With the Bihar Election dates coming closer, former Jahanabad MP Arun Kumar rejoined the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) on October 11 after a period of being a vocal critic of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He was re-inducted into the party in the presence of JDU working president Sanjay K
This upcoming electoral contest will be between the NDA, led by the BJP, and Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)), and the INDIA bloc, led by Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
In a major blow to the Janata Dal (United), its former lawmakers, Santosh Kumar Kushwaha and Rahul Sharma, have joined the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections
Ahead of the upcoming elections in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Bima Bharti emphasised the party's mission to make Tejashwi Yadav the Chief Minister
Union Minister Harsh Malhotra on Friday criticised Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's promise of providing government jobs to every household in Bihar if voted to power, urging the opposition to first recall the state's "Jungle Raj from 20 years earlier."
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mrityunjay Tiwari on Friday lauded Tejashwi Yadav's poll promise of providing government jobs in every household, giving him the credit for initiating discussion on employment across the country.
Rashtriya Janata Dal's Shakti Singh Yadav lauded former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, for promising to enact a law ensuring government jobs for every state household, saying that such a decision can only be taken by someone who feels the pain of the people.
As Bharatiya Janata Dal (BJP) MP Nityanand Rai and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan are engaged in extensive talks over seat-sharing for Bihar Assembly elections, Paswan on Friday suggested that talks are moving forward in a "positive manner"
The statement follows Yadav's announcement on Thursday that, within 20 days of the formation of the Mahagathbandhan government, it will pass a law ensuring a government job for every household in Bihar.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy provided an update on the health of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, stating that he is recovering well and his condition is stable.
He asserted that the Mahagathbandhan government aims to achieve economic justice alongside social justice, noting that within 20 months, no family in Bihar will be without a government job.