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  I resigned because my MLAs received death threats: Manjhi

  Politics | February 20, 2015 12:19 IST

  New Delhi: Bihar's outgoing Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has said  that he decided to resign because he was concerned about the safety of his MLAs.Manjhi alleged that his MLAs recieved death threats ahead of

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  Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi resigns before trust vote in Assembly

  Politics | February 20, 2015 12:23 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has resigned from his post ahead of the trust vote that he was slated to seek in Bihar Assembly today.Manjhi has submitted his resignation, confirmed Brajesh Mehrotra, Principal

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  Manjhi to seek trust vote in Bihar Assembly today, BJP issues whip to support 'Mahadalit' CM

  Politics | February 20, 2015 8:12 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will seek trust vote in Bihar Assembly today. Governor K N Tripathi had asked Manjhi to prove his majority in the Assembly on February 20 after a majority

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  BJP targets Bihar Speaker, says he's acting like JD(U) leader

  Politics | February 19, 2015 22:56 IST

  New Delhi: On the eve of the crucial trust vote in Bihar Assembly, BJP today trained its gun on Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary accusing him of “acting like a JD(U) leader against all rules and

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  On eve of trust vote, JD(U) slams BJP, blames it for crisis

  Politics | February 19, 2015 16:51 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of tomorrow's crucial trust vote in Bihar assembly, JD(U) today launched a scathing attack on BJP, holding it responsible for the current political turmoil and accusing it of trying to impose President's

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  Will decide on Assembly floor whether to support Manjhi or not: BJP

  Politics | February 11, 2015 19:39 IST

  New Delhi: Terming the present political situation in Bihar as “an internal matter of JD(U)”, BJP today said it has nothing to do with it and will take a decision on whether to support Chief

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  Any attempt to throttle democracy will harm you: Nitish to BJP

  Politics | February 08, 2015 23:34 IST

  Patna: Nitish Kumar, the new JD(U) Legislative Party leader, who will formally stake claim to form the government in Bihar tomorrow, today said any attempt by the BJP to ‘throttle democracy' would only harm it.

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  Bihar Assembly Speaker recognises Nitish as new JD (U) LP leader

  Politics | February 08, 2015 19:42 IST

  Patna: In fast paced development, Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary today recognized Nitish Kumar as the new leader of JD (U) Legislature Party and Jitan Ram Manjhi as a former head.A letter issued by

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  Patch up efforts fail, Jitan Ram Manjhi wants assembly dissolution

  Politics | February 07, 2015 17:54 IST

  Patna: The last-minute patch up efforts between Jitan Ram Manjhi and his party JD(U) failed today and the Chief Minister went ahead with proposing dissolution of the Assembly which was overwhelmingly rejected by Cabinet ministers

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  Ditched by his ministers, CM Manjhi recommends dissolution of Bihar Assembly

  Politics | February 07, 2015 16:54 IST

  New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has recommended the dissolution of state Assembly  to Governor K N Tripathi.Manjhi's recommendation for dissolution of Assembly came amid high drama at his residence when a majority

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  Manjhi may dissolve Bihar Assembly, calls Cabinet meet at 2 pm

  Politics | February 07, 2015 12:43 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi may recommend the dissolution of the House today after chairing the Cabinet meet slated for 2 pm.Reports suggested that Manjhi wants to dissolve the House ahead of a

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  Bihar assembly adjourned over Dhankar's remark

  Politics | July 07, 2014 13:26 IST

  Patna: The Bihar assembly was Monday adjourned till noon over BJP leader O.P. Dhankar's remark that his party would get girls from Bihar to ensure that men in Haryana get married. The JD-U and RJD

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  BJP legislators create ruckus in Bihar assembly

  Politics | July 02, 2014 17:44 IST

  Patna: Opposition BJP legislators Wednesday created a ruckus in the Bihar assembly over poor law and order situation, disrupting the proceedings of the house.It is third consecutive day when BJP members attacked the government over

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  BJP castigates JD(U) government over power crisis

  India | July 01, 2014 17:45 IST

  Patna: The Bihar assembly today witnessed noisy scenes after dismissal of adjournment motion of opposition BJP on deteriorating power condition in the state and refusal to hold special discussion on the topic.  The BJP members

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  BJP members create ruckus in Bihar Assembly over PDS

  Politics | June 30, 2014 15:17 IST

  Patna: BJP members today created a din in the Bihar Assembly protesting against food grains not reaching beneficiaries leading Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary to adjourn the House till the post-lunch session.  At the beginning of

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  BJP MLAs to be present in Bihar Assembly during trust vote

  India | May 22, 2014 21:34 IST

  Patna: BJP MLAs will be present in the Bihar Assembly during tomorrow's trust vote, but whether they will participate in voting will be decided at an appropriate time, the party's Bihar unit chief Sushil Kumar

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  Bihar assembly adjourned again over Patna blasts

  India | December 10, 2013 14:19 IST

  Patna: Opposition BJP members Tuesday disrupted the proceedings in the Bihar assembly for the second consecutive day, demanding a debate on the Patna serial blats at its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally.The assembly was

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  BJP, RJD legislators walk out of Bihar assembly

  Politics | August 02, 2013 13:14 IST

  Patna, August 2: Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) members walked out of the Bihar assembly Friday, the last day of a week-long monsoon session, blaming the Nitish Kumar-led government of

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  Ruckus in Bihar assembly over school kids' death

  Politics | July 26, 2013 13:25 IST

  Patna, July 26: A week-long monsoon session of the Bihar assembly began Friday with opposition members creating a ruckus over the death of 23 children not finding mention in the obituary reference by Speaker Uday

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  Nitish wins trust vote, says BJP won't win in 2014

  Politics | June 19, 2013 16:19 IST

  Patna, June 19: Three days after he dumped the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday proved his majority in the assembly and declared that his former ally won't win the next Lok Sabha battle.Accusing