Nitish Kumar

Rabri Devi took over as Bihar’s chief minister in 1997 after Lalu Prasad was forced to step down following his charge-sheeting in the fodder scam.

Prashant Kishor, a former trusted aide of Nitish Kumar, is set to field candidates on all 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly elections.

Rahul Gandhi was addressing the Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan in Patna during his daylong visit to Bihar where elections are due to be held later this year.

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.

Prashant Kishor hit out at Nitish Kumar pointing out that the Bihar CM claims to work in favour of Muslims while supporting a legislation that harms the community.

Another Iftar party occurred at the office of Union minister and LJP (RV) national president, Chirag Paswan, which was attended by CM Kumar and other NDA leaders.

However, major Muslim organisations, including Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH), one of India’s largest Muslim organisations, has announced a boycott of Iftar party, Eid Milan, and other events

The Congress party said it was against the passage of the Waqf Bill in its present form but did not favour the boycott call, maintaining that politics should not be mixed with festivities.

The Imarat Shariah, which claims to have followers across Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, shared a copy of the letter in response to the invitation for the 'Iftaar' that is to be held at the chief minister's residence on Sunday.

Kumar has been under attack from the opposition for allegedly "disrespecting" the national anthem at an event in Patna.

The court has posted the matter for hearing on March 25.

The remarks came a day after Nitish Kumar was seen talking and nudging his chief secretary on stage as the national anthem played out.

Nitish Kumar was caught on camera laughing and talking to IAS officer and Chief Minister's Principal Secretary Deepak Kumar during the national anthem.

A video shows Tej Pratap, accompanied by another man soaked in colors, riding a scooter toward the Chief Minister’s residence. As they reach the gate, Yadav can be heard repeatedly asking, "Paltu chacha kahan? Paltu chacha...

Prashant's recent comments should be seen in continuation to a series of attacks on Nitish Kumar. "Nitish Kumar has become tired mentally and physically and is no longer capable of leading Bihar. Now eight to ten months are left, let him enjoy till then.” Kumar has said in January this year.

Despite the BJP making it clear that it will contest the coming Bihar Assembly elections under the leadership of incumbent CM Nitish Kumar, there are voices from the JD(U) demanding that the party supremo be officially named as the NDA's chief ministerial candidate.

Bihar Finance Minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday presented a budget of Rs 3.17 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2025-26 in the state assembly.

Bihar Election 2025 survey: The NDA has so far maintained that it will contest the elections under the leadership of incumbent chief minister Nitish Kumar.

The Congress' comment came on a day seven MLAs, all from the BJP, were sworn in as ministers in the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Cabinet.

With seven BJP MLAs appointed as ministers, the party now has