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The Bihar government, which is led by Janata Dal (United)’s Nitish Kumar, made the request during a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last month, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private.

What Are The Speaker's Powers, And Why Are TDP And JD(U) Pressing For The Post?

With the portfolio allocation of the Modi 3.0 Cabinet finally over, the next event to watch out for is who will be elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Ever since the BJP, TDP, JD(U) and other NDA allies came together to form the government, there have been reports that the TDP and JD(U) both are pressing for the post of the Speaker. If the reports are to be believed, then the question is why are the BJP allies desperate for the post. Watch the video to know more

BJP asks allies to 'pare down' their demands to 'reasonable limits' regarding Cabinet berths: Report

PM Modi Oath Ceremony: Modi is all set to take oath as the prime minister on India for a historic third consecutive term with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning 293 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Bihar Lok Sabha election 2024: BJP - Past performance, key issues, challenges and more

One of the key turning points for the BJP in Bihar was the formation of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition, which brought together the BJP, JD(U), and LJP.

Gaya Lok Sabha elections 2024: Voting date, results, candidates, main parties and schedule

Gaya votes in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on 19 April, 2024 with the results being announced with the rest of the country on 4 June 2024.

Hold LS, assembly polls together but not with local body elections: JD(U) to Kovind panel

In a memorandum submitted to the committee, JD (U) general secretary Sanjay Kumar Jha and parliamentary party leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh said the party is of the view that simultaneous elections are important to strengthen the architecture of good governance.

Four gains for the BJP from the Bihar coup

BJP’s calculations in wooing back Nitish Kumar have served as a pincer strike on the opposition. It is a Himalayan task for the INDIA bloc to revive from its loss of the only big Hindi heartland state that it was in power

Nitish Kumar, the man of many U-turns: Here's a timeline of his changing political alliances

Nitish Kumar, seen as one of the architects of the Opposition INDIA bloc, is set to rejoin the BJP-led NDA for a third time. With his resignation as the Bihar CM earlier in the day, the JD(U) chief has dumped the Mahagathbandhan or the grand alliance — for the second time in the past seven years. Here's a look at his political career marked by several U-turns.

Congress opens seat-sharing talks with JD(U), RJD for Lok Sabha polls

Initial indications point to 17 seats each for the JD (U) and the RJD and five for the Congress. The CPI (M-L) could be allotted one seat. Bihar has 40 Lok Sabha seats

Opposition Unity: Can Nitish Kumar become JP 2.0?

Nitish Kumar’s meetings with Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav after his discussions with Congress and other opposition leaders in Delhi suggests that opposition unity efforts are proceeding rapidly

United opposition including Congress can restrict BJP to under 100 seats in 2024 LS polls: Nitish Kumar

Addressing a Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) rally in Purnea, the JD(U) supremo said the Congress will have to take a quick decision in this regard.

JD(U) chief to not attend Bharat Jodo Yatra's conclusion, asks Congress to take steps to unite opposition

In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Singh cited his scheduled engagement for a political programme in poll-bound Nagaland to skip the Yatra's conclusion.

Nitish fulminates against BJP at JD(U) plenary session

Addressing the JD(U)'s plenary session here, Kumar, the de facto leader of the party, sought to make light of the embarrassing recent defeat in a by-poll and maintained that the BJP could be defeated summarily in Lok Sabha elections if most parties opposed to it came together in 2024.

Nitish Kumar says Prashant Kishor had asked him to merge JD(U) with Congress

Speaking to reporters in Sitab Diara, the birthplace of socialist icon Jayaprakash Narayan, Kumar claimed that Kishor was working for the BJP.

JD(U) lost in 2020 because it sought votes in name of Nitish Kumar: BJP

State BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal made a statement to this effect at a press conference here that he had called to declare that Union Home Minister Amit Shah's two-day tour of the Seemanchal region in Bihar was a "historic success".

INLD's September 25 rally aims to bring Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav, Sharad Pawar on one stage

The INLD has been organising public rallies on the birthday of its founder Devi Lal and has been inviting various leaders from opposition parties, other than the Congress.

Nitish Kumar suited, but not a claimant for PM's post: JD(U)

Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan said that Kumar would be working towards forging opposition unity and if the BJP is defeated in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the prime minister's post shall go to whoever stood the chance.

Nitish Kumar says his govt will provide 20 lakh jobs, Giriraj Singh reacts with old video of CM

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav had promised 10 lakh jobs during the assembly polls of 2020.

Bihar | Had sought 4 central cabinet berths in 2019, BJP did not agree: Nitish Kumar

The Bihar Chief Minister also asserted that the induction of his former close aide RCP Singh last year did not have his consent.

'Jungle raj' has returned to Bihar, claims BJP

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said at a press conference that several people, including journalists, have been killed and a temple priest was beheaded since the two parties joined hands to form the government after the Janata Dal (United) snapped ties with the saffron party.

Nitish Kumar's switcheroo in Bihar is no surprise but did the BJP precipitate it?

The Bihar CM has a reputation for switching sides but it may have been triggered this time by the ruling party's snub over a cabinet seat

Tejashwi Yadav: Born with a silver spoon, earning his spurs

The 33 years old younger son of the charismatic Lalu Prasad had steered the party to an impressive performance in the tightly contested 2020 assembly polls when it won the largest number of 75 seats, belying those who thought he will flounder since Prasad was in jail and the heir apparent lacked acumen.

Nitish Kumar stakes claim for Bihar govt formation after dumping BJP

Nitish Kumar is expected to return as chief minister for the eighth time, after forming a new coalition government with the Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal.

JD(U), RJD to hold parallel meetings amid soaring political temperatures in Bihar

While the outcome will be known once the meeting is over, more than one of the prospective attendees denied the party's ties with the BJP having worsened to an extent to call for a realignment.

Will Nitish Kumar do a volte-face again? All eyes on Bihar

However, those appearing to be in the know of things in both parties insisted that notwithstanding hectic political activity that continued till late Monday evening, a dramatic realignment was not on the agenda of the meetings that will commence simultaneously, right across the street from each other.