Lalu Prasad
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Congress dismisses speculation about Rahul not sharing dais with Lalu
National | Sep 02, 2015, 07:22 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Congress today dismissed speculation that Rahul Gandhi will not share dais with RJD chief Lalu Prasad in poll-bound Bihar. "These sort of doubts only you have. The meaning of an alliance is to
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Bihar polls: Lalu to declare seats for Samajawadi party tomorrow
National | Aug 22, 2015, 09:37 PM ISTPatna: The Bihar unit of Samajwadi Party, which had protested over denial of seats in the grand alliance for Bihar Assembly polls, today claimed to have fruitful talks with the alliance partners RJD President Lalu
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BJP attacks Nitish, Lalu & Rahul Gandhi on criticism of Bihar package
National | Aug 20, 2015, 05:17 AM ISTPatna: The BJP today attacked opposition parties over their comments on the Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the state, accusing them of being "unhappy" with it and
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Lalu denounces PM's Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package, calls it 'political jumla'
National | Aug 19, 2015, 10:35 PM ISTPatna: Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad denounced the Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package for Bihar announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, calling it a “political jumla” and different from special status which
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Progress with Nitish Kumar but Bihar still on lowest rungs
National | Aug 19, 2015, 06:29 PM ISTBihar has the second-highest economic growth among poor states It has India's third-highest level of poverty Unemployment in Bihar is the highest among the poorest states 98% families in rural Bihar do not have access to toilets in
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Fear of 'jungle raj' back in Bihar: BJP
National | Aug 15, 2015, 01:50 AM ISTPatna: A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for unity of Extremely Backward Castes (EBC) to foil NDA's bid to wrest power in Bihar, the BJP today hit back at him saying the
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Jharkhand Chief Minister for 'Nitish-Lalu mukht Bihar'
National | Aug 02, 2015, 06:25 PM ISTPatna: Targeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally RJD leader Lalu Prasad, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das on Sunday urged the people to vote for a "Nitish-Lalu mukht Bihar"."After Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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RJD calls Bihar shutdown on July 27 over caste census
National | Jul 14, 2015, 07:47 PM ISTPatna: A day after leading a protest march through the state capital, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday called for a Bihar bandh (shutdown) on July 27 to protest the withholding of caste-based census data
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JD-U, RJD in shock after NDA win in Bihar
National | Jul 12, 2015, 02:44 PM ISTPatna: Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and Lalu Prasad's RJD are licking their wounds after being worsted by the BJP-led NDA in legislative council polls.Contrary to the ruling coalition's expectations, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic
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Lalu Prasad, Congress leaders attend Nitish Kumar's Iftar
National | Jul 11, 2015, 10:46 PM ISTPatna: RJD President Lalu Prasad, a host of Bihar ministers and Congress leaders today attended the Iftar party hosted by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here.State Congress president Ashok Choudhary, Congress Legislature Party leader Sadanand
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Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar counter Amit Shah's claim on first OBC PM
National | Jul 11, 2015, 05:09 PM ISTPatna: BJP President Amit Shah's claim about the party giving first Prime Minister from the OBC caste in Narendra Modi, was today sharply contradicted by both the JD(U) and RJD.Prominent OBC leaders - Chief
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Nitish Kumar says council poll no reflection of people's opinion
National | Jul 10, 2015, 08:15 PM ISTPatna: With BJP-led NDA surging ahead in the Legislative Council poll, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the election outcome did not reflect people's opinion as only a limited number of voters participated in it.
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Seat sharing to be a tough task for both alliances in Bihar
National | Jul 05, 2015, 05:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The battle lines may have been drawn in Bihar, but seat sharing in the rival alliances led by BJP and JD(U) for the upcoming crucial assembly election is likely to be quite a
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'Rule of law' will prevail till I am at helm: Nitish Kumar
National | Jun 26, 2015, 04:22 PM ISTPatna: With his party's influential MLA Anant Singh locked in jail in a kidnapping case, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said law was equal for everybody.“Law is functioning on its own ... my government
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Bihar polls: Ram Vilas Paswan vows to 'destroy' Lalu-Nitish alliance
National | Jun 22, 2015, 02:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan today said that he will do everything to 'destroy' the alliance between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Lalu Prasad Yadav's
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Amit Shah avoids practicing yoga in Patna
National | Jun 21, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTPatna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah attended a yoga camp held here on Sunday, but left hundreds of people disappointed by not performing any asanas."Amit Shah participated in yoga camp at Moinul Haque
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Bihar polls: Political compulsions force Lalu to accept Nitish
National | Jun 10, 2015, 08:43 AM ISTPatna: Political compulsions, not secular values, forced RJD chief Lalu Prasad to accept JD-U leader Nitish Kumar as the chief ministerial candidate in the coming Bihar elections, realizing that this alone could check the BJP
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Lalu Prasad drinks 'poison', agrees to Nitish Kumar as CM candidate
National | Jun 08, 2015, 09:47 PM ISTPatna: After resisting JD(U)'s demand for weeks, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on agreed to naming Nitish Kumar as chief ministerial face of the “secular alliance” for Bihar polls, saying he was ready to drink “poison”
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Nitish Kumar declared Janata Parivar's CM candidate for Bihar polls
National | Jun 08, 2015, 02:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Janata Parivar combine on Monday named Nitish Kumar as its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections."Nitish Kumar will be chief ministerial candidate of JD(U)-RJD alliance. Lalu Prasad had proposed
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Bihar polls: Lalu Prasad to meet Sonia Gandhi tomorrow
National | Jun 07, 2015, 11:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: RJD President Lalu Prasad is likely to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi tomorrow to discuss the issue of alliance for Bihar polls, a day after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar held consultations in