trial in a decades-old murder case by "falsely" claiming to be a minor before the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference here, Kishor said Choudhary's affidavit, filed in 2020 at the time of getting elected to the state legislative council, flew in the face of his earlier claim before the apex court, and demanded his "immediate dismissal". Choudhary, a former st ...Read More >
Patna: Poll consultant-turned-Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) leader Prashant Kishor alleged on Monday that Bihar deputy chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Choudhary was an accused in the massacre of six people and obtained relief from the court by submitting false documents to show that he was a minor. Kishor sought Samrat's immediate dismissal from the cabinet and asserted that he would meet state Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on the issue and seek his removal. The JSP ...Read More >
Bengaluru, 29 September 2025: Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, in collaboration with Freecharge, has unveiled Credit on UPI with Gold Loans - India's first gold-backed credit line accessible through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This innovative product is designed to unlock the economic potential of gold assets, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), self-employed entrepreneurs and merchants across both urban and rural India. Credit on UP ...Read More >
PATNA: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had escaped trial in a decades-old murder case by "falsely" claiming to be a minor before the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference here, Kishor said Choudhary's affidavit, filed in 2020 at the time of getting elected to the state legislative council, flew in the face of his earlier claim before the apex court, and demanded his "immediate dismissal". Choudhary, a former st ...Read More >
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may be honest but his cabinet ministers and officers are looting crores from the people of the state, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has told NDTV. The former poll strategist's remarks as he launched a series of attacks on leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in recent days ahead of the impending assembly elections. "I don't believe in the politics of targeting any ind ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 23 (ANI): Bihar Minister and JD-U leader Ashok Choudhary has given defamation notice to Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor, accusing him of making a new set of "wild, frivolous and defamatory allegations". The notice, sent by Ashok Choudhary's lawyer, states that either Prashant Kishor should provide proof to support his allegations or issue an unconditional apology for "causing irreparable harm and besmirching the reputation of my client" within one ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 23 (PTI) Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary on Tuesday slapped a legal notice on Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, asking him to tender an "unconditional apology" for defamatory remarks or face a civil suit seeking Rs 100 crore in damages. Kishor, in a press conference here last week, accused Choudhary of being involved in an irregular land deal worth Rs 200 crore. Choudhary holds the Rural Works portfolio and is a national general secretary of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U ...Read More >
PATNA: Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Friday took a potshot on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Bihar's Motihari, fuelling ongoing controversy over a 'mutton party' attended by Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh during the auspicious month of 'Sawan'. Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said that PM Modi would 'honour' the leaders who held a 'mutton' party during the holy month of 'Sawan' during his visit to the state on Friday ...Read More >
Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday laid foundation stones for as well as launched the works on a total of 11,346 rural roads and 730 bridges, entailing an expenditure of Rs 21,406 crore together under various schemes of rural works department (RWD), through remote control. The roads and bridges are being built under CM rural roads strengthening and management, rural connectivity, rural bridge, bridge, and easy connectivity schemes.As per the break-up of the costs, the CM launched the works on sc ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 4 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary on Friday came out in strong support of the Election Commission of India (ECI), amid rising opposition allegations that the ongoing voter list update process is biased. Choudhary said that the opposition is merely seeking excuses for its anticipated electoral defeat while the Commission is working towards enhancing transparency in the electoral process. Defending the move, Minister Choudhary told ANI, ' It is the job of the opp ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30: A political storm has ensued over the stirring remarks made by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, at the "Save Waqf, Save Constitution" rally in Patna, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and INDIA bloc leaders taking potshots at each other over 'using' the Waqf reforms as a ploy to win votes. The BJP called it a brazen attempt by the RJD-Congress-Left combine to 'influence' the election mood in the poll-bound state by fanning anti-Muslim sentiments, while the latter vowed to step up t ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A political storm has ensued over the stirring remarks made by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, at the "Save Waqf, Save Constitution" rally in Patna, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and INDIA bloc leaders taking potshots at each other over 'using' the Waqf reforms as a ploy to win votes. The BJP called it a brazen attempt by the RJD-Congress-Left combine to 'influence' the election mood in the poll-bound state by fanning anti-Muslim sentiments, while the latter v ...Read More >
Patna: Senior JD(U) functionary and rural works department minister Ashok Choudhary on Friday took aim at Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, questioning his criticism of the Nitish Kumar-led govt. "Instead of asking what happened in the last 20 years of the Nitish govt, Tejashwi should first tell what did not happen during this period," Choudhary said while addressing reporters at the JD(U) state headquarters after a public grievance hearing.Choudhary, who has been selected for an assistant professorship at ...Read More >
Patna: Although CM Nitish Kumar's son, Nishant Kumar, is yet to decide on joining politics, leaders from all political parties have already begun extending "welcomes", much to the amusement of the people. Strangely, the political debates currently revolve around Nishant, even though both he and his father remain tight-lipped on the issue. Union minister Ramdas Athawale, who was in Patna for an event, also extended a welcome to Nishant should he decide to enter politics. "We will welcome Nitish' ...Read More >
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