PATNA: About a week after he formed the NDA govt in Bihar on Jan 28, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar distributed portfolios among the eight ministers on Saturday while retaining the key portfolios of home, general administration, cabinet secretariat, vigilance and election departments.As in his previous NDA govt (before Grand Alliance), ministers from BJP’s quota … Read more
PATNA: Ahead of the floor test of the newly-formed National Democratic Alliance (NDA) govt in Bihar, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) patron and former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday demanded two ministerial berths in the Nitish Kumar cabinet, adding fresh tension to the six-day-old govt in the state. Manjhi even reminded the top BJP leadership … Read more
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s body language changes with the change of alliance partners — he’s “cool and relaxed” when he’s part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and “tense” in the mahagathbandhan, newly inducted Bihar minister Santosh Kumar Suman has told ThePrint. “Since 2020, I have worked with Nitishji as a minister in both … Read more
Home News Bihar Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi Seeks Legal Action Over Nitish Kumar’s Assembly Rant Jitan Ram Manjhi claimed that the gates to BR Ambedkar’s statue in front of Patna High Court were closed when he reached there to hold a protest against CM Nitish Kumar. Jitan Manjhi Makes Startling Allegation After Tongue-Lashing From Bihar … Read more
Patna: A day after he apologised for his controversial remarks on birth control, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday launched into a tirade, in the state legislative assembly, against former ally Jitan Ram Manjhi, whom Nitish had picked to lead the state after the Janata Dal (United)’s poor showing in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. … Read more