Bihar

"Nitish Kumar had invited KCR (as the Telangana Chief Minister is popularly known) to come to Patna to announce his name as a Prime Ministerial candidate but KCR refused to take his name forward. When Rao did not announce his name, Nitish Kumar stood from the chair but KCR then asked him to sit for a while... no bigger insult than this," PM Modi said. Sushil Modi further said that both Nitish Kumar and KCR have been dreaming to become prime minister in daylight.

Taking a dig at the chief minister BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said that the Nitish Kumar government lost its first wicket and is set to lose more soon. "The first wicket of Nitish Kumar government fell and more will tumble in future. Nitish Kumar was clean bowled in the first over," Modi said.

Telangana CM K. Chandrashekher Rao's arrival is also an achievement for chief minister Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav who are making all-out efforts to bring all opposition leaders under one umbrella to take on the BJP. He is also schedelued to participate in a programme along with the two Bihar leaders.

The CBI conducted multiple raids on the office and residence of RJD MLC Sunil Singh in Patna, Rajya Sabha MP Asfaq Karim in Katihar, RS MP Fayyaz Ahmed in Madhubani, Ex-MLC Subodh Rai in Vaishali and ex-MLA Abu Dojana in Sitamarhi. "CM Nitish Kumar was aware about the CBI raid and he informed RJD leaders about the same in advance.

Seemanchal is considered as Muslim dominated area in Bihar, where the BJP is week. After the formation of the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, the BJP's top leadership believes that the road show of Amit Shah on July 31 was the turning point of the sour relationship between the JD-U and BJP in Bihar.

Rahul Gandhi, during a public meeting in Karnataka in April 2019, slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for imposing demonetisation in the country, alleging the money of "common people would be given to his 15 industrialist friends".

The leaders of Mahagathbandhan are expecting more raids in the future, said sources. Nitish Kumar along with Governor Phagu Chauhan and deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav went to the statue of socialist leader B.P. Mandal to pay gratitude on his birth anniversary. On Wednesday, the CBI conducted multiple raids in Patna, Katihar, Madhubani and Gurugram on the houses and properties of five RJD leaders.

As Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari announced the vote of trust, BJP's former Deputy Chief Minister objected to it, saying that it is not required. Hazari turned down his point and conducted the vote. Nitish Kumar, during the discussion on the motion, accused the BJP of just creating disputes in the society, and the Central government not doing anything apart from advertisements.

Such a situation arose after Sinha deliberately announced the name of Janata Dal (United) MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav to conduct the proceedings of Bihar Vidhan Sabha soon after resigning and leaving the House. Sinha adjourned the House till 2 p.m. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, the minister of parliamentary affairs immediately responded to the chair of speaker that it was illegal under the law of the House.

Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha announced his resignation during the special Assembly session called by the ruling party. "As I do not have the number and the ruling party has brought no confidence motion against me, I am resigning from the post of the Speaker," the BJP leader said while addressing the House.