Amid tectonic political churn at the hustings in Bihar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday reiterated the party's push for a caste-based census across the country.
As Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar is slated to form a new government with NDA in Bihar, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said that BJP took the decision in favour of Bihar people and now the state will move forward on the path of development.
Hours after Nitish Kumar severed his ties with the ruling Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, a decision also being seen as a big blow to the unity of the INDIA bloc, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that the Janata Dal (United) supremo gives a tough challenge to chameleons and
Congress leader Tariq Anwar on Sunday slammed Bihar CM Nitish Kumar after he joined NDA to form a new government and said that the people of Bihar won't forgive Nitish this time, adding "Bihar's image has suffered a blow".
After Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister, confirming rumours of his exit from the ruling Mahagathbandhan and the INDIA bloc, JD(U) KC Tyagi on Sunday accused the Congress of wanting to steal and appropriate the mantle of leadership of the Opposition alliance.
After his resignation, Janata Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar is speculated to form a government with NDA in Bihar. Vinod Tawde, party in charge in Bihar said that a proposal was passed in the meeting today in which we decided to form a government with JDU.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that parties in the INDIA bloc had expected that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would fight the BJP and its ideology till the very end. His reaction came amid the reports of Nitish Kumar's possible return to the NDA fold.
Amid mega political twist in Bihar and speculations of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar joining the NDA, RJD Spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav claimed that the Bhartiya Janata party was already plotting to seize control in the state and eyeing power.
Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Bihar, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said the BJP was 'seriously' keeping an eye on the developments in the state and not just as a mute spectator.
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar arrived at the Raj Bhavan in Patna and handed over his resignation to state Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Sunday.
Amid growing speculations around Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's next big political move, his partner in the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan', RJD, on Sunday put out a full-page advertisement in leading newspapers in the state, edging out the Janata Dal (United) supremo and projecting Deputy Chief