Lalu Meets Rahul

A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday met RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and discussed a host of issues, including the way forward for opposition bloc INDIA, sources said.

Opposition leaders gathered in Patna on Friday for serious discussions about unitedly taking on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, but also devoured Bihar's famous litti chokha and "Malda mangoes" to sweeten ties.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday met Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav at the latter's residence in Patna, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and former CM Rabri Devi.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, had a 40-minute meeting in Delhi today, sources said. The two leaders discussed the political situation in the country and in Bihar, the sources said.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi called on ally and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, for heart and kidney related ailments on March 29. In a meeting that lasted for about 30 minutes, the Congress president is believed to have enquired about Mr Yadav's treatment

The next assembly election in Bihar will see a face-off between Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav. Mr Kumar's erstwhile ally Lalu Yadav has made the line-up official by naming his son his party's Chief Ministerial candidate for the next elections -- thereby establishing him the number 2 of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. The resolution was passed yesterday...

The ruling JD(U) today took a swipe at the luncheon meeting between Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav and claimed that the Congress vice president in the past was aversed to any show of proximity to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad.

Rahul Gandhi has met with a group of his party's legislators in Bihar who are rumoured to be readying to ditch the Congress. The meeting that was held yesterday in Delhi reportedly saw 11 law-makers from Bihar warning their leader that the Congress must abandon old ally and regional heavyweight Lalu Yadav or risk further disinterest among voters.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today left for the Norwegian capital Oslo, where he will meet political and business leaders, and will skip ally RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's opposition rally in Patna on Sunday.

After being pink-slipped along with Lalu Yadav, the Congress branch in Bihar is awash in resentment - not just towards Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who laid off his allies last night, but also for party boss Rahul Gandhi, who was assigned to keep the government in Bihar from sinking.

Nitish Kumar hitting reset on his government in Bihar has reportedly upset the man with whom he runs the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) - 70-year-old Sharad Yadav.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday nudged Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to take a stand on corruption charges against Lalu Yadav's son and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and get him to step down. Mr Kumar has not set a clear deadline but sources said the Chief Minister is keen that a decision on the 28-year-old Deputy Chief Minister is...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is in Delhi to attend a dinner hosted by PM Narendra Modi for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee, met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi this evening. The conversation between Mr Kumar and Rahul Gandhi comes at a time their coalition in Bihar, the Mahagatbandhan, is in serious trouble amid corruption charge...

When M Karunanidhi turns 94 on Saturday, a well-stacked line-up of politicians is expected in Chennai - among those who have conveyed they will attend the large celebration for the former Chief Minister are Rahul Gandhi, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav and Sitaram Yechury. They are unlikely to encounter the subject of the gathering - Mr Karunanidhi's part...

A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday met RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and discussed a host of issues, including the way forward for opposition bloc INDIA, sources said.

Opposition leaders gathered in Patna on Friday for serious discussions about unitedly taking on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, but also devoured Bihar's famous litti chokha and "Malda mangoes" to sweeten ties.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday met Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav at the latter's residence in Patna, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and former CM Rabri Devi.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, had a 40-minute meeting in Delhi today, sources said. The two leaders discussed the political situation in the country and in Bihar, the sources said.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi called on ally and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, for heart and kidney related ailments on March 29. In a meeting that lasted for about 30 minutes, the Congress president is believed to have enquired about Mr Yadav's treatment

The next assembly election in Bihar will see a face-off between Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav. Mr Kumar's erstwhile ally Lalu Yadav has made the line-up official by naming his son his party's Chief Ministerial candidate for the next elections -- thereby establishing him the number 2 of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. The resolution was passed yesterday...

The ruling JD(U) today took a swipe at the luncheon meeting between Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav and claimed that the Congress vice president in the past was aversed to any show of proximity to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad.

Rahul Gandhi has met with a group of his party's legislators in Bihar who are rumoured to be readying to ditch the Congress. The meeting that was held yesterday in Delhi reportedly saw 11 law-makers from Bihar warning their leader that the Congress must abandon old ally and regional heavyweight Lalu Yadav or risk further disinterest among voters.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today left for the Norwegian capital Oslo, where he will meet political and business leaders, and will skip ally RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's opposition rally in Patna on Sunday.

After being pink-slipped along with Lalu Yadav, the Congress branch in Bihar is awash in resentment - not just towards Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who laid off his allies last night, but also for party boss Rahul Gandhi, who was assigned to keep the government in Bihar from sinking.

Nitish Kumar hitting reset on his government in Bihar has reportedly upset the man with whom he runs the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) - 70-year-old Sharad Yadav.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday nudged Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to take a stand on corruption charges against Lalu Yadav's son and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and get him to step down. Mr Kumar has not set a clear deadline but sources said the Chief Minister is keen that a decision on the 28-year-old Deputy Chief Minister is...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is in Delhi to attend a dinner hosted by PM Narendra Modi for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee, met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi this evening. The conversation between Mr Kumar and Rahul Gandhi comes at a time their coalition in Bihar, the Mahagatbandhan, is in serious trouble amid corruption charge...

When M Karunanidhi turns 94 on Saturday, a well-stacked line-up of politicians is expected in Chennai - among those who have conveyed they will attend the large celebration for the former Chief Minister are Rahul Gandhi, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav and Sitaram Yechury. They are unlikely to encounter the subject of the gathering - Mr Karunanidhi's part...