Rashtirya Janata Dal

Fodder scam verdict: Lalu Prasad Yadav and 15 others convicted by CBI court; quantum of punishment on 3 January

A special CBI court today convicted former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad and 15 others in a fodder scam case while acquitting six including another former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra

Bihar Mahagathbandhan at crossroads: Seasoned Nitish keeps options open as heavyweights like Lalu fight it out

Saint Kabir’s message to his fellow man is clear: Beware! Don’t get caught between the wheels of the machine. If you do, you shall be ground to dust. It’s not that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar hasn’t read Kabir. He is a well-read man. Street-smart too. Little wonder then that he has leaped to safety from the machine.

Bihar Mahagathbandhan at risk: Nitish Kumar may lose a friend not office if Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal pulls out

If Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad Yadav do decides to pull out of the Nitish Kumar-led Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar chief minister won't have much difficult remaining in power, since the break-up leaves JD(U) and BJP as the only parties with the required number of seats to form government