Weighing in on the big churn in the JD(U) on Friday, which saw Lalan Singh stepping down as the party's national chairman and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returning to the top post, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday said there was a dark cloud hanging over the ruling party in
Congress's National Alliance Committee meeting began to discuss Congress's claim for seats in Uttar Pradesh in the INDIA alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha election.
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on Friday described the INDIA bloc as an alliance without any "vision" or "mission" and said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should start an 'INDI Jodo Yatra' instead of a Bharat Nyay Yatra from January 14.
Addressing the media after the meeting, JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said, "After the resignation of Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, CM Nitish Kumar has been elected as the new national president of the party..."
The buzz over the seat-sharing formula of the opposition's INDIA bloc hit a crescendo on Friday after a few partners within the alliance hinted at going all 'alone' in next year's Lok Sabha elections or not willing to 'compromise' in their respective states.
This is the second meeting of the group, which was formed earlier this month to discuss potential alliances with other political parties for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls in 2024, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday said that the party has been fighting on 23 seats in the past and in that concern there would be no change.
In yet another letter to the MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) leaders, Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr. BR Ambedkar, reiterated his interest to join the MVA and INDIA alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Amid the tussle over seat-sharing between the parties of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Thursday said that the decision will be taken only after an internal discussion among parties.
"During the election, the BJP announces that they would give 5 kg rice but we have been giving that from the beginning...," the Chief Minister said, speaking at a public meeting in Chakla in West Bengal's North 24 Paraganas district.
Putting to rest speculations of Nitish Kumar's possible return to the saffron fold, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday said all doors to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are closed for the Bihar chief minister.