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Bihar floor test: 3 MLAs skip JD(U) meeting, Nitish says will prove majority

India, Feb. 11 -- In a cause of concern for the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Bihar, three of its MLAs again skipped the crucial meeting of legislators convened in Patna on Sunday evening. The fl... Read More


Parties herd their flocks with whip, feast, shelter

PATNA, Feb. 11 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Saturday said a whip has been issued to ensure the presence of all party MLAs inside the assembly on February 12 when the newly formed ND... Read More


BJP has not given up its resolve to form own govt in Bihar: Samrat

PATNA, Feb. 9 -- Barely 12 days after swearing-in of NDA government under Nitish Kumar and ahead of the floor test on February 12, the BJP deputy chief minister Samarat Chaudhary said on Thursday that... Read More


Don't worry, everything is fine, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on floor test

PATNA, Feb. 9 -- Amid the ongoing speculation on floor test of NDA government in Bihar on February 12, chief minister Nitish Kumar expressed confidence of proving the majority. "Chinta mat karien. Sa... Read More


Manjhi rues SC-ST portfolio for his party, son says fine with it

PATNA, Feb. 6 -- Ahead of floor test for the new NDA government in Bihar under Nitsh Kumar on February 12, former chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi continues to g... Read More


Manjhi voices displeasure over Bihar portfolios

Patna, Feb. 6 -- After demanding an additional berth for his party in Bihar's new cabinet led by chief minister Nitish Kumar, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday express... Read More


JItan Ram Manjhi throws a dart at Nitish Kumar over portfolio; his son clarifies

India, Feb. 5 -- Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (S), one of the constituents of the Nitish Kumar government sworn in on January 28, on Monday questioned the... Read More


Manjhi wants a 2nd berth

PATNA, Feb. 3 -- Barely five days after Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for the ninth time, former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday demanded a greater share for his Hindustani Awam Morcha ... Read More


Nitish: Wanted another name for INDIA bloc

PATNA, Feb. 1 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday that he had asked the 27-party Opposition bloc to not name itself INDIA and added that he took the initiative to push for a caste s... Read More


Absurd, says CM on Rahul bid to credit Cong for caste survey

PATNA, Feb. 1 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday dismissed as "absurd" Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim that the caste survey in Bihar was conducted under Congress's pressure. "The... Read More