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  Will enter ring as wrestler without fearing result: Manjhi

  Politics | February 13, 2015 19:54 IST

  Patna: Exuding confidence that he would win the February 20 trust vote, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today said he would enter the ring like a “wrestler” and not bother about how strong the

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  Acted in accordance with rules: Bihar Governor

  Politics | February 13, 2015 18:22 IST

  Kanpur (UP): Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi today said it is not right to indulge in political blame game over his decision to allow Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi to seek confidence vote on February

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  Nitish, Lalu Prasad masters of engineering defections: Giriraj

  Politics | February 13, 2015 17:42 IST

  Ludhiana: Refuting allegations that the BJP-led Centre was “encouraging” horse-trading in Bihar, Union Minister Giriraj Singh today said JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav were “masters” in the art of engineering

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  Tripathi refuses to talk over timeframe given to Manjhi

  Politics | February 13, 2015 17:13 IST

  Patna: Bihar Governor K N Tripathi today refused to join issue with JD(U) leaders over the timeframe given to Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi to prove his majority in the House on February 20, saying

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  Manjhi lands in soup over getting 'commission' as CM statement

  Politics | February 13, 2015 16:20 IST

  Patna: Amid uproar over the comment that he used to get “commission” in developmental projects, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today said he used the expression symbolically to highlight that money travelled to such

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  Whose baby is Manjhi govt: Nitish Kumar

  Politics | February 12, 2015 23:25 IST

  Patna: Claiming that no political party has come forward to endorse the Jitan Ram Manjhi government and it has a support of “just” 12 MLAs, senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today asked “Whose baby is

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  Nitish Kumar doing 'dirty politics', alleges BJP

  Politics | February 12, 2015 23:10 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today described as “malicious and baseless” the charges made by Nitish Kumar that it was luring JD(U) MLAs, and said it has nothing to do with its internal strife and charged the

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  With the BJP's support Manjhi's loyalists confident of victory

  Politics | February 12, 2015 12:44 IST

  Patna: Upbeat after being asked to prove his majority on the floor of the state assembly Feb 20, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's loyalists were Thursday confident of their victory with the BJP's support."We

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  Nitish meets President, claims support of 130 MLAs

  Politics | February 11, 2015 21:32 IST

  New Delhi: Amid political standoff in Bihar, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today met President Pranab Mukherjee claiming support of 130 MLAs and urged him to advise the Governor to take an immediate decision claiming that

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  Delay in taking decision on Bihar will result in "horse trading," says Nitish after meeting President

  Politics | February 11, 2015 20:46 IST

  New Delhi: Aiming to put pressure on Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi to invite him to form the next government in the state, former chief minister Nitish Kumar today paraded 130 MLAs supporting him at

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  Will decide on Assembly floor whether to support Manjhi or not: BJP

  Politics | February 11, 2015 19:39 IST

  New Delhi: Terming the present political situation in Bihar as “an internal matter of JD(U)”, BJP today said it has nothing to do with it and will take a decision on whether to support Chief

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  Bihar crisis: Manjhi supporters stopped from entering Legislative Assembly

  Politics | February 11, 2015 19:22 IST

  Patna: Two JD(U) MLAs were allegedly barred from entering the Bihar Legislative Assembly as they went with the petition to have Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary impeached.According to MLA Pawan Jaiswal and Ravinder Rai,

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi should be allowed to remain CM: RJD MP

  Politics | February 11, 2015 16:54 IST

  New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the political logjam in Bihar, RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav today came out in support of Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and asked his party chief

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  Speaker nominating Nitish Kumar as JD(U) legislative party head is illegal: Patna HC

  Politics | February 11, 2015 15:33 IST

  New Delhi: The Patna High Court on Wednesday declared the Janata Dal-United meeting in which Nitish Kumar was elected as the leader of the Legislative Party as illegal.The PIL against the appointment had been reportedly

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  Nitish Kumar says he erred in handpicking Manjhi as CM

  Politics | February 10, 2015 21:18 IST

  Patna: With his handpicked Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi challenging him, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today said he had erred in taking the decision to choose his successor.“Manjhi himself has talked about this ... that

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  Nitish questions delay, says 130 MLAs to be flown to Delhi

  Politics | February 10, 2015 16:55 IST

  Patna: Questioning the delay in inviting him to form the government in Bihar, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today said the party has planned to fly 130 MLAs supporting him to Delhi this evening to parade

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  Nitish needlessly dragging BJP into JD(U) conflict : Sushil Modi

  Politics | February 09, 2015 22:04 IST

  Patna: Bihar BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today slammed Nitish Kumar for dragging his party into the internal conflict of JD(U) and pushing the state into a constitutional crisis for his ‘lust for power'.“A constitutional

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  Bihar showdown: BJP to declare stand on floor of the House

  Politics | February 09, 2015 20:48 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today said it will “wait and watch” and decide its strategy on the floor of the House when Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi makes the bid to prove his majority even

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  Manjhi challenges Nitish; claims support of 56 JD (U), 12 RJD MLAs

  Politics | February 09, 2015 20:32 IST

  Patna: With battle lines drawn between rival factions of ruling JD(U) in Bihar, incumbent Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's camp today claimed the support of 56 MLAs of the party and RJD and exuded confidence

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  Bihar crisis: Nitish camp parades 130 MLAs, says will march to President if request not heard

  Politics | February 09, 2015 20:03 IST

  Patna:  Nitish Kumar today escalated the stand- off in the ruling JD (U) in Bihar by threatening to take the battle to the President if his claim to form the government is not accepted while