Samata Party

Bihar election results: Lantern lights up path as arrow hits bulls eye

JD(U), which has political presence mainly in Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala, was formed with the merger of the Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lokshakti Party and the Samata Party on 30 October 2003.

History and today’s Bihar: From the Mahatma to Munna Shukla, Muzaffarpur’s great leap into darkness

From the Mahatma to Munna Shukla, it’s indeed a giant leap into darkness.

Governor giving time to Manjhi for vote of confidence not justified, says Nitish

Blaming BJP for the "chaos" in Bihar by propping up Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi against him, senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar on Tuesday trashed the saffron party for justifying the 14-day time given to Manjhi to seek a vote of confidence.

Non-Cong, Non-BJP Third Front could get firmed up this week

Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav said a meeting of the leaders of 11 parties will take place on Wednesday.

What Modi wave, it's the regional parties that hold sway: Nitish

There's no going back to the NDA fold now, clarifies Nitish Kumar.

CBI files closure report in Barak missile deal

It was alleged that Fernandes' associate Jaya Jaitley and others had received a bribe of Rs 2 crore in the Rs 1,150 crore Barak missiles deal in 2000.

Tehelka sting: HC asks CBI to reply to Jaya Jaitly's plea

Jaitly had appealed against a trial court which has framed charges against her and two others for accepting payments from Tehelka journalists posing as arms dealers.