As the race for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls hots up, the stage is set to hold the I.N.D.I.A. bloc meeting in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1 to make final decisions on a range of issues.

So far, the I.N.D.I.A. bloc has 26 parties and is eyeing to induct more regional parties. Sources said the BRS and the Akali Dal are also in touch with the alliance. The alliance will be strengthened in Telangana and Punjab if they come into the fold.

The meeting was attended by leaders of various opposition parties, including Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sharad Pawar, and Akhilesh Yadav.

Now only the Governor will appoint the Vice-Chancellors in the state-run universities.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that Lalu Prasad Yadav is being troubled unnecessarily after the CBI moved Supreme Court against latter's bail.

JDU national executive list: In this list of 98 members name of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh is missing and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has found a mention.

Giriraj Singh came down heavily on Nitish Kumar and said that he who was voted to power years ago to finish jungle raj has now become its "symbol". Various crime incidents have come to the fore in Bihar lately including the killing of a journalist in Araria.

In order to know what the public wants, India TV took public opinion on this issue through a poll. We had asked the public in our poll that 'As crime graph shoots up, is Bihar witnessing rise of fresh 'jungle raj'? '. For this, we had given three options- yes, no, and cannot say.

The Bihar Education Department has asked teachers to sell the used mid-day meal sacks at Rs 20 per piece.

The Nitish Kumar government appeared to be heading for a showdown with Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar over the freezing of the bank accounts of two officials of the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University in Muzaffarpur.

Nitish Kumar will also visit the 'Samadhi' of late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday. Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) held its first meeting in Bihar while the second meeting took place in Bengaluru.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was giving a speech after hoisting the Tricolor, at that very moment, a chaotic situation arose. A young man broke the security and suddenly came towards the stage.

Bihar news: Paswan had fielded LJP candidates, many of them BJP rebels, in all seats contested by the JD(U) which finished with a tally of 43, a steep decline since 2015 when it had won 71 seats.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar targeted the BJP, stating that they are perturbed by the unity among the opposition parties.

Phulpur Lok Sabha seat also called 'Phoolpur', is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. The constituency falls under Prayagraj district.

Speculations have been rife that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh, which has drawn sharp reactions from the BJP.

Earlier, the Patna High Court put a stay on the caste-based survey on May 4. The development is a big relief for the Nitish government.

The BJP has shut all its doors for Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi said, dismissing Ramdas Athawale's claim that the JDU leader may return to the NDA folds anytime.

Speculations over Nitish Kumar's another U-turn are growing but Nitish himself junked them. The fresh comments by the NDA leaders again revived the anticipations.

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: The political scenario in one of the key states - Bihar - is changed after Nitish's joining Mahagathbandhan. It would be interesting to see how the alliance 'INDIA' will work in the state.