Speculations continued for another day in a row over the Nitish Kumar-led JDU rejoining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with leaders from Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) and Bharatiya Janta Party (RJD) stating that even they are unaware of the exact situation.
Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president Baijayant Jay Panda has been appointed election-incharge of Uttar Pradesh, party general secretary Vinod Tawde of Bihar and former Union Minister Prakash Javadekar of Kerala for the Lok Sabha polls, expected to be held in April-May
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has stated that businessman Amit Katyal, in connivance with RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav, hatched a conspiracy to incorporate a company in ROC Delhi and buy land parcels situated in Bihar from prospective job seekers.
With speculations revolving around Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's possible exit from the Mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP and daughter of party's chief Lalu Yadav, Misa Bharti said on Saturday that she had 'no idea' about what had been going on in Bihar.
BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal on Saturday said that discussions were held on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Bihar in the party's state core committee meeting in Patna.
On the political uncertainty in Bihar, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday that the ultimate objective of the INDIA bloc is to change the Union government (BJP at the Centre), adding that seat-sharing is being discussed on a state-by-state basis.
Amid ongoing developments in Bihar, all political parties in the State held meetings on Saturday with party leaders and legislators in Patna after likelihood that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may jump ship to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Nationalist
The Rouse Avenue court on Saturday issued summons to former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti, Hema Yadav, Hridyanand Chaudhary and other accused in the Land for Job money laundering case.
Speaking to ANI, Neeraj Kumar said that there is a 'restlessness' among the leadership of the RJD, probably the most important party in the grand alliance of Bihar.