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  • KC Tyagi, face of JDU outside Bihar, resigns as spokesperson

    New Delhi: Longtime Janata Dal (United) national spokesperson, KC Tyagi, resigned from the post of national spokesperson on Saturday evening. Tyagi was the political advisor and national spokesperson of JDU. His resignation was accepted by the party on Sunday and Rajeev Ranjan was appointed in place of Tyagi.

    After receiving his resignation letter, Tyagi was called by Bihar chief minister and JDU president Nitish Kumar, following which Tyagi agreed to remain as the party’s political advisor.

    In his letter to Nitish Kumar, Tyagi said he was not comfortable with the kind of debate TV channels were holding and he was unable to put forward the vision of JDU. Though Tyagi said he was resigning for personal reasons, sources told ET that he was asked to resign by the party leadership.Recent statements regarding the lateral entry into government jobs and Tyagi’s stand on Israel Palestine conflict where he demanded the Indian government to stop supplying ammunition to Israel, didn’t go along well with the party leadership.

    The JDU leadership is trying to showcase a completely insync relationship with the BJP and Tyagi’s day to day statements were a big deterrent and creating confusion among the leadership of the two NDA partners.

    The new JDU, post2024, has been grappling with enforcing the leadership decisions of the party and is trying to set a standard guideline to be followed by party leaders. Senior JDU leader and Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary on Thursday launched an attack on the Bhumihar. The community is considered to be strong supporters of the BJP. The attack has led to some Bhumihar leaders from the JDU like Jagdish Sharma and party spokesperson Neeraj Kumar to attack Choudhary.The JDU leadership is accessing the extent of the damage caused by Choudhary and the party is trying to evolve a media strategy where leaders will not be allowed to share their opinion with the media unless there is an approval from the party leadership.

    Shyam Rajak joins JDU

    Amidst all this, the party is also trying to extend its base. On Sunday, former Bihar minister and RJD leader Shyam Rajak joined the party in the presence of senior leadership. Rajak is likely to contest the assembly elections in 2025 on a JDU ticket.

  • Friction in Bihar NDA comes to fore; ED raid on IAS officer shocks political circles

    New Delhi: Differences of opinion among the ruling NDA partners in Bihar are turning out to be a cause of concern for the BJPled grouping. Even, the recent Enforcement Directorate raids on premises linked to an IAS officer considered close to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar have come as a rude shock for the state’s political circles.

    Allies, however, officially maintain that the NDA is, and will remain, united.

    While Kumarled JDU, a prominent BJP ally, has strongly opposed the Uttar Pradesh government’s order asking eateries along the Kanwar route to display the names of their owners, Bihar BJP leaders have demanded a UPtype directive in the NDAruled state. BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachol said that there was no harm in displaying the name. “If you have a business, what’s the harm in displaying your name? The Bihar government should also implement the UP governmenttype order on kanwar route in Bihar,” Bachol told ET.

    A day earlier, JDU leader KC Tyagi had told ET that despite a large kanwar route in Bihar, the state has never issued such a diktat.

    At a recent event in Patna on Saturday, Union minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha chief Jitan Ram Manjhi took a dig at Kumar. Manjhi said that when he broke off with Kumar’s JDU and formed his own party in 2015, Kumar ridiculed him. “He (Kumar) said that ‘I don’t have money and I cannot run the party’. Today, my party is not just functioning, but running at a great speed,” he said during his speech at the event. Manjhi also recalled how Kumar asked him in 2023 to merge his party with JDU or leave NDA. “I thank BJP and Narendra Modi. I not only joined NDA, but my son Santosh Kumar Suman became an MLC and minister with three departments, much more than what JDU offered me earlier,” he added. Manjhi later clarified that he was thankful to Kumar and will never utter a word against him in future.

    On the issue of special status for Bihar, JDU is not only maintaining its earlier stand but constantly raising the demand before the central government. BJP, on the other hand, maintains that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always given more to Bihar.

    “Whatever will be required for the development of Bihar, Prime Minister Modi will give it to the state. He has given special package to Bihar in the past and Bihar is very much his priority,” Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary told ET.

    After raids on premises linked to Bihar’s principal secretary (energy) Sanjeev Hans, a senior JDU minister rang up one of the deputy chief ministers of Bihar and warned that such raids were not good and might create differences among the partners, according to JDU sources. Both deputy chief ministers in Bihar are from BJP.

