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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday met veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani and congratulated him on being awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Rath Yatra was stopped and its leader Lal Krishna Advani arrested in Bihar in October 1990 though then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had advised against it, said Lalu Yadav, who was the Chief Minister of the state then.

26 years ago, when BJP leader LK Advani's rath rolled into Bihar, then Chief Minister Lalu Yadav ordered his arrest. He chose two officers to stop Mr Advani's rath yatra from Somnath in Gujarat to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. One of them, Raj Kumar Singh, took oath today to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers.

The surprise announcement of Ram Nath Kovind - Bihar Governor and a Dalit - as the Presidential candidate by the Narendra Modi government has drawn a "will get back" reaction from most opposition parties. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has been her outspoken self. Minutes after the NDA's Presidential candidate was announced, the C...

In a baffling statement, BJP leader Vinay Katiyar appeared to agree today with Bihar politician Lalu Yadav's "conspiracy theory" linking the Supreme Court order on LK Advani in the Babri Masjid case to a BJP plan to stymie his presidential prospects.

The Arun Jaitley vs Kirti Azad controversy snowballed today as four BJP elders - who pulled up the party leadership after the Bihar poll debacle - decided to meet Mr Azad and raise the issue in the party forum. Mr Azad has said he will call the Prime Minister's Office on Friday to seek an appointment with PM Narendra Modi, who he maintains, is his ...

The four BJP elders who pulled up the party leadership last month over the defeat in Bihar assembly elections, have decided to intervene in the Arun Jaitley vs Kirti Azad row. The elders will meet Mr Azad, and raise the issue in party forum instead of going public with their views, sources told NDTV.

The sharp attack by BJP veteran LK Advani and senior leaders on the party's leadership after its staggering defeat in Bihar is now a closed chapter, a top BJP functionary said today.

Days after raising a banner of revolt against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) resounding defeat in Bihar elections, party patriarch LK Advani today said the government is on the right track to bring 'achhe din' in the country.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inivted veteran BJP leader LK Advani and BJP Lok Sabha member Shatrughan Sinha to his oath-taking ceremony to be held in Patna on November 20, an aide said on Sunday.

Senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said today that the BJP central leadership is discussing with the party's veterans the issues raised by them about the party's unsatisfactory performance in Bihar polls and denied that he had suggested disciplinary action against them.

In the spreading dissent within the BJP's ranks after its colossal defeat in Bihar, the latest to speak out is parliamentarian and former Home Secretary RK Singh. In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Mr Singh said that he was shocked at the number of tickets that the party gave to candidates with criminal records.

Opinion in the top echelons of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) remained divided on whether action should be taken against senior party leaders who have attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi-Amit Shah duo over the Bihar poll debacle with Home Minister Rajnath Singh said to be against any action against dissenters.

Bhola Singh, a BJP parliamentarian from Bihar, has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for the party's massive defeat in the assembly elections in the state, saying Mr Shah must explain or step down.

As the voice of dissent got shriller within BJP after its drubbing in the Bihar assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said it was natural that the reaction would be strong as the saffron outfit had made a high-profile campaign in the state.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday met veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani and congratulated him on being awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Rath Yatra was stopped and its leader Lal Krishna Advani arrested in Bihar in October 1990 though then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had advised against it, said Lalu Yadav, who was the Chief Minister of the state then.

26 years ago, when BJP leader LK Advani's rath rolled into Bihar, then Chief Minister Lalu Yadav ordered his arrest. He chose two officers to stop Mr Advani's rath yatra from Somnath in Gujarat to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. One of them, Raj Kumar Singh, took oath today to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers.

The surprise announcement of Ram Nath Kovind - Bihar Governor and a Dalit - as the Presidential candidate by the Narendra Modi government has drawn a "will get back" reaction from most opposition parties. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has been her outspoken self. Minutes after the NDA's Presidential candidate was announced, the C...

In a baffling statement, BJP leader Vinay Katiyar appeared to agree today with Bihar politician Lalu Yadav's "conspiracy theory" linking the Supreme Court order on LK Advani in the Babri Masjid case to a BJP plan to stymie his presidential prospects.

The Arun Jaitley vs Kirti Azad controversy snowballed today as four BJP elders - who pulled up the party leadership after the Bihar poll debacle - decided to meet Mr Azad and raise the issue in the party forum. Mr Azad has said he will call the Prime Minister's Office on Friday to seek an appointment with PM Narendra Modi, who he maintains, is his ...

The four BJP elders who pulled up the party leadership last month over the defeat in Bihar assembly elections, have decided to intervene in the Arun Jaitley vs Kirti Azad row. The elders will meet Mr Azad, and raise the issue in party forum instead of going public with their views, sources told NDTV.

The sharp attack by BJP veteran LK Advani and senior leaders on the party's leadership after its staggering defeat in Bihar is now a closed chapter, a top BJP functionary said today.

Days after raising a banner of revolt against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) resounding defeat in Bihar elections, party patriarch LK Advani today said the government is on the right track to bring 'achhe din' in the country.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inivted veteran BJP leader LK Advani and BJP Lok Sabha member Shatrughan Sinha to his oath-taking ceremony to be held in Patna on November 20, an aide said on Sunday.

Senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said today that the BJP central leadership is discussing with the party's veterans the issues raised by them about the party's unsatisfactory performance in Bihar polls and denied that he had suggested disciplinary action against them.

In the spreading dissent within the BJP's ranks after its colossal defeat in Bihar, the latest to speak out is parliamentarian and former Home Secretary RK Singh. In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Mr Singh said that he was shocked at the number of tickets that the party gave to candidates with criminal records.

Opinion in the top echelons of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) remained divided on whether action should be taken against senior party leaders who have attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi-Amit Shah duo over the Bihar poll debacle with Home Minister Rajnath Singh said to be against any action against dissenters.

Bhola Singh, a BJP parliamentarian from Bihar, has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for the party's massive defeat in the assembly elections in the state, saying Mr Shah must explain or step down.

As the voice of dissent got shriller within BJP after its drubbing in the Bihar assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said it was natural that the reaction would be strong as the saffron outfit had made a high-profile campaign in the state.