In the 2020 Bihar Assembly polls, the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), before breaking into two factions, fought the election without being in alliance with anyone. The LJP won only one seat in that election.
In the past, Dhirendra Yadav had given his land for the road. When Dhirendra did not get the vote from the people who benefited from this road, he got enraged and caused the incident.
Ajit Sharma, the current Congress Legislative Party leader, told India TV that although the Congress and RJD are contesting the bypolls separately, party president Sonia Gandhi has the right to decide the fate of alliance. "The RJD is responsible for the current situation," he said.
At a press conference addressed jointly by state RJD president Jagadanand Singh, national general secretary Alok Mehta and state spokesmen Mrityunjay, the names of Arun Kumar Sah and Ganesh Bharti were announced for Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan, respectively.
"Nitish Kumar and BJP fraudulently formed the government by using the government machinery. It was a loot of mandate that people of Bihar gave to us," Tejashwi Yadav said.
Bihar Election Commissioner Deepak Prasad on August 24 informed that the Panchayat elections in the state will be held in 11 phases, starting from September 24.
All five MLAs of Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM in Bihar on Thursday met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna but dismissed speculations of political realignment.
The year 2020 will be remembered most for -- Covid-19 pandemic. The country was under lockdown for ost part of the year. The strict restrictions affected people from all walks of life but 135 crore Indians encountered it bravely and presented an example for the world. Here are a few key events that took place during the pandemic in India:
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said that assembly elections in Bihar might happen again.
The Mahagathbandhan (MGB) had reportedly not considered pitting its own candidate with NDA considering the appointment of Nand Kishore Yadav as Speaker.
Anil Sharma is a supporter of Nitish Kumar's politicies. Each time Nitish becomes CM, Anil chops off a finger. He is a native of Jehanabad district in south Bihar.
Jitan Ram Manjhi, president of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), appointed pro-tem speaker in the new Legislative Assembly in Bihar on Thursday. At the swearing in ceremony held in Raj Bhawan, Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan administered him the oath of office.
Choosing young candidates who will focus on issues on the ground, and identifying the Bharatiya Janata Party as the principal political opponent.
Bihar portfolio distribution: As per the rule, Bihar can have a maximum of 36 ministers including the Chief Minister. On Monday, 15 ministers took oath including CM Nitish Kumar. The Cabinet expansion will take place after the Chhath Puja.
Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi will be the Protem Speaker in the new Legislative Assembly in Bihar.
JD(U) president Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for a fourth straight term on Monday at a ceremony which was attended by top BJP leaders including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda. Along with Nitish Kumar, BJP leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi also took oaths.
Prashant Kishor, who originally hails from Bihar's Buxar, had also managed the BJP and Narendra Modi's campaign in 2014 scripting an overwhelming victory for the saffron party.
Soon after taking oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the 4th consecutive time, JD(U) president Nitish Kumar said that it is the decision of the BJP to not field Sushil Modi as the deputy chief minister after the recently concluded Assembly polls.
Earlier in the day, the RJD said it will boycott the oath-taking ceremony of Nitish Kumar as chief minister, claiming the mandate in the elections was 'against the NDA' which has been changed by a 'fraud'.
Congress leader Tariq Anwar on November 16 blamed state leadership "for not using the opportunity properly" over Congress' performance in Bihar. "We need to discuss our performance in Bihar.
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