Jd U National Executive Meet

Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha has been appointed as the party's national executive president on Saturday while Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will continue to be the national president.

"Desh ka neta kaisa ho, Nitish Kumar jaisa ho" was the slogan that rent the air, and summed up the sentiment, at the JD(U)'s Bihar headquarters here ahead of the party's national executive meeting scheduled today.

A day ahead of its national executive meeting in Delhi, BJP ally JD(U) on Saturday categorically made it clear the party will play big brother in Bihar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be the face of NDA in the state.

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar will attend his party office-bearers' meet in Delhi today before addressing its national executive meet on Sunday, amid a strain in his ties with the BJP.

A 14-year-old mentally challenged rape survivor and her father from Bihar spent Sunday outside the venue of Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meeting in Delhi, hoping their demand for justice would be heard.

As it virtually rejected Narendra Modi, the Janata Dal (United) today indicated it would prefer BJP veteran LK Advani as the NDA's prime ministerial candidate.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stoutly defended its leader Narendra Modi, who became the target of indirect digs at ally Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet today. Senior leader Kalraj Mishra told NDTV that Mr Modi was hugely popular and like Atal Bihari Vajpayee a politician "who has taken everyone along".

In a fiery 40-minute speech at the Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet in Delhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took several digs at Narendra Modi without naming him. He cited Atal Bihari Vajpayee's example and said, "Only one who can carry with him all the diverse sections of people can become the leader of the nation. This was Atal B...

In a resolution adopted on the second and final day of the Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet in Delhi, the party listed out criteria for the NDA coalition's prime ministerial candidate. Topping the list is the demand that the PM candidate should have a secular image. A strong hint that Narendra Modi will not be acceptable to them for th...

It is the final day today of the Janata Dal (United)'s two-day national executive meet in the capital. Sources in the party say a political resolution which is likely to be passed is expected to reiterate the JD(U)'s position that the prime ministerial candidate of the NDA coalition should be a person with a secular image, an indirect snub to Naren...

Amid talk of a split, the Janata Dal (United) said today it has not set any deadline for ally BJP to declare the prime ministerial candidate for general elections next year, but the party indicated again that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would be an unacceptable choice.

As it begins its two-day national executive meet in the national capital today, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), is gearing up to demand that its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP, reveal whether Narendra Modi will be its prime ministerial candidate. Outside the meeting venue, there are massive posters of the two JD(U) powerhouses, Nitish Ku...

Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha has been appointed as the party's national executive president on Saturday while Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will continue to be the national president.

"Desh ka neta kaisa ho, Nitish Kumar jaisa ho" was the slogan that rent the air, and summed up the sentiment, at the JD(U)'s Bihar headquarters here ahead of the party's national executive meeting scheduled today.

A day ahead of its national executive meeting in Delhi, BJP ally JD(U) on Saturday categorically made it clear the party will play big brother in Bihar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be the face of NDA in the state.

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar will attend his party office-bearers' meet in Delhi today before addressing its national executive meet on Sunday, amid a strain in his ties with the BJP.

A 14-year-old mentally challenged rape survivor and her father from Bihar spent Sunday outside the venue of Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meeting in Delhi, hoping their demand for justice would be heard.

As it virtually rejected Narendra Modi, the Janata Dal (United) today indicated it would prefer BJP veteran LK Advani as the NDA's prime ministerial candidate.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stoutly defended its leader Narendra Modi, who became the target of indirect digs at ally Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet today. Senior leader Kalraj Mishra told NDTV that Mr Modi was hugely popular and like Atal Bihari Vajpayee a politician "who has taken everyone along".

In a fiery 40-minute speech at the Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet in Delhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took several digs at Narendra Modi without naming him. He cited Atal Bihari Vajpayee's example and said, "Only one who can carry with him all the diverse sections of people can become the leader of the nation. This was Atal B...

In a resolution adopted on the second and final day of the Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet in Delhi, the party listed out criteria for the NDA coalition's prime ministerial candidate. Topping the list is the demand that the PM candidate should have a secular image. A strong hint that Narendra Modi will not be acceptable to them for th...

It is the final day today of the Janata Dal (United)'s two-day national executive meet in the capital. Sources in the party say a political resolution which is likely to be passed is expected to reiterate the JD(U)'s position that the prime ministerial candidate of the NDA coalition should be a person with a secular image, an indirect snub to Naren...

Amid talk of a split, the Janata Dal (United) said today it has not set any deadline for ally BJP to declare the prime ministerial candidate for general elections next year, but the party indicated again that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would be an unacceptable choice.

As it begins its two-day national executive meet in the national capital today, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), is gearing up to demand that its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP, reveal whether Narendra Modi will be its prime ministerial candidate. Outside the meeting venue, there are massive posters of the two JD(U) powerhouses, Nitish Ku...