Nitish Kumar
9 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Nitish Kumar”, published between June 2018 and August 2019. They are filed mainly under JDU, BJP, news. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Churning in Bihar: RJD Leaders Woo Nitish Kumar to Lead Opposition as Tejashwi Stays Away
Leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Patna are urging Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to lead socialist-leaning parties, arguing that the opposition lacks an acceptable national leader. With RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in jail, senior party leader Shivanand Tiwari has openly invited Kumar to head an opposition left in disarray by the Lok Sabha election. Overtures to Nitish Tiwari said the Janata Dal (United) was making a historic mistake by staying in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in Bihar and at the Centre. He argued that withRead More
Tejashwi demands dismissal of Nitish government over Muzaffarpur shelter home case
Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday asked Governor Lalji Tandon to dismiss Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s government, alleging its involvement in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape and murder case after the CBI filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court. The demand The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader said the government should be removed with immediate effect for the safety of women and girls, alleging that some ministers had been involved in immoral acts. He repeatedly claimed at election meetings that the state government was involved in the case and hadRead More
Nitish Kumar takes centre stage in JD(U) campaign posters for Lok Sabha polls
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his government’s record, rather than central schemes, have become the focus of the JD(U)‘s Lok Sabha campaign. Hoardings outside the party office in Patna feature him prominently, with only small pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan. The slogans One hoarding reads “Neta Woh Jo Nirnay Le” (a leader is one who takes decisions), and another, carrying photos of all 17 JD(U) candidates, calls Nitish honest and good and asks voters to go with him. Other posters stress workRead More
Prashant Kishor says he won’t work on any party’s 2019 campaign
Election strategist Prashant Kishor said on Sunday that he would stay away from every political party’s campaign in the 2019 general election. Speaking to students of the Indian School of Business (ISB), he said he had spent enough time with leaders and wanted to return to grassroots work, and added that he was not entering politics. Why he is stepping back Kishor said he had wanted to leave the field for about two years but first wished to ensure his organisation, I-PAC, was in safe hands. The 41-year-old said heRead More
BJP Proposes 20 Bihar Seats for Itself, 12 for Nitish’s JD(U) in 2019
The BJP wants to contest half of Bihar’s 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019 and leave the remaining 20 to its allies, under a reported seat-sharing arrangement: 12 for Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), 6 for Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP and two for Upendra Kushwaha’s RLSP. Leaders of the NDA have denied that any formula had been finalised and said talks were continuing. Past seat shares When they fought on opposite sides in 2014, the JD(U) contested 38 seats and won two, while the BJP contested 30 and won 22. As allies,Read More
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