  • NDA meeting: Decadesold NDA a natural alliance: Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised at the first NDA parliamentary party meeting of the 18th Lok Sabha on Friday that the grouping has lasted over three decades because it is an “organic alliance” dedicated to nationbuilding. Modi, who will lead a coalition government for the first time in his career, noted that the NDA has lasted over 30 years and is India’s most successful prepoll coalition. “NDA has the majority, but consensus is more important to run the country. We shall strive for success and leave no stone unturned. An honest review of the NDA reveals a commitment to nationbuilding rather than going after power. NDA is organic,” the prime minister said. Equal significance of all partners and working together, not for “photo ops” but at the grassroots is a primary factor that has led to NDA’s growth. “There should be an airtight bond between the regional and national aspirations for the country to grow,” he said.AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther States TDP Chief NChandrababu Naidu, Bihar Chief Minister and JDU head Nitish Kumar, Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (Shinde) President Eknath Shinde, Chirag Paswan (LJPRV), HD Kumaraswamy (JDS), Ajit Pawar (NCP), Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAMS), Anupriya Patel (APS), and Pawan Kalyan (JSP) shared the dais with Modi and endorsed him as prime minister of the next government. The prime minister insisted that the common thread for the NDA constituents has been good governance. “NDA is synonymous with good governance. Garib Kalyan (welfare of the poor) has been at the centre for all of us for me as chief minister, Babu (Naidu) in Andhra Pradesh and Nitish Kumar in Bihar. The country has ‘lived’ this alliance. There was a big void which we have filled. We have moved with the mantra of sabka vikas,” he said. Looking ahead at “another ten years”, the prime minister assured that the NDA will strive to usher in good governance, development, quality of life for citizens and his own “dream” that the less interference there is of the government in the life of the middle and upper class the better. “All this can be achieved with the help of technology… We will write a new chapter of good.”

    He took jibes at the Opposition on the EVMs controversy during the elections and charged that the INDIA parties are against technology.

    “Is EVM alive or dead?” the prime minister asked the MPs, inviting laughter and thumping of desks. He alleged that the Opposition had decided beforehand that they cannot trust the EVMs and he apprehended they would take out a “death procession or a march” against it on counting day

  • ‘You will not get free electricity, I have been saying this from beginning’: CM Nitish in Bihar Assembly

    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses the Bihar Assembly on electricity tariff. He says, “…I have been saying since the beginning that it will not be given for free. We provide it at a very low price. In some states, they announce that they will provide it for free but we never said that. …”

  • Amid Nitish Kumar’s Flip-Flop, Lalu Yadav Holds ‘Trump Card’ That Can Help Make Tejashwi CM Of Bihar |

    New Delhi: The political landscape in Bihar is currently ablaze with speculation and heated discussions, primarily centered around the rumored strains between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal United (JDU). Despite the absence of explicit statements from either party regarding a potential split, the air is thick with anticipation for the next move by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

    Amidst this uncertainty, the RJD, under the leadership of political heavyweight Lalu Yadav, is actively crafting a counter-strategy. Lalu Yadav, renowned for his political acumen, possesses several strategic options that could potentially reshape the political narrative in Bihar.

    Political experts highlight Assembly Speaker Avadh Bihari Chaudhary as a key asset in Lalu Yadav’s current hand of cards. Chaudhary, an RJD MLA, assumed the role of the assembly speaker through the JDU alliance. Analysts suggest that, under favorable circumstances, Lalu Yadav could leverage Chaudhary’s position to execute strategic political maneuvers, possibly positioning his son, Tejashwi Yadav, as the next Chief Minister of Bihar.

    In the intricate dance of political alliances, it’s crucial to understand the party dynamics in the Bihar Assembly. With a total of 243 seats, the magic number for forming a government is 122. In the 2020 assembly elections, RJD emerged as the largest party with 79 seats, closely followed by the BJP at 78 seats. Nitish Kumar’s JDU secured 45 seats, Congress 19, Left 16, HAM party 5, and one independent.

    Lalu Yadav’s array of options includes the prospect of forming an RJD government by presenting letters of support from 79 RJD, 19 Congress, 16 Communist parties, and independent MLAs. While this would fall seven short of the majority, tactics inspired by the Maharashtra model could be employed. The RJD might attempt to woo JDU MLAs, potentially creating a separate faction under the RJD quota, mirroring the strategy used in Maharashtra.

    Facing potential obstacles, Lalu Yadav could also explore influencing the floor test by convincing JDU MLAs to be absent, thereby reducing the majority figure. Alternatively, inducing resignations from some JDU MLAs could strategically diminish opposition numbers in the assembly, paving the way for RJD to realize its government formation aspirations.

    However, the biggest hurdle in Lalu Yadav’s path is Governor Rajendra Arlekar. The success of these intricate political moves hinges on the Governor’s acceptance of Lalu Yadav’s claim to form the government. If the Governor favors Nitish Kumar, the seasoned political strategist Lalu Yadav might find his arsenal of options rendered powerless. The coming days promise a riveting political saga in Bihar as the battle for power and strategic maneuvering intensifies. Stay tuned for updates on this evolving political drama.