Relation between lalu yadav and nitish kumar

How do we describe a relationship between two people who have been constantly switching between being friends and foes? Topsy-turvy? Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Janata Dal United supremo Nitish Kumar Yadav stand testimony to what we call a love-hate relationship – basically, “It's complicated”. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met with his deputy chief minister - Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu Prasad's heir apparant after he had been named by the CBI in the cash for hotel scam along with his other family members on 7 July. 18 July 2017 – Nitish holds private meeting with Tejashwi Yadav after Cabinet meeting. 15 July 2017 – Tejashwi Yadav skips an official World Youth Skills Day function of the government chaired by Nitish. RJD says Tejashwi was unwell. Earlier, his nameplate on the dias was covered with a cloth, but was later removed. 14 July 2017 – Reports emerge suggesting that Congress president Sonia Gandhi called both Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad to help them solve differences. Lalu Prasad says he is “not aware of such calls being made”. He added that he will not let anyone break the Mahagatbandhan. 7 July 2017 – Lalu raided by the CBI in 12 locations, across 5 cities, related to the alleged land for hotel scam. His son and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav named as an accused by the CBI. Wife Rabri Devi and business associates also named in the FIR. 21 June 2017 – Nitish pledges support to Ram Nath Kovind, NDA's candidate for Presidency. 27 ...

‘BJP will not succeed as long as Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav are there’: Tejashwi Yadav Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday, June 8, said that the BJP, which was allegedly seeking to strip minorities of the right to vote, would not succeed as long as Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav are there in the state. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday, June 8, said that BJP, which was allegedly seeking to strip minorities of the right to vote, would not succeed as long as Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav are there in the state. "People of every religion have contributed to the freedom struggle of the country. This country belongs to Hindu, Muslims, Sikhs, Christian and others... 'Ye desh kisi ke baap ka nahi hai' (it doesn't belong to someone's father). There was a buzz earlier to take the voting rights of Muslim community. How it is possible until we are here? "We have different states, different religions, different people, different cultures, different foods, different styles of clothing but we are living together. It is our diversity of the country that people of different communities are living together," Yadav said while addressing a gathering of Bunkar community in Gyan Bhawan here. "Hence, if anyone would think of throwing someone out of the country or taking back their voting rights, it would not be possible until Nitish ji and Lalu ji are here," he added. "We are watching how they (the BJP) are conspiring in the country to comm...

After backing Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar’s prime ministerial ambitions, Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Yadav along with Nitish is all set to meet Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi in the national capital on Sunday to discuss the agenda other than ‘opposition unity’, sources said. Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad will meet Sonia Gandhi at 6 pm in Delhi and holds much more important than it seems, the sources claimed. As per Rashtriya Janata Dal sources, the meeting is important not only to strengthen the Opposition for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024 but for various reasons as the party chief will seek assurance from Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in the ‘unity of the opposition to agree for compromises’. Lalu and JDU chief Nitish Kumar will further ask Gandhi for the right to approach the Opposition camp by meeting the leaders of regional parties who are politically distant from Congress to join the alliance. As per the sources, JDU and RJD chiefs are likely to approach Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in Telangana, Yuvajana Sramika Rythu (YSR) Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana, Left in Kerala, Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP), Odisha’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Interestingly, Congress would be compromising if Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar get the “huge Right of Coordination” f...

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar arrived in Delhi on Tuesday and held a meeting with RJD supremo Lalu Prasad during which they were understood to have discussed the current political situation amid efforts to strengthen the Opposition unity to take on the BJP in the 2024 parliamentary elections. The meeting between the two Bihar politics stalwarts came on a day Mr Kumar's deputy and Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam case. After arriving in the national capital, Mr Kumar headed to Misa Bharti's home where Lalu Prasad is staying. Mr Kumar met Lalu Prasad and enquired about his health. Source said they also discussed the current political situation. During his Delhi visit, Mr Kumar is expected to meet a slew of Opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. Mr Kumar, on several occasions in the past, advised all opposition parties, including the Congress, to join hands to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In February, Mr Kumar had asserted that the BJP will be restricted to under 100 seats if all the opposition parties, including the Congress, fight the 2024 Lok Sabha polls unitedly. Addressing a Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) rally in Purnea, the JD(U) supremo had said the Congress will have to take a quick decision in this regard. Mr Kumar had also visited Delhi in September last year when ...

