Begusarai firing: The deputy CM also said that the Opposition (mainly the BJP) is trying to paint the entire incident in a different colour.

Special status for backward states: Ahead of 2024 polls, Bihar CM has promised special status for backward states.

Social worker-turned-youth politician Sharad Kumar Yadav asserted that if the newly formed 'Mahagathbandhan', provides 5 to 10 lakh jobs in two years, then Deputy CM Tejashwi will surely become the CM in the coming assembly election 2025.

Interestingly, Kishor has been very vocal in criticising the CM in the past few months and a secret meeting between the two leaders in such a situation has raised many eyebrows.

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Bihar cabinet drama: According to sources, in the cabinet meeting, CM Nitish Kumar asked Sudhakar Singh "why did he make the statement 'chief of thieves'" to which the latter replied saying, "he did not say anything wrong."

Bihar: Giving out information, Tejashwi Yadav reiterated that if all the Opposition parties unite then they will be successful in defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 general elections.

Owaisi claimed that most political parties are vying to become bigger flag-bearers of the Hindutva ideology while putting aside the issues of inflation, unemployment, education and health.

Prashant Kishor EXCLUSIVE: Taking a dig at the Bihar CM, who is known for switching sides, Kishor said 'even Nitish Kumar himself can't take guarantee that he won't switch sides again.'

According to the 2011 census, Kishanganj has a 67 per cent Muslim population, the highest in any Bihar district, followed by adjoining Araria, where the figure is 43 per cent.

Padam Shri awardee Ramchandra Manjhi who was a famous performer of ‘Launda Naach’, a sub-set of ‘Naach’ passed away. He was 97. Pankaj Tripathi and several others mourned his demise on social media.

Lok Sabha 2024: Speaking to reporters after meeting several non-BJP leaders here, Kumar said he had "very good and long discussions".

As the JD(U) leader continues his efforts to unite Opposition parties after severing ties with the BJP, he met CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Wednesday morning.

Though no one can say with certainty about what will happen in 2024 or even before that, the various possibilities would definitely be interesting to know, more so when it’s based on astrological calculations, planetary combinations and face reading.

At the joint press conference in Patna, their body language was easily discernible. Nitish Kumar stood up to leave when reporters asked questions about the probable PM candidate.

The meeting between Gandhi and Kumar at the former Congress chief's residence lasted almost an hour. Kumar was accompanied by Bihar Water Resources Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Sanjay Kumar Jha.

This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Kumar walked out of the NDA in Bihar and formed a Mahagathbandhan government with the RJD, Congress and outside support of the Left.

Kumar, who snapped his ties with the BJP less than a month ago, has vowed to bring together a disjointed opposition comprising various parties across the country for a good fight to the saffron party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Bihar politics: Nitish Kumar made the comment while addressing a meeting of the state executive of his JD(U), which was followed shortly afterwards by the national executive.

JD(U) is likely to authorise Kumar to hold talks with Opposition leaders to bring them on one platform for the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the sources said.