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Bihar diary: Why is Nitish suddenly silent on Modi?

May 23, 2013

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is lying low despite the state's BJP unit is going loud with the Narendra Modi for PM chorus. #BJP #PoliticsDecoder #Nitish Kumar #Lalu Prasad #JD(U) #Kirti Azad
Nitish Kumar takes dig at Lalu again

May 22, 2013

"Had it been possible to remove a chief minister from power by collecting a few people in Gandhi Maidan... who can stay in that seat," Kumar said. #Politics #NewsTracker #Nitish Kumar #Lalu Prasad
Three polls, one message: No alternative to Modi for BJP

May 22, 2013

The Congress may fall on its own sword of non-performance, but the BJP won't gain much in the next polls unless its projects Modi as its leader, suggest three different recent polls #Manmohan Singh #Narendra Modi #Nitish Kumar #CNN-IBN #Opinion Polls #C-Voter #ABP News

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Raj Thackeray is wrong, but Bihar is a worse offender

Sep 04, 2012

The Bihar police is perhaps responsible for allowing Raj Thackeray to return to his favourite platform of migrant-bashing. #PoliticsDecoder #Raj Thackeray #bIhar #Nitish Kumar #television news channels
Dear Nitish, remove criminal politicians in Bihar, then aspire to be PM

Jul 05, 2012

Not surprisingly, despite claims of having cleaned up in the state Bihar's legislators, Nitish Kumar presides over an assembly which has a large number of leaders with criminal cases against them. #PoliticsDecoder #bIhar #Nitish Kumar #Politicians #criminals
Biharis alone cannot bring Mumbai to a halt

Mar 20, 2012

The Biharis in Mumbai would make a difference to its informal sector, but not as much as if they joined hands with their co-migrants from Uttar Pradesh. #ToWhatEffect #Shiv Sena #Nitish Kumar #migration #Biharis

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Nitish Kumar resumes Sewa Yatra after Modi barb all

2013-05-23 01:04:00

PATNA: It's yatra politics. Leaders in Bihar of all hues want to be seen undertaking Yatras. For Ramvilas Paswan, it was Bihar Bachao Yatra and for Lalu it was 2 months of Parivartan Yatra. For Nitish Kumar, it is Sewa Yatra, which he resumed on Wednesda #Nitish Kumar #Narendra Modi #Gujarat
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Nitish Kumar, Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan reunite

2013-05-22 16:27:00

Patna: Signaling reunion between Nitish Kumar and his close aide-turned-rebel JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan, Bihar Chief Minister on Wednesday said 'differences' between them have been resolved. The two leaders travelled together in a helicopter fro #Nitish Kumar #Rajiv Ranjan Singh #Lok Sabha
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Nitish Kumar invites Nawaz Sharif to Bihar

2013-05-20 17:15:00

Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has congratulated Pakistan Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif on his decisive electoral victory and invited him to visit Bihar. "Let me extend to you my warmest congratulations on your decisive electoral victory even #Nitish Kumar #Nawaz Sharif #Pakistan

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