Rashtriya Janata Dal
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All 5 Rajya Sabha candidates in Bihar elected unopposed
India | Mar 18, 2020, 05:48 PM ISTAll five candidates for as many Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar were on Wednesday declared elected unopposed as no other nominations were filed, an official said.
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RJD celebrates foundation day sans Lalu, Tejashwi
India | Jul 06, 2019, 09:58 AM ISTThe Rashtriya Janata Dal on Friday observed its foundation day in Patna with its jailed and ailing founding president Lalu Prasad Yadav away in Ranchi and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav refusing to attend the programme. The celebrations took place at the RJD state headquarters here, but many workers were unhappy as they had hoped that bail would be granted to Lalu Yadav on this very day when the outfit was floated in 1997.
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Sympathy vs development as Yadavs clash in Patliputra
India | May 17, 2019, 01:36 PM ISTWhile Bharati is relying on sympathy for her father, imprisoned in the Ranchi jail in the fodder scam, her BJP opponent is flaunting the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his development plank.
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Mahagathbandhan comes out with final allocation of seats
Mar 29, 2019, 05:29 PM ISTThe announcement was made by Tejashwi Yadav at a press conference on Friday, but absence of any senior Congress leader on the occasion showed the party's displeasure over arm-twisting by Lalu Prasad's RJD.
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'Whether Congress is there or not, BJP will be defeated in 2019 general elections': Tejashwi Yadav
Jan 14, 2019, 11:43 PM ISTAsked what would be his party's stand regarding the Congress in Bihar in the wake of Samajwadi Party (SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) combine dumping it in Uttar Pradesh, Tejashwi Yadav said: "The Congress has been with us from early on."
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65 LS members, 29 RS members yet to declare assets, reveals RTI
India | Sep 03, 2018, 02:33 PM ISTOut of the MPs belonging to the lower house, 61 have not furnished their details since 2014, while four recently came to the house through by-elections, the Lok Sabha secretariat said. "The requisite declaration of Assets and Liabilities is awaited from 29 members of Rajya Sabha," RTI query revealed.
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Shutdown against Bihar shelter home rape hit rail, road traffic
India | Aug 02, 2018, 11:34 AM ISTA shutdown called by the Left parties in Bihar on Thursday against the rape of 34 minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur district has hit rail and road traffic
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RJD expells its national spokesperson Shankar Charan Tripathi for criticising Rahul Gandhi for hugging PM Modi
India | Jul 23, 2018, 05:10 PM ISTTripathi had lashed out at the Congress president for hugging the prime minister, and later winking, during the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition in Lok Sabha.
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Fodder scam case: Lalu Yadav likely to be produced in court today; verdict in another case expected this month
India | Jan 10, 2018, 07:49 AM ISTThe former Bihar chief minister, who is lodged in Ranchi's Bira Munda jail, was earlier this month sentenced to three-and-a-half-years jail in second case of over Rs 900 crore fodder scam linked to illegal withdrawal of money from Deogarh treasury.
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Bihar: Lalu's anti-Bhartiya Janata party Patna rally in Gandhi Maidan
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JD-U gives nod for merger with Janata Parivar
National | Apr 09, 2015, 11:43 AM ISTPatna: After Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) of Bihar has affirmed its approval for the merger of six parties of the erstwhile Janata Parivar."The party has declared its support
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RJD continues to occupy Delhi office at Rs 333 per month
National | Mar 22, 2015, 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: Notwithstanding its grand headquarters at prime ITO area in the national capital, Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) continues to occupy an office in VP House here at a meagre rent of
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Harvard Controversy: Misa clarifies her stand
India | Mar 11, 2015, 08:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Misa Bharti, daughter of Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Yadav, was yesterday caught in a controversy over her alleged Facebook post purportedly showing as an invited speaker at prestigious Harvard University's India Conference
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Jharkhand polls: 61% polling recorded in the state for 3rd phase
National | Dec 09, 2014, 07:07 PM ISTRanchi: An estimated 60.89 per cent polling was recorded in 17 assembly constituencies of Jharkhand where polling for the third of the five-phase took place today.Official sources said polling was by and large incident-free amidst
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Merger of Janta Parivar an outcome of 'Modi phobia': Giriraj Singh
National | Dec 05, 2014, 08:13 PM ISTMainpuri(UP): The proposed merger of six constituents of the erstwhile ‘Janata Parivar' is the outcome of “Modi phobia”, Union minister Giriraj Singh today said and claimed that they are trying to protect their identity. “The
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Wedding of Mulayam's grand nephew, Lalu's daughter next year
India | Nov 29, 2014, 10:59 PM ISTLucknow: Though rivals in politics for over two decades, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lalu Prasad will soon establish a new bond. The Samajwadi Party chief's grand nephew will marry the Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo's youngest
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JD(U)-RJD alliance won't last till Bihar assembly poll: Paswan
National | Oct 09, 2014, 01:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday rubbished the possibility of the Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alliance lasting till assembly elections in Bihar next year.In a similar vein,
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Lalu Prasad Yadav to be discharged from hospital today
National | Sep 13, 2014, 06:43 AM ISTMumbai: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, who recently underwent a cardiac surgery, will get discharged from the Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, on Saturday.Lalu will be discharged after 3 pm, after undergoing a
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Allies to decide Bihar cabinet, says chief minister
National | Sep 09, 2014, 09:22 PM ISTPatna: Leaders of the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal as well as the ruling Janata Dal-United would decide on the expansion of the Bihar cabinet, Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said Tuesday."I would expand my
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Corrupt officials should be eliminated, says Pappu Yadav
National | Aug 14, 2014, 06:45 AM ISTPatna: Corrupt officials and people's representatives who loot the country deserve death, and "should be eliminated either by Maoists or terrorists", Rashtriya Janata Dal parliamentarian Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav said Wednesday."Corrupt government officials as