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NDA leaders aware of the matter said that legislators have been asked to be in the state capital at a short notice. "The dates are not yet final but it may happen any day after April 10," said a JD(U) legislator. The BJP state president, Sanjay Saraogi, denied that any dates have been finalised for the NDA meeting. "No dates have been finalised. There is no development on this count," he said. A senior JD(U) leader said that CM Kumar, who would leave for New Delhi on April 9, will return to th ...Read More >
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal (United) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha left for Delhi on Thursday (April 9, 2026) amid reports that he could take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Friday (April 10). Mr. Kumar is expected to meet top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Delhi before returning to Patna either on April 11 or the next day. He is likely to address a meeting of NDA legislators on April 13 and hold what could be his last Cabinet meeting as Chief Minister. Follow ...Read More >
Patna (PTI): Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary, the deputy CM of Bihar, as the man who would head the new government in the state, were on Thursday put up outside the BJP office in Patna as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left for Delhi to be sworn in as a Rajya Sabha MP. The posters, a few of which were pulled down by the party office staff, bore the label of 'Valmiki Samaj', a community of Dalits associated with scavenging work. "We do not know who has put up these posters. We can, at this mome ...Read More >
Patna, Bihar: A leadership shift in Bihar now appears near, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar set to move to the Rajya Sabha, leading to speculation over who will take charge next. According to sources, Nitish Kumar will go to Delhi on April 10 to take the Rajya Sabha oath of office. He is anticipated to return to Patna that same day, following which political activity is probably going to pick up speed. A Cabinet meeting is expected around April 13, where discussions on the next chief minister ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Bihar's long-time chief minister Nitish Kumar will take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on Friday, paving the way for the formation of a new government in Bihar. Kumar arrived in the national capital on Thursday and was welcomed at the airport by party leaders including JD-U's national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha. "I have arrived here to take oath," Kumar told reporters at the airport. He will be administered the oath as a member of the upper house in the cha ...Read More >
Bihar: In a major power transition in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to resign on April 14 after taking oath as a Rajya Sabha Member on Friday. Sources indicate that Kumar's departure will trigger a leadership change in Bihar, with discussions already underway within the ruling alliance to finalize his successor. Nitish Kumar, one of India's longest-serving chief ministers, is shifting focus to Parliament after decades of active state leadership. His move to the Rajya Sabha is being ...Read More >
NDA leaders aware of the matter said that legislators have been asked to be in the state capital at a short notice. "The dates are not yet final but it may happen any day after April 10," said a JD(U) legislator. The BJP state president, Sanjay Saraogi, denied that any dates have been finalised for the NDA meeting. "No dates have been finalised. There is no development on this count," he said. A senior JD(U) leader said that CM Kumar, who would leave for New Delhi on April 9, will return to th ...Read More >
Patna: Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary, the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, as the man who would head the new government in the state, on Thursday, April 9, were put up outside the BJP office in Patna as CM Nitish Kumar left for Delhi to be sworn in as a Rajya Sabha MP. The posters, a few of which were pulled down by the party office staff, bore the label of 'Valmiki Samaj', a community of Dalits associated with scavenging work. "We do not know who has put up these posters. We can, at this ...Read More >
Patna, Apr 09 (PTI) Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary, the deputy CM of Bihar, as the man who would head the new government in the state, were on Thursday put up outside the BJP office in Patna as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left for Delhi to be sworn in as a Rajya Sabha MP. The posters, a few of which were pulled down by the party office staff, bore the label of 'Valmiki Samaj', a community of Dalits associated with scavenging work. "We do not know who has put up these posters. We can, at th ...Read More >
