Mulayam On Nitish

At his grand anti-BJP rally in Patna, Lalu Yadav today vented ire on former ally Nitish Kumar, saying he had agreed to let Mr Kumar be the Chief Minister only after pressure from ally Sharad Yadav and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh. On the dais with him was Sharad Yadav, and Akhilesh Yadav, the son of Mulayam Singh and former Chief Minist...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to give a miss to the Samajwadi Party's big anniversary bash on Saturday to which he has been invited by party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, sources close to the Chief Minister have said.

The Samajwadi Party (SP) today accused the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of hatching a 'conspiracy' on behalf of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad after the Sharad Pawar-led party decided to walk out of the third front in Bihar.

Partners till three weeks ago, politicians Mulayam Singh Yadav and Nitish Kumar are now unburdening themselves of angry accusations against each other. Mr Kumar, running for a third term as Bihar Chief Minister, today asked if Mr Yadav "is a Vice Chancellor of the University of Secularism....and are we just research scholars?"

There is now a "third front" in Bihar, where the "Grand Alliance" led by chief minister Nitish Kumar takes on the BJP's coalition of four parties in assembly elections beginning mid-October.

Despite talks of reconciliation, it seems Mulayam Singh Yadav's role in the anti-BJP alliance in Bihar has no chance of being rewired. On Tuesday, the Samajwadi Party chief launched an all-out attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The Bihar unit of Samajwadi Party, which had protested over denial of seats in the grand alliance for Bihar Assembly polls, on saturday claimed to have fruitful talks with the alliance partners RJD President Lalu Prasad and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over seat sharing.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal United have decided to contest the coming Bihar polls together and a six-member panel will be formed to take a call on seat sharing.

After keeping away from a crucial meeting on Friday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday met Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and raised objections to RJD head Lalu Prasad's idea of bringing Jitan Ram Manjhi in their alliance, an issue that threatens to derail the grouping.

The proposed Janta Parivar merger is on track, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad both said today. The assurance comes a day after senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said the merger will not take place before the Bihar elections, scheduled for later this year.

Raising questions on the unification of Janata Parivar, Shiv Sena today said that the leaders in the new front have been constantly at loggerheads with each other and it is impossible to say that they would not "stab one another" for political gains.

Describing RJD chief Lalu Prasad's announcement in favour of the merger of Janata Parivar splinter parties as "a solid and effective" step towards the process, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said a formal announcement will be made "much before the end of this month."

The merger of Janata Parivar will be announced in time to prepare for Bihar polls and the six constituents have decided on the symbol and the flag of the proposed new party, its leaders said in Patna today.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday that there was no "cloud of uncertainty" over the merger of old Janata Parivar splinter groups and that it was on track.

The merger of Janata Parivar offshoots was on track, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar has asserted after a meeting with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, where RJD President Lalu Prasad was also present to discuss issues like flag and symbol of the proposed outfit.

At his grand anti-BJP rally in Patna, Lalu Yadav today vented ire on former ally Nitish Kumar, saying he had agreed to let Mr Kumar be the Chief Minister only after pressure from ally Sharad Yadav and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh. On the dais with him was Sharad Yadav, and Akhilesh Yadav, the son of Mulayam Singh and former Chief Minist...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to give a miss to the Samajwadi Party's big anniversary bash on Saturday to which he has been invited by party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, sources close to the Chief Minister have said.

The Samajwadi Party (SP) today accused the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of hatching a 'conspiracy' on behalf of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad after the Sharad Pawar-led party decided to walk out of the third front in Bihar.

Partners till three weeks ago, politicians Mulayam Singh Yadav and Nitish Kumar are now unburdening themselves of angry accusations against each other. Mr Kumar, running for a third term as Bihar Chief Minister, today asked if Mr Yadav "is a Vice Chancellor of the University of Secularism....and are we just research scholars?"

There is now a "third front" in Bihar, where the "Grand Alliance" led by chief minister Nitish Kumar takes on the BJP's coalition of four parties in assembly elections beginning mid-October.

Despite talks of reconciliation, it seems Mulayam Singh Yadav's role in the anti-BJP alliance in Bihar has no chance of being rewired. On Tuesday, the Samajwadi Party chief launched an all-out attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The Bihar unit of Samajwadi Party, which had protested over denial of seats in the grand alliance for Bihar Assembly polls, on saturday claimed to have fruitful talks with the alliance partners RJD President Lalu Prasad and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over seat sharing.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal United have decided to contest the coming Bihar polls together and a six-member panel will be formed to take a call on seat sharing.

After keeping away from a crucial meeting on Friday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday met Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and raised objections to RJD head Lalu Prasad's idea of bringing Jitan Ram Manjhi in their alliance, an issue that threatens to derail the grouping.

The proposed Janta Parivar merger is on track, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad both said today. The assurance comes a day after senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said the merger will not take place before the Bihar elections, scheduled for later this year.

Raising questions on the unification of Janata Parivar, Shiv Sena today said that the leaders in the new front have been constantly at loggerheads with each other and it is impossible to say that they would not "stab one another" for political gains.

Describing RJD chief Lalu Prasad's announcement in favour of the merger of Janata Parivar splinter parties as "a solid and effective" step towards the process, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said a formal announcement will be made "much before the end of this month."

The merger of Janata Parivar will be announced in time to prepare for Bihar polls and the six constituents have decided on the symbol and the flag of the proposed new party, its leaders said in Patna today.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday that there was no "cloud of uncertainty" over the merger of old Janata Parivar splinter groups and that it was on track.

The merger of Janata Parivar offshoots was on track, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar has asserted after a meeting with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, where RJD President Lalu Prasad was also present to discuss issues like flag and symbol of the proposed outfit.