The Janata Dal (United) president also took a dig at the Congress, saying that while the party was aiming to defeat the BJP in Gujarat, it “ended up losing even in Himachal Pradesh”, where it was in power.

Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the "Mahagathbandhan" comprising RJD, JD(U) and Congress had accomplished in 18 months what the NDA will not be able to achieve in rest three years of the present Assembly term.

Nitish Kumar is scheduled to review the development of eight districts during the first phase of his "yatra" over the next five days. His tour began today from Patilar village in Bagaha, a remote sub-division of West Champaran district.

Nitish Kumar recalled that while addressing a meeting in Patna ahead of assembly elections in Bihar, some women had requested him for a ban on liquor in the state.

Arun Kumar Shrivastav, a former JD(U) general secretary, said they will file an application with EC in a day or two and hold a convention after the results of Gujarat and Himachal polls.

The sarcastic tweet comes on the heels of a ruckus created by the RJD on the final day of the Winter Session of the state Assembly today.

The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) led by Veerendra Kumar in Kerala is an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front and was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Kerala last year.

Bihar Chief Minister reminded opposition parties that people visit Bihar because “it is the land of Buddha” and that not to enjoy a good drink.

The EC on Friday ruled that the group led by Nitish Kumar is the real JD(U) and that the faction is entitled to use the 'Arrow' symbol of the party.

Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Sudhir Kumar, said that the per hectare yield for foodgrains was 27.77 last year which, too, is a record.

Nitish Kumar said that government has been taking steps for procurement of agricultural produce which used to be a neglected aspect in the state earlier.

The decision is a huge setback for the faction led by Sharad Yadav who had moved the EC claiming that his group was the real JD(U) and that it should be given the right to contest polls using the ‘Arrow’ symbol.

The JD(U) chief, however, side-stepped a query on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi showing a lot of aggression during his poll campaign in Gujarat.

Lalu said free LED bulbs were distributed in Nalanda and power sub-stations were given a facelift so that the government could boast about its achievements in the power sector.

Jaya lashed out at the Bihar CM for his "lack of humanity" towards elders, particularly his mentor George Fernandes, who co-founded the Samata party along with Nitish Kumar in 1994.

He defended his government's decision to introduce reservation in outsourced services and said those criticising it have "very little understanding" of the issue.

Bihar government's agencies would make all purchases of paddy that reaches its procurement centres across the state.

Nitish Kumar said this at a review meeting convened to discuss about the work of Commercial Taxes department and GST at his official residence in Patna.

In the photograph, Tejashwi Yadav is seen standing with an unidentified woman with a bottle of liquor in the backdrop.

Four persons had died after drinking spurious liquor last night at Danwar village of Rohtas district of Bihar, where a complete prohibition was clamped in April 2016.