Ali Anwar Ansari

Venkaiah Naidu defends speedy disqualification of JD(U) MPs, says all such petitions must be disposed in 3 months

Disqualification of a member of legislature should be decided by the presiding officer in about three months to thwart political defections, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said in his order disqualifying rebel JD(U) MPs Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar Ansari

JD(U) faction led by Sharad Yadav appoints Gujarat MLA Chhotubhai Vasava as acting president

Nitish Kumar faction of JD(U) welcomes disqualification of AIADMK MLAs by Tamil Nadu speaker

The Nitish Kumar faction of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Tuesday welcomed Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker P Dhanapals decision a day earlier to disqualify 18 MLAs.

JD(U)'s decision to join NDA will herald new era of growth in Bihar, says Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday welcomed the decision of the JD(U), headed by Nitish Kumar, to join the NDA and said it heralded a "new era of development" in Bihar

JD(U) heading for split? Sharad Yadav faction to stake claim to party name with support of 14 state units

Senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav is set to present his faction as the "real" party claiming that many of its state units are with him.

JD(U) suspends Ali Ansari from parliamentary party for attending Congress Opposition meet

The JD(U) suspended its Rajya Sabha member Ali Anwar Ansari from the parliamentary party for attending a meeting of Opposition parties convened by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

Opposition parties meet to deliberate on 'alternative narrative' to counter BJP

Leaders of 16 Opposition parties, led by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, met on Friday to deliberate on evolving an "alternative narrative" to counter the BJP.

JD(U) leader Ali Anwar Ansari says alliance with 'communal' BJP isn't respecting people's mandate

A voice of dissent against Nitish Kumar's decision to join hands with BJP surfaced with senior JD(U) leader Ali Anwar Ansari expressing his opposition.

Monsoon Parliament Session: Govt slammed over agrarian crisis, Congress says farmers get 'bullets for price'

Opposition members in Rajya Sabha raised the issue of agrarian crisis in the country, saying farmers were being forced to do distress sale of crops