Rashtriya Janata Dal

Lalu Prasad Yadav becomes RJD chief for 9th time, hits out at PM Modi

Lalu Prasad was elected as president of his party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for the ninth consecutive term on Sunday and used the occasion to launch a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not matching his "high voltage assertions on Pakistan before elections with deeds".

Jan 17, 2016, 19:42 PM IST

Was Indira Gandhi's rule worse than British? - Have Your Say

Bihar government website calls former prime minister Indira Gandhi's rule worse than British reign in India.

Jan 11, 2016, 12:30 PM IST

Bihar govt website calls Indira Gandhi's rule worse than British; Congress enraged

Bihar government’s official website has called former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s rule worse than the British reign in India.

Jan 10, 2016, 20:34 PM IST

Lalu Yadav chosen as RJD president for 9th consecutive term

Veteran socialist leader Lalu Yadav was on Saturday unanimously elected as president of RJD for the ninth consecutive term.

Jan 10, 2016, 08:22 AM IST

RJD to sue PM Modi for committing fraud

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is mulling to register a case of forgery against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly committing breach of trust with people of Bihar by not allocating the promised fund of Rs 1.25 lakh crore.

Jan 04, 2016, 09:35 AM IST

Leaders who left RJD are not welcome back: Lalu Prasad

RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday said former party leaders who left but were trying to rejoin the party after it returned to power in Bihar were not welcome.

Jan 03, 2016, 08:54 AM IST

We will strictly deal with criminals: Lalu after spate of murders in Bihar

Condemning the Darbhanga murder case, RJD patron Lalu Prasad Yadav said that the Bihar government would strictly deal with the criminals.

Dec 29, 2015, 16:51 PM IST

Guess who from Lalu’s family is coming to Rajya Sabha

Rabri Devi and Misa Bharati are likely to stand in the Rajya Sabha biennial election next year.

Dec 29, 2015, 09:44 AM IST

Alert for Bihar students! Take your scholarship woes to Tejashwi Yadav like this

Setting a new standard of governance in Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav solved student`s woes related to various state scholarship schemes through Facebook.

Dec 16, 2015, 17:58 PM IST

Veteran Congress MLA praises Bihar Dy CM Tejaswi Yadav

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav on Monday came in for praise from senior Congress MLA Sadanand Singh after giving his first reply in the Assembly as a member of the state Cabinet on an issue concerning the demand for repairs on a stretch of a national highway.

Dec 08, 2015, 02:20 AM IST

Narendra Modi returns to India to get his clothes washed: Tejashwi Yadav

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for undertaking frequent foreign visits.

Dec 01, 2015, 11:54 AM IST

Lalu's trusted IAS officers placed in sons' departments

RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav's two of the most trusted senior IAS officers have been moved into departments held by the party patron's sons in the Bihar cabinet.

Nov 25, 2015, 16:41 PM IST

Part of our sanskar to hug guests: Tejashwi on Lalu-Kejriwal embrace

The image of the Delhi Chief Minister and Prasad embracing had gone viral and put Kejriwal's anti-graft credentials under serious question.

Nov 24, 2015, 20:53 PM IST

Lalu Prasad Yadav pulls up MLAs for grabbing official bungalows

Amid reports of some RJD and JD(U) MLAs grabbing official bungalows here of their choice, Lalu Prasad on Tuesday denounced such behaviour and reminded them of the "great responsibility on their shoulders to honour the huge mandate."

Nov 24, 2015, 20:01 PM IST

Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM: As it happened

Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar chief minister shortly after 2:00 pm.

Nov 20, 2015, 18:24 PM IST

Nitish Kumar set to be elected leader of Grand Alliance

Newly-elected legislators of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) will elect Nitish Kumar as the leader of the legislature party on Saturday following which he will be elected as leader of the legislature party of the Grand Alliance.

Nov 13, 2015, 13:16 PM IST

Sonia, Kejriwal, Mamata to attend Nitish's oath taking ceremony

Besides Sonia Gandhi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi too be present at the oath taking ceremony on November 20.

Nov 12, 2015, 12:06 PM IST

Maharashtra RJD wants to replicate grand alliance in state

After the thumping victory in Bihar elections, Maharashtra unit of Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday said it wanted to replicate the grand alliance in the state to combat "communal forces".

Nov 10, 2015, 19:44 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi responsible for Bihar defeat: BJP MP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "unparliamentary language" during the election campaign was one of the reasons why the BJP lost the Bihar battle, BJP MP Bhola Singh said on Tuesday.

Nov 10, 2015, 14:42 PM IST

'Bihar poll results give NDA an opportunity to strategise'

The Bihar election results give the NDA an opportunity to strategise for the upcoming state elections and also embark on longer term corrective measures.

Nov 10, 2015, 14:38 PM IST