JITAN RAM MANJHI
Hajipur Lok Sabha 2024 phase 5: Date, schedule, party-wise candidates and other key details
Chirag Paswan faces challenging electoral battle in Hajipur against uncle Pashupati Paras. Lok Sabha polls on May 20, results on June 4, with six Assembly segments involved.
Getting "full support" from Nitish Kumar: Tejashwi Yadav tells rally in Bihar
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav claims 'full support' from 'uncle' Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, in his fight against the saffron party at a rally in Bihar's Madhubani district.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s dig at PM Modi’s ‘400 paar’ slogan 'Film has flopped...'
Jitan Ram Manjhi's statement “If INDIA alliance govt is formed, it will work to divide the nation as Pakistan” has grabbed a lot of attention, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav gave his reaction on the statement and said that it was surprising to him that how quickly he got...
PM campaigning intensively in Bihar as BJP is jittery: Tejashwi
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has accused the BJP-led NDA of being "jittery" in Bihar, leading to intensified campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yadav criticized the BJP's focus on Bihar, stating that the attention of top leaders and the ED and CBI seems to be centered on the state. He urged Modi to address issues like poverty, unemployment, and Bihar's demand for special status in his Bihar speeches.
"PM Modi promised to hold election rally in Bihar's Gaya": Jitan Ram Manjhi
"If we get a chance, we will surely build a Mahabodhi corridor like Kashi and Ayodhya," said Majhi, who is the NDA candidate from Gaya.
Ex-Bihar CM and NDA nominee Jitan Ram Manjhi owns movable assets worth Rs 11.32 lakh: Affidavit
Former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi, who is the NDA nominee from the Gaya seat, owns movable assets worth Rs 11.32 lakh and has Rs 49,000 cash in hand, according to the affidavit filed by him. Manjhi filed his nomination for the Gaya constituency on Thursday. Voting for the first phase of elections in Gaya, Nawada, Jamui and Aurangabad is scheduled to be held on April 19.
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Bihar BJP candidate, 2 other contestants to file nominations on Thursday for Lok Sabha polls
BJP MP Sushil Kumar Singh had filed his nomination from the Aurangabad seat earlier this week. "Today is the last day of filing nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls. Our campaign will start now... three NDA candidates will file their nomination papers today. Our target is to win all the 40 seats in Bihar," Chaudhary said.
Bihar: Retired Delhi top cop and former Congress MP cries foul over RJD claiming his seat
Senior Congress leader Nikhil Kumar on Friday accused ally RJD of breaching coalition ethics by allocating party tickets for constituencies where its partners had rightful claims. Expressing his expectation for a party ticket from Aurangabad, a constituency he secured for the Congress in 2004, Kumar claimed that if the alliance with the RJD came apart, "it would be a greater loss" for the regional ally.
Ex-Bihar CM Jitan Manjhi to be NDA candidate from Gaya
Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi named NDA's Gaya LS candidate. BJP, JD(U) lead Bihar seats. Chirag Paswan's LJP, Upendra Kushwaha's party got seats. RJD's Kumar Sarvajeet contesting Bodh Gaya LS seat.
Jitan Ram Manjhi demands two ministries
"Cabinet expansion will happen on February 5, and departments will also be allotted on the same day... I have been saying this from the beginning if independent MLAs have always been allotted a department then HAM has five MLAs, so we should definitely be given two departments," said Jitan Ram Manjhi told reporters on Friday
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar resigns, stakes claim with BJP support to form government
Nitish Kumar had left the alliance in 2022 to form the 'Mahagathbandhan' with the opposition. Various NDA leaders, including former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, had previously hinted at a potential breakdown in the alliance between JD(U)-RJD.
JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar will soon return to BJP-led NDA: Jitan Ram Majhi
On the reason for Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav skipping the governor's high-tea ceremony on Republic Day, Manjhi said, "I cannot comment on this. You should ask him (Tejashwi Yadav) why he was absent." Earlier in the day, Manjhi had said that the 'grand alliance' government in Bihar would not remain intact.
Mahagathbandhan govt in Bihar won't remain intact: Former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi
"There is nothing to say much about the political atmosphere in Bihar. You all are watching it. Nitish Kumar's statement on dynasty politics was directed at the Congress and RJD. Under these circumstances, do you think they will remain united?" Manjhi said.
Jitan Ram Manjhi continues with his diatribe against Nitish Kumar
Manjhi referenced a recent scandal involving late Congress leader Mahavir Choudhary, criticising Nitish's actions at the memorial function. Manjhi, claiming Nitish has lost mental balance, staged a dharna at the Patna High Court premises, vowing similar protests in Delhi. Nitish's recent unpredictable behavior has fueled criticism, with detractors questioning his fitness for office.
Allies restive over Nitish Kumar's repeated 'loose remarks'
Kumar's comments in the Bihar assembly last week while talking about women education - for which he had to apologise the next day under Opposition pressure - and subsequently about former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, who belongs to the extremely backward Musahar Dalit community, have taken a political dimension.
Food of Nitish being spiked by those coveting his chair: Jitan Ram Manjhi
Jitan Ram Manjhi has alleged that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's food is being mixed with poisonous substances. Manjhi, a former chief minister, made the allegation after Kumar used vulgar language in the state assembly. Hindustani Awam Morcha chief also said that he would meet Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Saturday to apprise him of the "grim situation" prevailing in Bihar.
Bihar House raises quota for 'deprived caste' to 65%
The Bihar assembly passed bills to increase reservation for 'deprived castes' in state government jobs and educational institutions from 50% to 65%, bringing the overall reservation to 75%. The bills received unanimous approval, with the quota for Scheduled Tribes doubled from 1% to 2%, and for Scheduled Castes raised from 16% to 20%.
Political parties likely to realign caste arithmetic after Bihar survey
As per the findings, the Muslim-Yadav segment remains a dominant factor with 32% share. EBCs have been the swing factor in Bihar in several elections and that argument has been strengthened by the data showing 36% EBC population. It is this population where the fight is going to be between BJP and the 'INDIA' bloc.
Jitan Ram Manjhi announces Hindustani Awam Morcha's return to NDA-fold
The move comes two days after the HAM withdrew support to the Grand Alliance government comprising the Congress, the RJD and the JD(U) in Bihar on Monday. "From today, we are an NDA partner. We have agreed to support the NDA and the NDA is also ready to be with us. This is what we discussed today," Manjhi told reporters after his meeting with Shah.
Bihar: Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM announces withdrawal of support to Nitish govt
The Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) party of the former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has withdrawn its support for the ruling Nitish Kumar government. Santosh Suman, Manjhi's son and the party's national president, said it was willing to consider joining the NDA alliance led by the BJP if invited. With four MLAs, the HAM had joined Bihar's ruling Mahagathbandhan coalition last year. The withdrawal of Manjhi's support has thrown Nitish Kumar into political turmoil.
Nitish Kumar told me to 'merge or get out': Jitan Ram Manjhi
Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday squarely blamed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his son Santosh Suman's exit from the state cabinet, following which the state's ruling Mahagathbandhan slammed its doors on his party.
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