By Aditya Vaibhav: Supporters of Lalu Prasad Yadav gathered outside Rabri Devi's official residence on Sunday (June 11) to celebrate the The occasion saw the presence of several notable dignitaries, including Janata Dal United chief Lalan Singh and Bihar State Legislative Assembly speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary. However, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's absence was noticeable, even though he conveyed his greetings to Lalu over the phone and posted a tweet on social media. Questioning the absence of Bihar CM from the grand celebrations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pointed out that Nitish had always met Lalu after his political tours and speculated that the absence might be due to a disagreement between the two parties during the formation of the Mahagathbandhan 2.0. BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand suggested that Nitish's behavior was influenced by the inconvenient deal struck with the RJD. In response to media inquiries about Nitish Kumar's absence, RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari explained that the chief minister was unable to attend due to his minute to minute commitment. Tiwari also emphasized that the top brass of JDU and RJD maintained very close proximity in ideas and ideals. ALSO READ | Meanwhile, JDU also defended Nitish's absence, accusing the BJP of politically interpreting the situation. "Lalu and Nitish are exponents of the same political thought and have had a rapport for decades. Nitish extended his heartiest congratulations and our party chief was ph...

राष्ट्रीय जनता दल के अध्यक्ष और पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री लालू प्रसाद यादव 11 जून को 75 साल के हो गए। पटना में पूर्व सीएम और अपनी पत्नी राबड़ी देवी के आवास पर लालू ने परिवार के साथ रात में केक काटा और दिन में समर्थकों और परिवार के सदस्यों की मौजदूगी में राबड़ी ने मिठाई खिलाकर उनके बेहतर स्वास्थ्य और लंबी उम्र की कामना की। लेकिन इन सबके बीच भारतीय जनता पार्टी की नजर इस बात पर गई है कि आरजेडी के समर्थन से महागठबंधन सरकार चला रहे जेडीयू नेता औरमुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार लालू यादव को जन्मदिन की शुभकामना मिलकर देने राबड़ी देवी के आवास नहीं गए। बीजेपी प्रवक्ता निखिल आनंद ने सवाल पूछा है कि नीतीश कुमार किस दबाव में हैं कि जिनके सामने सरेंडर करके गठबंधन किया, उनके ही बर्थडे पर पटना में आस-पास रहकर नहीं जा रहे हैं। बीजेपी ओबीसी मोर्चा के महासचिव और बिहार बीजेपी के प्रवक्ता निखिल आनंद ने कहा किमहागठबंधन की सरकार बनाने के लिए जेडीयू ने लालू यादव और राबड़ी देवी के चरणों में नतमस्तक होकर आरजेडी के साथ डील किया था। उन्होंने कहा कि लालू यादव से मिलने काकोई मौका नीतीश नहीं छोड़ते थे। जब लालू यादव पटना आए तो उनसे मिलने नीतीश उनके आवास पर गए। लेकिन11 जून को बर्थडे पर नीतीश कुमार लालू यादव को मिलकर बधाई और शुभकामना देने उनके आवास नहीं गए। बीजेपी प्रवक्ता ने सवाल उठाया है कि क्या वजह है कि जिनसे मिलने नीतीश हर बार जाते थे, उनके बर्थडे पर ही नहीं गए। PHOTOS: नाती संग केक काट लालू यादव ने मनाया जन्मदिन, तस्वीरों में देखिए लालू परिवार की खुशियां बीजेपी प्रवक्ता ने कहा कि आरजेडी नेता सुनील कुमार सिंह के घर पर लालू यादव कीबर्थडे पार्टी में तेजस्वी यादव के सीएम होने का गाना भी बज रहा था। ऐसा लगता है किनीतीश क...

While Nitish avoiding directly attacking Lalu Prasad Yadav, the RJD chief pulled no punches, digging up an old arms case against Nitish and essentially calling the now caretaker Bihar CM the Bharatiya Janata Party's puppet. With this, Nitish and Lalu have come full circle, having been friends, then enemies and then friends again through their political careers, which began simultaneously, back in 1974. FRIENDS 2000: Lalu's RJD defeats Nitish Kumar's Samta Party in Bihar polls 2005: JD (U)-BJP combine wins Bihar polls and Nitish becomes CM for the first time 2010: Nitish Kumar becomes CM for the second time 2013: Nitish breaks away from NDA but remains CM with Congress support 2014: Nitish resigns as CM after JD (U) wins just two seats in Lok Sabha polls FRIENDS 2015: The Nitish, Lalu and Congress mahagathbandhan wins Bihar elections and forms government 2016: Nitish and Lalu trade barbs over mafia don Shahabuddin after he comes out of jail FOES 2017: Differences between Lalu and Nitish grow wider as Nitish is seen praising Modi more often Lalu and family raided by CBI in corruption cases, Nitish seeks explanation Quits as CM after Lalu's son refuses to quit as deputy CM in the government ALSO READ: ALSO WATCH |