Modi Nitish Kumar Debate

"Pradesh mein dikha, desh mein dikhega" is one of the many open-ended slogans on posters at JDU office, where national meet of the party is scheduled

The debate over "intolerance" that is raging in the country did not contribute to the BJP-led NDA's defeat in Bihar polls, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said in the wake of the electoral debacle that has given rise to a chorus of dissent within his party.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has, in the recent weeks, spoken and tweeted on the intolerance debate. But sparingly.

Fuelling further the bitter quota debate in Bihar polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused his rivals Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad of having come together in July 2005 to demand a review of the policy to provide for religion-based reservation.

Nitish Kumar, who is running for a third term as Bihar Chief Minister, has accused the BJP of trying to import the controversy swirling around beef-eating into the state ahead of polls next week.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took on Nitish Kumar today for challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to debate development in Bihar, where elections will be held in five phases from next month.

The war of words over the Bihar package escalated today with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari challenging Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for a debate after he had called the Rs 1.25 lakh crore sop as a "repackaging" of old schemes for electoral gains.

Mr Kumar, who is the chief minister of Bihar and governs his state with the BJP, also said that the top leaders of his party will debate whether the NDA should announce their prime ministerial candidate before the national elections are held.

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha yesterday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, reviving the debate within the party and its allies on the PM candidate for 2014. Today, speaking to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, Mr Sinha called Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar's aversion to Mr Modi unacce...

"Pradesh mein dikha, desh mein dikhega" is one of the many open-ended slogans on posters at JDU office, where national meet of the party is scheduled

The debate over "intolerance" that is raging in the country did not contribute to the BJP-led NDA's defeat in Bihar polls, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said in the wake of the electoral debacle that has given rise to a chorus of dissent within his party.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has, in the recent weeks, spoken and tweeted on the intolerance debate. But sparingly.

Fuelling further the bitter quota debate in Bihar polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused his rivals Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad of having come together in July 2005 to demand a review of the policy to provide for religion-based reservation.

Nitish Kumar, who is running for a third term as Bihar Chief Minister, has accused the BJP of trying to import the controversy swirling around beef-eating into the state ahead of polls next week.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took on Nitish Kumar today for challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to debate development in Bihar, where elections will be held in five phases from next month.

The war of words over the Bihar package escalated today with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari challenging Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for a debate after he had called the Rs 1.25 lakh crore sop as a "repackaging" of old schemes for electoral gains.

Mr Kumar, who is the chief minister of Bihar and governs his state with the BJP, also said that the top leaders of his party will debate whether the NDA should announce their prime ministerial candidate before the national elections are held.

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha yesterday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, reviving the debate within the party and its allies on the PM candidate for 2014. Today, speaking to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, Mr Sinha called Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar's aversion to Mr Modi unacce...