In view of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched a new campaign to woo women—JD(U)’s core vote bank—in the polls.
Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that they are very confident of winning the Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections as the INDIA bloc fought the poll together, and the atmosphere is in their favour.
During a meeting of its National Executive here, the party vowed to continue its fight for special status and an economic package for Bihar.
Talking to the reporters in Delhi, where Tejashwi arrived on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan to meet his father and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi told, "It's a natural alliance, not a deal.
When his act was objected to by the fellow passengers, Mandal entered into a verbal duel with them.
The situation was defused at the police station where officials verified the identities of the researchers who were from a Lucknow-based research organization, engaged by a US-based Ph.D. scholar.
Former Janata Dal (United) minister Pavan K Varma, in a public letter to Kumar, had on Tuesday confessed that he is 'perplexed' with the decision of JD(U) to fight the Delhi election in alliance with the BJP.
Without mincing words, Amit Shah had said that the government will not step back on CAA and dared the protesters to continue with their agitation.
Further, JD(U) leader Pavan K Varma stressed for harmony between the party's constitution, its chief's private conviction and its actions taken in public.
Meanwhile, the Union Cabinet has approved Rs 8,500 crore for updating the National Population Register (NPR), which is said to be the first step in implementing the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
