Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday predicted a landslide victory for the NDA in the assembly polls due next year, and asserted that those trying to create a rift between his JD(U) and alliance partner BJP will be in trouble.

Modi, a senior BJP leader, made the remarks on his official Twitter handle in an apparent rebuff to party MLC Sanjay Paswan, who has caused a flutter by having advocated, two days ago, a change of guard after the assembly polls in the state next year.

A JD(U) block president's son was found dead at his friend's residence in the state capital, police said on Sunday, with his family alleging he was killed by his friends.

On Teachers' Day, thousands of contractual teachers descended on the streets with their demand of 'equal work, equal pay' and raising slogans against the Nitish Kumar government here on Thursday.  

Nitish Kumar also said that Arun Jaitley's birth anniversary will every year be celebrated as a state function.

Manjhi, who had served as the chief minister from May, 2014 to February, 2015, made a statement to this effect on Thursday here while interacting with the media and also spoke about the inexperience of RJD heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav the younger son of Lalu Prasad, already projected by RJD as its chief ministerial candidate.

JD(U) is a recognized state party in Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh with 'Arrow' as its reserved symbol. 

Modi-led NDA government's key ally, Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) JD-U on Monday opposed the Centre's resolution on Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and said they have different thinking. “We boycott the bill,” JDU leader KC Tyagi said in parliament. He also said that party chief Nitish Kumar will carry forward the tradition of JP Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and George Fernandes.

Sitamarhi and Madhubani districts in Bihar remain the worst affected with 37 and 30 casualties, respectively, and together account for more than 31 lakh flood-affected people. Other districts where the deluge claimed lives are Araria (12), Sheohar (10), Purnea (9), Muzaffarpur (4), Supaul (3), East Champaran (2) and Saharsa (1).

Seeking to send out a message of environment preservation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday arrived at the state assembly in an electric car.

The death toll in the Bihar floods mounted to 24 on Monday, with 25.66 lakh people reeling from the deluge in 12 districts of the state following incessant rains in neighbouring country Nepal, officials said.  

When Nitish Kumar threatened last year that the NDRC might be shifted to Bhagalpur, the University finally gave its clearance. 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and state's Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Monday expressed the government's stand on children's death in Muzaffarpur due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, at the Bihar Assembly. 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is facing ire of citizens over Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in the state.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's aerial survey of heat-wave struck districts assumes significance as hot weather is also considered to be one of the factors responsible for Encephalitis. Encephalitis is triggered by biochemical imbalance in the body.

The Congress on Wednesday described the deaths of children in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) as a "national tragedy," saying that the Centre and state government were insensitive and unprepared.

Nitish Kumar, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, visited the state-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), where they met children undergoing treatment and also their parents, a district health official said.

According to PTI report, children in Muzaffarpur died fall prey to hypoglycaemia, a condition caused by a very low level of blood sugar and electrolyte imbalance.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday launched the Mukhyamantri Vriddha Pension Yojna for poor people above 60 years of age in the state.

JD(U) will fight the upcoming elections alone in Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Haryana and Delhi, the party said.