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Amit Shah meets Nitish Kumar at Patna airport
Amit Shah, who arrived at the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport on board a chartered plane at 12.20 p.m., was received by Governor Phagu Chauhan, Nitish Kumar, BJP state president Sanjay Jaiswal and other senior leaders. A picture of the closed-door meeting was doing the rounds on social media, which shows Nitish Kumar sitting along side Shah and Jaiswal.
RJD expects 'Khela Hobe' in Bihar
"Recently, I posted "Entry Nitish Chacha (Uncle)" and now he has come on our invitation for the Iftar party on Friday evening. I am sure "Khela Hobe" in Bihar and we will form the government. Several leaders like Shahnawaz Hussain, Chirag Paswan, Awadesh Narayan Singh, Vijay Sinha had participated in the Iftar party on his invitation at the former CM's residence, he further said.
Amit Shah's moves to decide future of BJP-JD(U) relations in Bihar
Shah is visiting Bihar to participate in a programme organised to remember freedom fighter Babu Veer Kunwar Singh in Bhojpur's Jagdishpur. According to sources in the JD(U), if Amit Shah talks about any controversial issues like "Uniform Civil Code" during the rally in Bhojpur's Jagdishpur or in Sasaram, it might irk Nitish Kumar.
Prashant Kishor's big idea: 'Reincarnation of Congress' to win 2024
In an important presentation to the Congress top brass, Kishor has in his theme of "Reincarnation of Congress" talked about Preserving the soul, Creating a new body'. The inspiration is the symbols of Nataraja namely Creation, Protection, Liberation, Destruction, Concealment and Connect. The resolves include to create a new Congress that is the political platform of choice for the masses. Destroy a sense of entitlement, lack of accountability and sycophancy, Kishor says in the presentation.
Rajasthan: Class 12 question paper sparks row for 'glorifying' Congress
This is probably the first time that questions related to the Congress have been asked in the political science paper of the board exam in Rajasthan, which was held on Thursday, officials said. The BJP has criticised the Ashok Gehlot-led state government, demanding that officials preparing such question papers be suspended.
Congress overlooking internal talents in talking to PK: G-23
Sources in the group say that party leadership is overlooking and ignoring in-house talents and relying on somebody who is not loyal to the party and is a professional consultant. They say that what all PK, as Kishor is popularly known, is telling the Congress leadership have been raised by the group in their letter to interim President Sonia Gandhi and in subsequent meetings.
Nitish Kumar walks to Rabri Devi's residence for Iftar party
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accepting the invitation sent to him by Rabri Devi, and her sons Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav, walked from his 7 Circular Road bungalow to her 10 Circular Road residence - a mere bungalow away. He was seen meeting Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav. Nitish Kumar's meeting with Tejashwi Yadav has a big message for BJP top leadership - coming it is a day before Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the state.
Mamata to attend judiciary conference in Delhi, hopes to meet PM
Speculations are rife on what observations Banerjee is likely to make at the event against the backdrop of so many orders of the Calcutta High Court - that have gone against the state government - for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiries on various issues. Highly placed sources from state Secretariat, Nabanna confirmed that the Chief Minister will be attending the conference, where issues like vacant posts is are impacting the progress of cases
Karnataka set to implement law on Azaan
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and the state DG and IGP Praveen Sood made it clear on Friday that everyone should follow the law in this regard. Meanwhile, Sri Ram Sena founder Pramod Muthalik has stated that he has launched a "Azaan se Azadi" campaign in the state. He had demanded that the government should ensure implementation of the law on violation of rules while performing Azaan in mosques.
Lalu Prasad gets bail in fodder scam; RJD hails
Ranchi High Court judge Apresh Kumar Singh granted the bail 42 weeks after Lalu's conviction in the Doranda case. The special CBI court had convicted the RJD chief on February 21 and awarded five years jail term. Since then, four hearings have taken place in the court for his bail. During the last hearing, the court had asked CBI to clear its objection on why should Lalu Prasad should not be given a bail.
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