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Wife Rajshree turns lucky for Tejashwi Yadav as he becomes Deputy CM again
While the Lalu Prasad family has been out of power since 2005, it saw a brief resurgence in the first Mahagatbandhan with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United. Then, Tejashwi Yadav was Deputy Chief Minister for 18 months from November 2015 to July 2017, and his elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav a minister. However, the JD-U walked out of the Mahagatbandhan in 2017 and re-allied with the BJP.
Sharad Pawar hails Nitish Kumar's move, says BJP 'finishing off' allies
The NCP supremo also accused the BJP of "finishing off its regional allies" after tying up with them to grab power, referring to the recent developments concerning the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, earlier with the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab and now the latest with the Janata Dal (U) in Bihar. "The BJP's speciality is to join hands with a regional party during elections, but ensure that the local ally wins fewer seats.
Maharashtra: Independents, smaller parties fume after being 'ignored'in cabinet expansion
At least two -- Bacchu Kadu and Rajendra Patil-Yadravkar -- expressed a grouse against Shinde-Fadnavis for not giving them any representation in the 20-member ministry comprising 10 Shiv Sena rebels and 10 BJP MLAs. Earlier, the 18 Independents and smaller parties who supported Shinde were assured of adequate representation, and now they have been promised inclusion in the next round of cabinet expansion likely after the Monsoon Session of the Legislature starting on August 17.
Nitish to prove majority in Bihar Assembly on Aug 24
In the meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar passed a proposal to call a special session of the Assembly on August 24 - for him to prove his majority - and the Legislative Council on August 25. Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan has been intimated of the proposal and his approval is awaited. Leaders of the Mahagathbandhan also brought in a no-confidence motion against Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, of the BJP.
Apart from RJD, the five other allies not in a position to bargain with Nitish Kumar
When Nitish Kumar was in a coalition with the NDA, his government's strength in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha was 128 with the BJP having 74 seats after 2020 assembly elections apart from 4 seats of the VIP and 4 seats of HAM. Parties like the VIP and HAM were in the role of king makers in that government as 122 seats are required for the majority number.
Sunil Bansal appointed as BJP national general secretary
In a statement party national general secretary Arun Singh said, "BJP President J P Nadda has appointed Sunil Bansal, general secretary (organisation) Uttar Pradesh, as national general secretary. He has given responsibility of state in-charge of West Bengal, Telangana and Odisha. Appointment is effective from immediate effect."
Mahagathbandhan brings no-confidence motion against Bihar Speaker Vijay Sinha
Vijay Kumar Sinha has to prove the majority inside the Assembly to retain his position as Speaker. If he does not have the adequate numbers, he will have to step down from the post and resign. If Vijay Kumar Sinha will challenge the no-confidence motion, then he will have to prove the majority in the Vidhan Sabha.
Tough road ahead for dumped BJP in Bihar
Soon after the JD(U)-BJP split, a police official pasted "former" against the name plate of deputy chief minister Tar Kishore Prasad. According to sources, the new government will go hard on BJP leaders and workers if they caught on the wrong sie of the law.
Priyanka Gandhi tests positive for Covid for second time
Taking to Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi said: "Tested positive for Covid (again!) today. Will be isolating at home and following all protocols," she said in a tweet. The Congress general secretary had also tested positive for the virus in June. On Tuesday evening, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge also tested positive.
Why didn't BJP try to stop Bihar CM Nitish Kumar from leaving NDA alliance?
The JD(U) supremo breaking alliance with the BJP in 2013 and now in 2022 is enough to tell what and how much the former still holds relevance as a leader in the politics of Bihar? In 2013, Nitish Kumar had left the BJP following his protests against the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi but at that time instead of resigning from the Chief Minister's post, he had dismissed the then Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, including all the ministers from the BJP quota, from his government.
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