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Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the opposition INDIA bloc is strong and all constituents will soon finalise seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a press conference in Barpali village in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, he said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) as well as the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) quitting the Congress-led bloc will not have any impact. "INDIA alliance is strong. Nitish ji has done volte-face and RLD is trying to do the same. There were 28 parties in the alliance and two have left. However, discussion is underway with AAP, DMK, NCP, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and Mamta Banerjee ji over seat sharing (for Lok Sabha polls)," he said. «We are strong and soon seat sharing in different states will be given a final touch,» he added. Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ramesh said the former spoke about 'one nation, one tax' and 'one nation, one election' but in reality it has become about «one nation, one company» in the last 10 years (of NDA rule).

The trust vote of the new Bihar government is all set to take place tomorrow. After coming out from the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government, Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar yet again formed the government, along with the BJP and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAM)(S).

PV Narasimha Rao, agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan and Karpoori Thakur posthumously, as well as veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani. At five, this is the maximum number of Bharat Ratna announced for a year.

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader V Sugnana Kumari Deo, President Draupadi Murmu on Saturday said she earned respect across the political spectrum with her immense contribution to Odisha and its people. V Sugnana Kumari Deo was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai where she died at the age of 87 on Saturday. Taking to her official X handle on Saturday, President Murmu posted, «Saddened by the demise of V Sugnana Kumari Deo, a veteran leader who served ten terms as legislator in Odisha Assembly. Cutting across parties, she earned respect from all. Her contribution to the development of the state is immense. I extend my deepest condolences to her family members and followers.»

Rajya Sabha witnessed an uproar on the last day of the session and allegations were flying from both the treasury as well as opposition benches. It all started with upper house chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar allowing Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) MP Jayant Chaudhary to speak in the House. Chaudhary started speaking about the Bharat Ratna given to his grandfather and former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh. «I am indebted. Only a government which is rooted to ground realities understands the voices from the ground and strengthens them, can honour 'Dhartiputra' Charan Singh with Bharat Ratna,» Jayant Chaudhary said. He heaped praises on PM Narendra Modi and said that he could see a resemblance of Chaudhary Charan Singh in his (PM Modi's) action.

Chaudhary Charan Singh with a «small election» of 2024 is belittling him, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary said, refusing to spill beans over the said «deal» between his party and the BJP. He was asked about speculations of the RLD joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and switching over from the INDIA bloc after Bharat Ratna was announced for his grandfather. «If you compare a small election of 2024 with the great legacy of Chaudhary Charan Singh, you are belittling him and insulting his supporters. It is an insult to an honour like Bharat Ratna,» Chaudhary said. Asked about the allegations of a «deal» between RLD and BJP, he said, «The process of deciding on Bharat Ratna is a pious process. The government takes decisions in the interest of the nation, keeping in mind people's sentiment… 37 years after his death, a government thought of honouring him. If they are seeing something wrong with this and if they think there is a transaction, it shows their ideological decline.»

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The BJP will get 370 seats and the NDA more than 400 in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and form the government for a third consecutive term under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday. Shah asserted that there is no suspense over the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls and even the Congress and other opposition parties have realised that they will again have to sit in the opposition benches. «We have abrogated Article 370 (of the Constitution, which gave a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir). So we believe that the people of the country will bless the BJP with 370 seats and the NDA with over 400 seats,» Shah said at the ET NOW Global Business Summit 2024. Asked about the possibility of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), headed by Jayant Choudhary, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and some other regional parties joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the home minister said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) «believes in family planning but not in politics», giving an indication that more parties may join the ruling coalition.

Lalu Prasad Yadav appeared before Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Patna for questioning in connection with probe into land-for-jobs scam. Supporters of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) gathered outside the office of the ED to oppose Lalu Yadav's questioning. The Rouse Avenue court had on Saturday issued summons to former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti, Hema Yadav, Hridyanand Chaudhary and other accused in the Land for Job money laundering case.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday appeared before ED (Enforcement Directorate) in Patna for questioning in connection with probe into land-for-jobs scam. The alleged scam occurred when Lalu Yadav was Railway Minister between 2004 and 2009.

Mahagathbandhan alliance with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Congress. The once front runner of INDIA bloc also quit the alliance and joined hands with Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), a political alliance the Bihar CM had vowed never to look back upon a couple of years ago. Nitish Kumar took oath as the chief minister of Bihar on Sunday, after requesting the Bihar governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to dissolve the previous Mahagathbandhan government, which has Tejaswi Yadav as Deputy Chief Minister.

Nitish Kumar has done it again. On Sunday, his Janata Dal (United) dumped the opposition’s “INDIA" grouping barely months before Lok Sabha polls to return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) fold led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He took oath as Bihar’s chief minister again, this time with BJP support.

severed ties with the Lalu Yadav's party and returned to the BJP-led NDA. Speaking with ANI on Sunday, Owaisi said the RJD fell victim to the same "game" it had played with the AIMIM in 2022. He was referring to the alliance between the RJD and JD(U) which was formed in 2022.

Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal (United) president, Sunday resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar, saying "things were not working well" for him in the Mahagathbandhan and the INDIA bloc. He staked claim to form a new government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party he had dumped less than 18 months ago. The new Bihar government is likely to have two deputy chief ministers – Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha of the BJP, news agency ANI reported citing sources.

severed ties with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) on Sunday. He had formed the government in Bihar in alliance with the RJD and other Left parties in 2022. Follow Bihar politics LIVE Updates here Nitish Kumar was also a key figure in the Opposition's INDIA bloc.

Nitish Kumar is set to retake oath as Bihar Chief Minister after joining hands with the BJP. His recent switch has strengthened his infamous image of being a turncoat. Bihar politics LIVE Updates Taking a jibe at the Janata Dal (United) leader, Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya, on Sunday made a series of posts on social media, comparing Nitish Kumar with a ‘snake’ and ‘garbage’.

Bihar chief minister and severing ties with the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ to break away from the ruling government as “not everything was alright". Submitting his resignation to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at Raj Bhavan in Patna, Nitish Kumar said his party has decided to sever ties with the Mahagathbandhan comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress. “Today, I have resigned as the chief minister and I have also told the Governor to dissolve the government in the state," Nitish Kumar told reporters outside Raj Bhavan.

Mallikarjun Kharge commented on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's resignation by stating that he was not surprised by the development. As reported by ANI, Kharge added that many individuals in the country are known for switching loyalties, using the popular phrase 'Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram' to describe such political behaviour. Also Read: Bihar politics LIVE: BJP chief JP Nadda to leave for Patna in afternoon; oath likely today “Earlier he and us were fighting together.

Bihar, all political parties in the State held meetings on Saturday with party leaders and legislators in Patna after likelihood that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may jump ship to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar said that «it is just a speculation as nothing has been finalised yet. The NCP is an ally of the JDU in the INDIA bloc. »Has it been finalised yet? It is still a speculation," Pawar told in Maharashtra's Mumbai.

Amid the uncertainty in the INDIA bloc grouping ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, a good news made its way, with the Samajwadi Party on Saturday announcing that it will share 11 seats to the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming polls.

Ashok Gehlot and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and it will inform when a formula is finalised. The Congress' assertion came soon after Yadav said his party's alliance with the Congress is «off to a good start» with 11 «strong» Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The state sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament and elections are due in April-May.

Samajwadi Party on Saturday announced that it has offered 11 Lok Sabha seats to the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, with former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav asserting that their alliance is «off to a good start». UP Congress president Ajay Rai said that the decision on the matter will be taken by his party's national leadership. Yadav said in a post in Hindi on X, «Our cordial alliance with the Congress is off to a good start with 11 strong seats.