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  Manjhi expelled from Janata Dal United, Nitish Kumar to stake claim

  National | February 09, 2015 12:58 IST

  New Delhi: Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi was today expelled from Janata Dal United amid deepening political crisis in the state.Manjhi was expelled following his refusal to resign as Bihar Chief Minister to make way

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  Nitish Kumar to stake claim today, Manjhi not ready to quit

  National | February 09, 2015 8:02 IST

  New Delhi: JD-U leader Nitish Kumar would meet the Bihar governor today and stake claim to form the government with the support of 130 MLAs, a party leader said on Sunday.Bihar speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary

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  Any attempt to throttle democracy will harm you: Nitish to BJP

  National | February 08, 2015 23:34 IST

  Patna: Nitish Kumar, the new JD(U) Legislative Party leader, who will formally stake claim to form the government in Bihar tomorrow, today said any attempt by the BJP to ‘throttle democracy' would only harm it.

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  Amit Shah chalks out Bihar strategy with leaders

  National | February 08, 2015 21:02 IST

  New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday attacked JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar accusing him of doing injustice to a "mahadalit" and said it was keeping a close watch on political situation in Bihar as senior leaders

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  BJP holds Nitish responsible for Bihar political instability

  National | February 08, 2015 20:46 IST

  Patna: BJP today attacked Nitish Kumar for pushing Bihar into ‘political instability' due to his ‘lust for power' and said all options were open for it in the current situation.“Nitish Kumar is responsible for throwing

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  JD(U) accuses BJP of trying to engineer split, party denies

  National | February 08, 2015 19:06 IST

  New Delhi: Grappling with a crisis within, JD(U) today accused BJP of plotting a split in the party—a charge denied by the saffron party which said the entire crisis was triggered by former Bihar Chief

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  JD(U) crisis triggered by Nitish's obsession for power: BJP

  National | February 08, 2015 16:18 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today hit back at JD (U) over allegations that it was plotting a split in the party, saying the entire crisis was triggered by former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar himself and

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  JD(U), allies give letters of support to governor's office backing Nitish as CM

  National | February 08, 2015 15:53 IST

  Patna: Clearing the decks for the formation of state government under the chief ministership of Nitish Kumar, a delegation of leaders from JD(U) and other allies on Sunday submitted letters of support to the governor's

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  Sharad Yadav lashes out at Manjhi, says he bit the hand that fed him

  National | February 08, 2015 10:12 IST

  Patna: Sharad Yadav, the national president of Janata Dal United (JDU), has lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi for causing a crisis in the state and the party by impulsively recommending dissolution

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  Manjhi wronged the party: Sharad Yadav

  National | February 07, 2015 23:35 IST

  Patna: Claiming support of 130 MLAs, JD(U) national President Sharad Yadav today came out all guns blazing against Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi for causing damage to the party by recommending dissolution of the Legislative

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  Ramvilas Paswan dubs Nitish's election unconstitutional

  National | February 07, 2015 23:30 IST

  Patna: Union minister Ramvilas Paswan today described JD(U)'s meeting, which elected Nitish Kumar as the Legislature Party leader, as “unconstitutional” and sought President's rule or early election in Bihar in view of “instability”.“The JD (U)

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  Case filed against Sharad Yadav, KC Tyagi, Neeraj Kumar

  National | February 07, 2015 23:24 IST

  Hajipur (Bihar): A case against JD(U) national president Sharad Yadav, general secretary K C Tyagi and spokesperson Neeraj Kumar was filed today at a local court at Hajipur in Vaishali district today on the charge

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  Five more Nitish loyalists to resign from the cabinet

  National | February 07, 2015 20:28 IST

  Patna: Five ministers supporting Nitish Kumar will soon resign from the government. The ministers who are to resign are Ramai Ram, Dulal Chand Goswami, Manoj Kushwaha, Naushad Aalm, and Ramlakhan Ramraman.The decision of the ministers

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  Nitish Kumar elected new JD(U) Legislature party leader

  National | February 07, 2015 19:00 IST

  Patna: Nitish Kumar was today elected as Leader of the JD(U) Legislature Party at a meeting called by party President Sharad Yadav to replace Jitan Ram Manjhi as Chief Minister of Bihar.Masaurhi MLA Arun Manjhi,

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  Patch up efforts fail, Jitan Ram Manjhi wants assembly dissolution

  National | February 07, 2015 17:54 IST

  Patna: The last-minute patch up efforts between Jitan Ram Manjhi and his party JD(U) failed today and the Chief Minister went ahead with proposing dissolution of the Assembly which was overwhelmingly rejected by Cabinet ministers

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  Manjhi's exit appears imminent

  National | February 06, 2015 21:13 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi appears to be on the way out in the wake of his defiance as the JD(U) is all set to replace him with his mentor Nitish Kumar at

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  Clash between supporters of Manjhi and Nitish at the Bihar's party HQ

  National | February 06, 2015 19:47 IST

  Patna: There was a minor clash between both the supporters of Bihar Chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Nitish Kumar at the state party office located at Beer Chand Patel marg on Friday noon.Manjhi supporters

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  K C Tyagi roots for Nitish, blames Manjhi for political imbroglio

  National | February 06, 2015 16:54 IST

  Patna: Blaming Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi for the political imbroglio in the party, JD(U) National General Secretary K C Tyagi today said former CM Nitish Kumar “will rescue the boat that is being

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  Ramvilas Paswan gives clean chit to Manjhi, dares Nitish to remove him

  National | February 05, 2015 23:45 IST

  Patna: Amid reports that Jitan Ram Manjhi was under pressure to quit, the Bihar Chief Minister today found an unlikely supporter in Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan who said Manjhi was never given freedom by his

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi dubs JD(U) legislature meet as 'unauthorised'

  National | February 05, 2015 23:28 IST

  Patna: Escalating tension within JD(U), Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi tonight adopted a confrontationist approach describing the February 7 meeting of JD(U) Legislature Party as “unauthorised” and ruled out that he was quitting.“The right