The ministers were accompanying Kumar to Supaul and Madhepura districts as part of 'Samriddhi Yatra', which was launched in January and resumed after a month-long break because of the assembly session.
Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar is all set to formally join the JD(U) on Sunday
Tej Pratap Yadav, a former minister who has floated his own outfit – Janshakti Janata Dal – following expulsion from the RJD, received a warm welcome by Vijay Sinha.
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation as the outgoing CM to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday.
The promise and challenge for the new government of Bihar. Promised freebies pose a fiscal challenge for the government to balance between growth or promises.
As the leads indicating a massive victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) , thereby relegating the Mahagathbandhan to just 33 seats, the direct contest between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal United (JD(U) on as many as 33 seats throw up important points of analysis.
Bihar result 2025: Women's record turnout, Chirag Paswan's stellar show, and Nitish Kumar's enduring appeal propel alliance to sweeping win
The BJP-led NDA has impressive leads in more than 180 of the state's 243 assembly seats, with trends indicating that the saffron party was on track to post its biggest tally with an excellent strike rate.
Nitish Kumar’s party is defending the largest number of stronghold seats but with sharply narrowing leads
Currently, the seat is held by Suday Yadav, the brother-in-law of RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Female electorate share in Bihar rises again; Nitish Kumar’s party continues to get more votes in seats with higher women representation
Ashok Ram alleged that "Dalits were being ignored" in Congress with which he had been associated for nearly four decades.
The leaders said they were disheartened by the JD(U)'s stand on the Waqf Bill in Parliament and warned of adverse implications in the coming Assembly elections in the state.
The draft rules proposed by the UGC provide for greater powers to Chancellors in the appointment of V-Cs to state universities.
The move, supported by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, has sparked controversy as it challenges the decades-old tradition dating back to 1937.
Bihar was in the spotlight many times during the finance minister's speech. But the takeaways for the politicians from the state depended in large part on their affiliations.
The decision was made based on an integrated consideration of all factors and the peculiar situation of the state, says Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has turned down an offer from the Opposition INDIA bloc to become Prime Minister, Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi said. Tyagi also revealed as to why JD(U) broke away from INDIA Bloc.
JD(U) leader KC Tyagi voices concerns over the Agnipath scheme, demanding a review amid growing criticism. Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, and other political figures join the debate, questioning the scheme's fairness. Explore the heated debate and differing opinions on the scheme's impact on soldiers and national security.
Bihar 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Here's a look at the key candidates and their constituencies in Bihar.
The Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency, one of the 40 parliamentary seats in Bihar, includes six assembly segments: Sitamarhi, Runnisaidpur, Bajpatti, Bathnaha, Parihar, and Sursand. The current seat holder is JDU's Sunil Kumar Pintu, who won against Arjun Ray of the RJD by more than 2.4 lakh votes in the 2019 elections. In the 2024 general elections, Devesh Chandra Thakur (NDA) will be contesting against Arjun Ray (RJD). Both candidates claim that voters will support them based on the development work accomplished by their respective parties in the region.
Nitish Kumar has remained the chief minister of Bihar for nearly the last two decades, barring a nine-month period between 2014 and 2015
Apart from Nitish, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha from the BJP were sworn-in as deputy chief ministers
As speculations mount, reports suggest Nitish Kumar's impending exit from Mahagathbandhan and reunion with NDA
The meeting gains importance amidst growing speculation about Nitish Kumar leaving RJD and potentially joining the BJP-led NDA.