"It was clear since the Bihar Assembly election that Nitish Kumar would be sidelined afterwards. It was only due to public pressure that he was made Chief Minister. The end of his political career was predetermined," Rai told ANI.
Anant Singh, Janta Dal (United) MLA from Mokama, on Tuesday, took oath as the MLA in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha assembly. Before taking the oath, he touched Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's feet and took his blessings.
On being chosen as Bihar Assembly Speaker, BJP MLA Prem Kumar told ANI, "In keeping with the tradition of our democracy, I was offered a seat on the stage by the Chief Minister and LoP Tejashwi Yadav. I welcome both leaders, thank them, and certainly take everyone into confidence regardin
Janata Dal (United)'s newly elected MLA Vibha Devi faced trouble reading her oath during the first session of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha after the Assembly elections.
Anant Kumar Singh was arrested earlier, before the polling began in Bihar, by Patna Police in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, the Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Bihar is witnessing a close competition, with the JD(U) leading on 63 assembly seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on 61.
JD(U) MLA Gopal Mandal and his supporters sat on a dharna outside Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence here on Tuesday, demanding an election ticket to contest from Gopalpur constituency.
Ahead of the Assembly polls in Bihar, Janata Dal (United) Parbatta MLA Dr Sanjeev Kumar joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Friday. Leader of the Opposition in Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav welcomed him to the party.
"The labourers working outside the state, who cannot show up for verification, would be ousted from the roll. Therefore, the Election Commission should make arrangements to include such individuals. There are no intruders in my constituency," Kumar told ANI.
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to expand his cabinet with significant addition of his ally Bharatiya Janata Party ministers.
Janata Dal (United) MLA Bima Bharti has alleged that her son and husband were arrested by the police in connection with an Arms Act case, as officers were under pressure from the top management.
"They (opposition in Bihar) raised Khelo Hoga slogans. I request the government to order a CBI investigation into the charges of horse trading claims. How much money was given must be investigated," he said.