The JD(U) will be contesting on the Bihar Assembly polls 2020 from 115 seats and the BJP will contest on 121 seats in 243-member assembly
2 min read6 Oct 2020In 2014, NDA along with LJP and RLSP had won 31 seats in Bihar and contributed significantly to NDA’s LS tally
2 min read24 Dec 2018Prashant Kishor has emerged as a trusted aide to Nitish Kumar who would count on his relations across party lines and campaign skills to steer the JD(U) to success in the Lok Sabha polls
1 min read17 Oct 2018Harivansh stressed on the need to make the Rajya Sabha relevant, greater coordination as well as the requirement to revisit rules around conduct of members in the House
5 min read20 Sep 2018Poll strategist Prashant Kishor was inducted into Janata Dal (United) by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at the party’s state executive meeting
1 min read16 Sep 2018Things have worsened after Nitish Kumar’s speech at NITI Aayog where he demanded special status for Bihar
2 min read9 Jul 2018The Jokihat bypoll is being viewed as a test of strength between Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) and the RJD of Lalu Prasad Yadav
1 min read28 May 2018In a post on Twitter, Christopher Wylie said Janata Dal (United) was Cambridge Analytica client for 2010 Bihar elections and brought up some caste surveys carried out in Uttar Pradesh by SCL India
2 min read29 Mar 2018Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar dumped the Grand Alliance, comprising his JD(U), arch rival Lalu Prasad’s RJD and the Congress, to rejoin the BJP-led NDA
5 min read26 Dec 2017Former Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav has filed a plea in the Delhi high court seeking to set aside his disqualification from the Rajya Sabha
1 min read12 Dec 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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