Calling Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son, Nishant Kumar, his "brother", Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that if Nishant joins politics then there is the possibility that JD(U) will survive.
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.
Speaking to ANI on Tejashwi Yadav's statement, Kumar said, "There is a difference in the views of Lalu Prasad Ji and Tejashwi Yadav, which is natural as the father is politically sidelined and has passed the baton to his son," Kumar said.
The BJP won 48 seats in a historic mandate, returning to power in the national capital after 27 years, ending over 10 years rule of the Kejriwal government. The AAP won just 22 seats against 62 in 2020 assembly polls while the Congress failed to win a single seat for the third time in a r
With Assembly elections scheduled for November this year, Bihar received significant attention in the Budget. Finance Minister Sitharaman announced the expansion of Patna Airport, the establishment of four new greenfield airports, and the construction of a brownfield airport in Bihar.
JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha hailed Budget announcements as a major boost for Bihar, citing a new greenfield airport, Makhana Board, Western Kosi irrigation system, food-processing institute, and taxation relief up to Rs 12 lakhs.
Earlier today, in the statement from JD(U)'s Manipur Chief, Ksh. Biren Singh, the party said that the lone MLA of the party in Manipur will be treated as an Opposition MLA in the assembly.
This came after Conrad Sangma-led National People's Party (NPP) in November 2024 withdrew its support from the N Biren Singh-led BJP Government in Manipur with immediate effect amid the ongoing tensions in the state.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday accused the double-engine government of NDA is doing step-motherly treatment in Bihar as one engine is involved in crime and the other in corruption.