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In Shimla, why the opposition will need more than a coalition playbook

The 15-party opposition meet in Patna last week, hosted by Bihar chief minister and the JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, has left it to the next meet in Shimla to firm up a joint plan.

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JD(U) will merge soon with RJD, claims Upendra Kushwaha

Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal (RLJD) chief Upendra Kushwaha claimed that the ruling Janata Dal (United) will merge with its alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and there will be soon an exodus of JD(U) leaders looking to join other parties.

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Bihar Congress hopeful of getting two more Cabinet berths after Shimla meeting

After the successful Opposition meeting in Patna attended by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, its party leaders in Bihar are hopeful of getting two more ministerial berths in the State Cabinet, their long-pending demand.

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We stand together to contest BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: non-BJP Opposition parties

Framing the next general election as a fight between “democracy and dictatorship”, 15 Opposition parties came together, projecting a united front in Patna on June 23. At the end of the four-hour long meeting, no joint statement was issued, nor a seat-sharing formula declared. It concluded on the promise of…

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RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav asks Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to get married

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad on June 23 asked India’s most eligible bachelor Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to get married as soon as possible.

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Opposition Meet: 'Iss Baaraat ka dulha kaun?' mocks BJP; Congress hits back ‘Dulha taiyar hai'

As opposition leaders arrived in Patna for the meeting, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was getting ready for the 'wedding procession' but who is the groom? Read further on Dynamite News:

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Opposition Meet: Meeting begins in Patna to finalise strategy against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The Opposition picked Patna as a venue for its meeting as it represents the 1974 call of total revolution by Jayaprakash Narayan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congress party’s DNA is in Bihar, says Rahul Gandhi after arriving in Patna for Opposition meet

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on June 23 received a warm welcome from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar upon arrival in Patna for a crucial opposition meeting.

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Opposition meet: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge arrives in Bihar's Patna

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday arrived in Bihar's Patna to attend the Opposition leaders' meeting hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, with an aim to arrive at a consensus to forge a united Opposition front to take on the BJP. Read further on…

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Patna Opposition Meet: AAP to walk out of meet if Cong doesn't support against Centre's Delhi ordinance

The meeting has been called by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to chalk out a joint strategy to take on ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Read further on Dynamite News:

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TMC calls Patna Opposition meet 'good beginning' ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The TMC considers June 23 Opposition meeting in Patna as a “good beginning” ahead of the 2024 general elections and emphasised the significance of anti-BJP parties uniting against “undemocratic and authoritarian policies”

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Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) to support NDA

Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) on June 21, 2023 joined the NDA after Mr. Manjhi and national president of the HAM(S) Santosh Suman met Union Home Minister Amit Shah

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Kejriwal asks Opposition parties to clear stand on Centre's services ordinance for Delhi at Patna meeting

The Friday meeting of opposition parties has been called by Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar. Read more on The Hindu

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Democratic forces must unite against BJP: Stalin

he unity and success of the secular democratic forces in Tamil Nadu should be replicated at the national level to dislodge the BJP from power at the Centre, says Stalin

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Nitish cancels visit to Tamil Nadu to meet CM

No official reason was given for the last-minute cancellation of Mr. Kumar’s visit to Tamil Nadu

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Nitish Kumar is a puppet Chief Minister, alleges Bihar BJP chief

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Samrat Choudhary on June 19 made a scathing attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by calling him a “puppet”. He made this statement during a function at the party office in which several district-level leaders of the Congress, Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata…

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Manjhi’s HAM (S) withdraws support to Nitish government

The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) on June 19 announced withdrawal of support to the Nitish Kumar government and submitted the letter of withdrawal to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.

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Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM(S) meeting in Patna postponed to June 19

The crucial executive committee meeting of Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM-Secular) that was supposed to take place in Patna on June 18 has been postponed.

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BJP may go for early polls worried over Opposition unity gaining momentum: Bihar CM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who caused a flutter by predicting early Lok Sabha poll, asserted that the possibility arose out of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s fears of his Opposition unity drive gaining momentum.

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Dashrath Manjhi’s son Bhagirath Manjhi joins JD(U)

Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha election, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on June 16 roped in Bhagirath Manjhi, son of Dashrath Manjhi, the ‘Mountain Man’ of Bihar. Bhagirath Manjhi’s son-in-law Mithun Manjhi too joined the Janata Dal (United) in the presence of several senior leaders of the party.

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Bihar: JD(U) MLA Ratnesh Sada takes oath as Minister in Nitish cabinet

Chief Minister Kumar has decided to induct Sada in his cabinet after the resignation of Santosh Manjhi as Minister after differences of his party JD(U) with HAM. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar Cabinet expansion | JD(U) MLA Ratnesh Sada takes oath as Cabinet Minister in Nitish’s govt.

Ratnesh Sada took oath as Cabinet Minister in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) government in Bihar

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In Patna, will opposition parties finally write the first draft of the 2024 alliance?

As the June 23 meet of 18 opposition parties in Patna draws closer, efforts are underway to set the right tone for the meet. Bringing together the widest range of opposition parties in recent times, the Patna meet is expected to work towards the first draft of alliance-making for the…

The Hindu

Unidentified bike breaches Nitish Kumar’s security during morning walk

The place where the incident happened is the high-security zone where the residences of Rabri Devi, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav are also there.

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Governorship plus LS ticket for son likely in store for Manjhi as he weighs joining NDA

Jitan Ram Manjhi, who pulled his party out of Bihar’s mahagathbandhan, is being wooed to join the BJP-led NDA. He is reportedly being offered a Governor’s position for himself, as well as a Lok Sabha ticket for his son

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