Janata Parivar

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.

Janata Parivar: India's unstable Third Front and its evolution through mergers and splits

In view of Nitish Kumar's alliance with the BJP and the JD(U)'s imminent split, the Janata Parivar looks set to disintegrate. A look at its history through the years.

Presidential Election 2017: Nitish Kumar trying to get rid of Lalu Prasad Yadav is a repeat of his 2013 strategy with BJP

On 16 June, 2013, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar broke his party's 17-year-old alliance with the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), protesting against the elevation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

UP polls: Haven't received invitation from Samajwadi Party so far, says JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar

While the word is out of Mulayam Singh floating a grand alliance against BJP, Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Friday said he had not received any invitation to take part in the November 5 programme of the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh

Feud within Samajwadi Party is an internal matter, says Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday described the feud within Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh as an "internal matter" of that party, but said had efforts of merger of the Janata Parivar succeeded, situation would have been "much better".

Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar elected as the new JD(U) chief; replaces Sharad Yadav

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Sunday elected as JD(U) President, a move that would put him in complete command of the party as its seeks to expand beyond the state and prepares for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

JD(U), RLD, JVM(P), SJP set to form merger in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh

After a failed attempt at unification of the larger Janata Parivar, JD(U), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajtantrik) and Samajwadi Janata Party look set to merge in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Nitish's arrow hits the bullseye in Bihar, thanks to Lalu's lantern

The arrow hit the bullseye in Bihar on Sunday with the support of lantern while the lotus wilted in a politically crucial state.

PM Narendra Modi steps up attack on Lalu: 'How did Shaitan find your address?'

“How did Shaitan find his (Lalu’s) address? Why did Shaitan choose him among all people in the entire state, nation and the world? Should people of Bihar allow the person in whom Shaitan resides to rule the state?” Modi questioned, with a touch of sarcasm.

SP shuts door on Grand Alliance, to go solo in Bihar Assembly elections

Suspense over Samajwadi Party remaining in the nascent anti-BJP Grand Alliance for the coming Bihar Assembly polls ended on Monday with the party deciding to fight the elections on its own and blamed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for a "tilt" towards Congress.