Patna: Nitish Kumar will travel to Delhi and will take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on Friday (April 10) and Bihar is likely to get a new chief minister next week. Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary confirmed the schedule, noting that Nitish Kumar's swearing-in will precede the oath of other newly elected MPs from the state. After taking his oath, Nitish Kumar will return back to Patna the same day and a Bihar Cabinet meeting has been scheduled from April 13 to discuss his successor. A new ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): BJP President Nitin Nabin on Thursday said that there are no differences in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the impending appointment of a new Bihar Chief Minister, as Nitish Kumar will be taking oath as Rajya Sabha MP. In an interview with ANI, Nitin Nabin said that the process is moving forward in a structured manner. Also Read | UK Visa Fee Hike: New Fees for Study, Work, Visit Visas From April 2026; Know How It Will Affect Indian Applicants. " ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): BJP President Nitin Nabin on Thursday said that there are no differences in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the impending appointment of a new Bihar Chief Minister, as Nitish Kumar will be taking oath as Rajya Sabha MP. In an interview with ANI, Nitin Nabin said that the process is moving forward in a structured manner. "There are no differences anywhere; everything is proceeding as per schedule. Nitish Kumar is taking the oath of office in the Raj ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar is likely to get a new govt around mid April, shortly after the end of 'kharmas', the inauspicious period that concludes on April 14.Some NDA leaders said on Wednesday the swearing-in could be pushed further. "The govt formation may be deferred till April 20, the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya," they said.According to NDA sources, the broad formula for the BJP-led govt in Bihar has almost been finalised. The final shape is expected to emerge during CM Nitish Kumar's Delhi visit be ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as Rajya Sabha member on Friday even as Bihar BJP's core group is also likely to deliberate over his successor the same day. Confirming the schedule, senior JD (U) leader and Bihar parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said that the process for the formation of new NDA government would start once Nitish resigned from his CM post. He said that a meeting of NDA legislators would be held after that to elect a new leader. ...Read More >
Patna: In a major political development in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10. State Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary confirmed that Nitish Kumar will travel to New Delhi on April 9 and take oath in the Rajya Sabha on April 10. Following this, he will step down as Chief Minister, paving the way for the formation of a new government in the state. Chaudhary stated that after Nitish Kumar's resignation, all constituent ...Read More >
Patna, Apr 8 (PTI) JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar will take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Friday, said Bihar minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, a close aide of the chief minister. Speaking to reporters in Patna, Chaudhary said Kumar will leave for New Delhi on Thursday. "After having been elected to the Rajya Sabha, the chief minister is now scheduled to take oath as a member of the Upper House in Parliament. He will be leaving (for Delhi) tomorrow and will be sworn in the day after," the JD(U) leade ...Read More >
In a crackdown on illegal liquor trade, Kaij police in Beed, Maharashtra, seized liquor worth over ₹1.5 lakh being transported without proper permits, leading to the arrest of one individual. IMAGE: Photograph: Flavio Lo Scalzo/ReutersKey PointsKaij police seized illegal liquor worth over ₹1.5 lakh in Beed district, Maharashtra.The liquor was confiscated from a car intercepted on Kaij-Kallam road.The seized liquor included country liquor worth ₹88,000 and foreign liquor valued at ₹71,860 ...Read More >
Patna, Apr 7 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant on Tuesday said people will never forget the work done by his father over the past two decades and urged them to continue their support for him and the party. His remarks come amid speculation over the next chief minister, with Nitish Kumar set to move to the Rajya Sabha. While no official announcement has been made by the JD(U), some party workers have been pitching Nishant Kumar as a potential successor. Speaking to reporter ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar politics is at a juncture where the countdown is on and everyone is waiting for a change at the helm. Chief minister Nitish Kumar has already resigned as an MLC (Member of Legislative Council) and will take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on April 10. He is expected to resign from his chief ministerial position soon after, paving the way for the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state, despite the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) being in power here since 2005 ...Read More >
Patna: Senior Janata Dal (United) leaders close to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asserted on Monday that it has already been decided that his son Nishant Kumar would become Deputy Chief Minister, while he (Nitish) himself wanted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Choudhary, currently a Deputy Chief Minister, to succeed him in the new government that would be formed in the state. Nitish has been elected to the Rajya Sabha and will take the oath as an MP on April 10 in Delhi. He will ...Read More >
Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, stating development had come to a halt during his tenure -- a failure that led to the party's defeat in the 2017 Assembly elections. He added that since then, Akhilesh has repeatedly tried to return to power, but the people of Uttar Pradesh are well aware of the party's true character. Addressing the media at the Circuit House in Prayagraj after concluding his two-da ...Read More >
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday took oath as Rajya Sabha member along with other MPs elected to the House from West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. A total of 19 leaders, including Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, DMK's Tiruchi Siva, BJP's Ramrao Wadkute, Manmohan Samal, BJD's Santrupt Mishra, BJD-Congress backed Dilip Kumar Ray, DMK's Constandine Ravindran, DMDL's LK Sudhish and Congress' Christopher Manickam, took oath toda ...Read More >
Patna, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid recurring hooch tragedies in Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday mounted an attack on the Nitish Kumar government over frequent incidents of illicit liquor smuggling and alleged rampant corruption, questioning the effectiveness of the state's prohibition policy. Marking 10 years of the liquor ban, Tejashwi alleged that the policy has failed to achieve its objectives due to what he described as a powerful nexus between sections of the administration an ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 6 (UNI) Both AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), heading the NDA for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi may project an image of being fearless, but the truth is the former is afraid of his Delhi masters, while the latter is beholden to the United States of America, DMK Deputy General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP Ms Kanimozhi said on Monday. "But when it comes to Tamil Nadu, both are ranged against the state. All those betra ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Three newly-elected Rajy Sabha members from Odisha on Monday took their oath of office and secrecy in their mother tongue, Odia, marking a proud moment for the state's linguistic and cultural identity in the Upper House of Parliament. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan administered the oaths to Manmohan Samal, the BJP's Odisha state unit president; Dilip Ray, a BJP-supported Independent candidate and former Union minister; and Santrupt Misra from th ...Read More >
The oath was taken in the presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan. Deputy Chairman Harivansh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju were present during the ceremony in the Rajya Sabha chamber. Floor leaders of respective parties were also present in the House. The newly elected members comprised five from Maharashtra, six from Tamil Nadu, five from West Bengal and three from Odisha. Maya Chintaman Ivnate of the BJP unit in Maharashtra was the first to take the oath, follow ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday took oath as Rajya Sabha member along with other MPs elected to the House from West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. A total of 19 leaders, including Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, DMK's Tiruchi Siva, BJP's Ramrao Wadkute, Manmohan Samal, BJD's Santrupt Mishra, BJD-Congress backed Dilip Kumar Ray, DMK's Constandine Ravindran, DMDL's LK Sudhish and Congress' Christopher M ...Read More >
DMK MP Kanimozhi: "They have been trying to impose Hindi in many ways, through the new education policy, NEP. All that is against what we have built here." With Tamil Nadu heading into a high-stakes, multi-cornered contest, Thoothukudi MP and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam senior leader Kanimozhi, in an exclusive interview with CNN-News18, laid out the DMK's pitch, framing the battle as a "Tamil Nadu versus NDA fight". She also defended the party's welfare model, governance record, and took aim at ...Read More >
Saraogi said Nitish Kumar, who resigned as a legislative council member last week after his election to the Rajya Sabha, will take the oath on April 10. "After that, the central leadership of the BJP and the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) will elect the leader. Nitish Kumar will also be part of the process," he told reporters on Sunday. Also Read: How Bihar fortunes changed in two decades of Nitish Kumar's rule Kumar has called a meeting of the state cabinet on April 9, possibly the last ...Read More >
Patna: Amid continuing suspense over CM Nitish Kumar's next move, Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi on Sunday said the JD(U) president would take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on April 10, setting the stage for a major political transition in Bihar."After his oath in the Parliament, the BJP's central leadership and NDA allies will sit together and take a decision over the next CM of Bihar," Saraogi said. The development is expected to bring an end to Kumar's record-breaking tenure as Bihar's lon ...Read More >
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