Nitish Lalu Partnership

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  Kaffan Has No Pockets', Exhibit A Is Lalu Yadav, Says Nitish Kumar

  Two month after Nitish Kumar abandoned his partnership with Lalu Yadav, there's no mellowing of hard feelings. "Just remember a kaffan (coffin) has no pockets," Nitish Kumar said to a meeting of his party leaders, referring to the robust pack of corruption cases against his former ally. "If you keep collecting property, you will land in trouble," M...

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  With Rs 6 Crore Found On Officer's Wife, Bihar's Bhagalpur Scam Widens

  The new government of Bihar that took charge last month after Nitish Kumar's party revived a partnership with BJP, ditching an alliance with Lalu Yadav and the Congress over corruption charges against the Yadav family, has encountered its first speed bump.

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  'Only My Son Tejashwi Performed': Lalu Yadav's Report Card On Nitish Kumar's Cabinet

  Lalu Yadav, the chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal has been seething at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for terminating the Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav's party and the Congress and renewing a partnership with the BJP. In media interactions and tweets, the RJD chief has lost no opportunity to call his former ally names and run him down.

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  Nitish Kumar Has Surrendered, Will Have Another Face For 2019: Lalu Yadav

  Lalu Yadav accused former partner and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of being "greedy for power," calling him a palturam (turncoat) who lacks political character. Mr Yadav has continuously attacked Mr Kumar since last week when the latter dissolved their partnership and chose the BJP as his new ally.

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  Is Sharad Yadav Upset? Meetings, Including With Rahul Gandhi, Suggest So

  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.

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  Tejashwi Yadav Meets Governor, Fails To Stop Swearing-In: 10 Points

  Nitish Kumar in a shock move, quit as Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday evening. He said the approach of his allies, Lalu and Tejashwi Yadav, to a CBI case of corruption filed against them earlier this month, made it untenable for him to remain in partnership with them. Within hours the BJP offered support to Mr Kumar, and they have staked claim...

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  Nitish Kumar Dumps Grand Alliance, Reboots BJP Partnership

  Nitish Kumar has quit as Chief Minister of Bihar, ending the two-year-long political experiment that was branded as a game-changing Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance which included his party, Lalu Yadav and the Congress. This evening, Mr Kumar met with Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to deliver his resignation. Tomorrow, he will take oath as C...

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  Behind-The-Scenes Of Tejashwi Yadav's One-On-One With Nitish Kumar

  So happy was Lalu Yadav last night over what he perceives as a mended partnership with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that he dunked a ladoo in his bedtime glass of milk.

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  Nitish Kumar's Busting His Chances Of Running For PM - And Is Ok With It

  At age 66, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is keen to reinvent himself - so keen that he is willing to discard his burning ambition to someday run for Prime Minister. This job opportunity, he had come to accept, would - if at all - present itself only if he remained a senior member of the opposition and took on the BJP. It's no longer worth it, h...

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  In Opposition vs BJP Plan, Lalu Yadav Fails To Mention Nitish Kumar

  In his latest request to opposition parties to join forces against the BJP, Lalu Yadav today referred to many leaders. It was the omission that was noticed most - he did not mention ally and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Speculation about a political realignment was also kept alive by the BJP's Sushil Modi, who predicted an early end to Mr Kum...

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  Nitish Kumar Is Chief Minister Thanks To Lalu Prasad Yadav: Amar Singh

  Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh on Saturday said JD-U leader Nitish Kumar is Chief Minister of Bihar, thanks to RJD Chief Lalu Prasad. .

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  NDTV Exit Poll Puts BJP-Led Alliance Ahead in Bihar

  NDTV's exit poll from Bihar shows the Grand Alliance winning phase 1. Of the 49 seats that voted on October 12, the partnership between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad wins 28 seats (down 5 from the national election), compared to 20 for the BJP (up 5 from last year).

• Bhai-Bhai: Lalu on The New Partnership With Nitish

  Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav played "bhai-bhai" (brothers) today as they warmly held hands and later sipped tea on stage in Hajipur in their first appearance together at a public rally in two decades.

• In Bihar By-Elections, Nitish Teams With Lalu, BJP Seeks Pyjama

  Nitish Kumar today confirmed that he will contest by-elections for 10 seats in Bihar in partnership with one-time enemy Lalu Prasad Yadav. Mr Kumar made the announcement in his first address to the party workers since quitting as chief minister in May, accepting responsibility for the party's crushing defeat in the national elections, where it just...

• With Bihar Elections Due, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Are Collaborating Often

  Nitish Kumar, who worked on an important election this week with Lalu Prasad Yadav, has hinted that a bigger partnership could be evolving between them in Bihar, which will vote for its next government in 2015.