The crucial assembly by-election for the Karhal assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh that has attracted all eyes turned out to be a family affair contested between the sons-in-law of late Mulayam Singh Yadav, and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.
As Jharkhand prepares for its assembly elections, the complexities of seat-sharing within the INDIA bloc reveal both the strengths and challenges of coalition politics.
The JMM has released a list of 35 candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, naming Chief Minister Hemant Soren from Barhait, his wife Kalpana Soren from Gandey and brother Basant Soren from Dumka.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former Bihar deputy Chief Minister, Tejashwi Yadav has said that his party will hold an agitation on September 1, demanding the inclusion of the findings of the caste survey, conducted in 2023
He described the crime as heinous and emphasised the need for justice for the victim and her family.
Now, Nitish Kumar is going to form a new government in Bihar and apart from the RJD, there is no party in the state which is in the position of a king maker.
All the party MLAs, MLCs and MPs have been asked to attend the meeting and the party's top leadership has directed them not to carry mobile phones at the venue.
The development came as a setback to the main Opposition RJD headed by Lalu Prasad with the party's tally coming down to 79 from existing 80. The RJD which won 75 seats in the last assembly elections had reached to 80 after it won the Bochaha assembly by-polls held in April this year and then four of the five legislators belonging to All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) joined the party last month.
Political experts say Prasad’s visit to the state capital might see some unexpected developments in the state political scene with the two political rivals meeting twice over the Iftar party during the past six days and the growing bonhomie between the two only two visible now.
Currently, Lalu Prasad is admitted in AIIMS Delhi due to his multiple health issues. He suffers from kidney disease, blood pressure, lung infection besides other ailments and is under the custody of jail in the AIIMS Delhi.
