Tag Ashok Chaudhry

Bihar

Kanhaiya’s meeting with JD-U leader exposes political compulsions of both

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. (Image credit: Edited from Twitter handle of both the leaders)

Months after being elevated to the Communist Party of India’s top decision-making body, i. e., National Executive Council, former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar’s meeting with Janata Dal United leader and senior minister in the Nitish Kumar cabinet Ashok Chaudhary on…

Shams Khan
February 17, 2021

Bihar

Nitish retains home, Tarkishore gets finance as new Bihar team takes fresh guard

14-member Nitish Kumar cabinet assigned portfolios. (Image source: Nitish Kumar Facebook page)

A day after the 14-member Nitish Kumar cabinet took oath the new ministers were on Tuesday assigned their portfolios. Nitish himself retained home as well as general administrative department and vigilance, while his deputy Tarkishore Prasad got the finance, commercial…

Thenewsweb
November 18, 2020

Bihar, Politics

Janata Dal (United) to oppose LJP’s re-entry into NDA

Janata Dal (United) Bihar unit working president mounted attack on LJP. (file photo, image courtesy: Prokerala)

The working president of Bihar unit of the Janata Dal (United), Ashok Chaudhary on Sunday made it clear that his party would oppose the entry of the LJP (Lok Janshakti Party) into the National Democratic Alliance. He said that the…

Thenewsweb
November 2, 2020

Bihar, India, Opinion

Why RJD is wary of offering more seats to ‘Natural ally’ Congress

Even as Congress and RJD appear to be on collision course over seat sharing arrangements, the mutual understanding between the top leadership of both the parties is expected to prevail eventually. (File photo of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Image Courtesy: Twitter)

Although much of the tug of war happening between Rastriya Janata Dal and Congress in Bihar is pressure tactics applied by both parties to increase their bargaining position in seat sharing arrangements for the coming Assembly election, there are reasons…

Shams Khan
October 1, 2020

Bihar, Politics

JD-U removes Bihar Minister Shyam Rajak amidst buzz of him joining RJD

JD-U get rid of Bihar Industry Minister Shyam Rajak amid reports of him returning to RJD. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook)

Amidst the speculation of Bihar Industry Minister and Janata Dal United MLA Shyam Rajak switching over to Rashtriya Janata Dal, Rajak was removed from cabinet on the recommendation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. On the other hand, JD-U’s state chief…