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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Nitish does whatever he says, claims JD(U)
Patna: Senior JD(U) functionaries on Thursday urged members of the party's newly formed political advisory committee to intensify efforts towards achieving the goal of ' , Phir se Nitish' in the upcoming assembly elections scheduled for Oct-Nov this year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In the committee's inaugural meeting, JD(U) functionaries held extensive discussions on election preparedness, organisational strengthening down to the booth level and various strategic matters. JD(U) acting national president Sanjay Kumar Jha called on the committee to win public confidence by showcasing CM 's track record. "Nitish jo kahte hain wo karte hain (Nitish always does what he says). This is the identity of Nitish's politics," he said. Jha, who attended as chief guest, added that Nitish's governance has impacted nearly every household in Bihar. "He changed the image of Bihar on the strength of his and impeccable working style," he said. Parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said when someone talks about voting in the name of development, the public automatically understands that he is talking about Nitish. "This is a big achievement in itself. Even the opposition does not have the moral strength to point a finger at the leadership and personality of Nitish," he said. Echoing similar sentiments, rural works department minister Shravan Kumar said, "Today, being called a 'Bihari' is not an insult, but a matter of self-respect. It is the result of the vision and continuous efforts of CM Nitish Kumar." The meeting was presided over by JD(U) state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha and attended, among others, by party treasurer Lalan Kumar Sarraf and national general secretary Manish Kumar Verma. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Patna: Senior JD(U) functionaries on Thursday urged members of the party's newly formed political advisory committee to intensify efforts towards achieving the goal of '225 in 2025, Phir se Nitish' in the upcoming assembly elections scheduled for Oct-Nov this year. In the committee's inaugural meeting, JD(U) functionaries held extensive discussions on election preparedness, organisational strengthening down to the booth level and various strategic matters. JD(U) acting national president Sanjay Kumar Jha called on the committee to win public confidence by showcasing CM Nitish Kumar's track record. "Nitish jo kahte hain wo karte hain (Nitish always does what he says). This is the identity of Nitish's politics," he said. Jha, who attended as chief guest, added that Nitish's governance has impacted nearly every household in Bihar. "He changed the image of Bihar on the strength of his visionary leadership and impeccable working style," he said. Parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said when someone talks about voting in the name of development, the public automatically understands that he is talking about Nitish. "This is a big achievement in itself. Even the opposition does not have the moral strength to point a finger at the leadership and personality of Nitish," he said. Echoing similar sentiments, rural works department minister Shravan Kumar said, "Today, being called a 'Bihari' is not an insult, but a matter of self-respect. It is the result of the vision and continuous efforts of CM Nitish Kumar." The meeting was presided over by JD(U) state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha and attended, among others, by party treasurer Lalan Kumar Sarraf and national general secretary Manish Kumar Verma.
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
PM likely to visit state by month-end: Jaiswal
1 2 3 4 5 Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a public meeting in Rohtas district in the last week of May, BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal said on Sunday. The visit would come a month after his April 24 meeting on National Panchayati Raj Day in Madhubani, where, during his address, PM Modi had vowed to avenge the Pahalgam terrorist said he held a review meeting with the party's office-bearers at the proposed venue at Bikramganj in Rohtas on Saturday, even as Ara in Bhojpur district is also being considered as the second choice. The Rohtas district administration will assess arrangements regarding parking and traffic issues before the PMO finalises the meeting place, Jaiswal told this reporter. "The date of the PM's visit will be finalised in the next four-five days, but more than two lakh people not only from Rohtas but also from the adjoining districts of Aurangabad, Buxar, Bhojpur and Kaimur are expected to attend the PM's rally," Jaiswal selection of Shahabad region for the PM's meeting is seen as the BJP move to strengthen its base in the area before the coming assembly election due in Oct-Nov. The NDA had performed badly and lost all four Lok Sabha seats in this region, comprising Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas and Kaimur districts, besides parts of Aurangabad district, in the 2024 general elections. The NDA performance was equally bad in this region in the 2020 assembly elections. This year, PM Modi has addressed public meetings in Bhagalpur in Feb and Darbhanga in March before his April 24 meeting in Madhubani. The BJP and JD(U) are leaving no stone unturned to meet the target of "225 in 2025 and Phir se Nitish" in the coming elections. The NDA is also cautious as in the 2020 elections, RJD emerged as the single largest party and its Grand Alliance fell just 12 seats short of the halfway mark in the 243-member Bihar assembly. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
PM likely to visit Bihar this month: Jaiswal
1 2 3 Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a public meeting in Rohtas district in the last week of May, BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal said on added he held a review meeting with the party's office-bearers at the proposed venue in Bikramganj on Saturday, even as Ara in Bhojpur district is also being considered as the second choice. The Rohtas district administration will assess arrangements regarding parking and traffic issues before the PMO finalises the meeting place, Jaiswal told this reporter. "The date of the PM's visit will be finalised in the next four-five days, but more than two lakh people not only from Rohtas but also from the adjoining districts of Aurangabad, Buxar, Bhojpur and Kaimur are expected to attend the PM's rally," Jaiswal is expected that the public would want to listen to PM Modi speak on the success of ' Operation Sindoor ' launched by the Indian armed forces against the terror camps in Pakistan in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, and the subsequent retaliation against the air strikes from the neighbouring was in the Madhubani district of the state where PM Modi had vowed to avenge the killings, when he said on April 24, "Today from the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world that India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers. Operation Sindoor Amid flare-up hours after thaw, officials say things will settle down with time Ceasefire on, but pressure stays: Key decisions by India against Pak that still stand 'Will work with India & Pakistan to seek solution on Kashmir': Trump We will pursue them to the end of the earth."The selection of Shahabad region for the PM's meeting is seen as the BJP move to strengthen its base in the area before the coming assembly election due in Oct-Nov. The NDA had performed badly and lost all four Lok Sabha seats in this region, comprising Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas and Kaimur districts, besides parts of Aurangabad district, in the 2024 general elections. The NDA performance was equally bad in this region in the 2020 assembly elections. This year, PM Modi has addressed public meetings in Bhagalpur in Feb and Darbhanga in March before his April 24 meeting on the National Panchayati Raj Day. The BJP and JD(U) are leaving no stone unturned to meet the target of "225 in 2025 and Phir se Nitish" in the coming elections. The NDA is also cautious as in the 2020 elections, RJD emerged as the single largest party and its Grand Alliance fell just 12 seats short of the halfway mark in the 243-member Bihar assembly. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
India Today
06-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Why Prashant Kishor is out to corner Nitish Kumar on home turf
Old friends often inflict the heaviest blows. In Bihar's political theatre, Prashant Kishor and Nitish Kumar once shared a script. Kishor, the master election strategist, wrote Nitish's comeback story in 2015 with the flair of a seasoned dramatist. A decade on, he is not merely tearing up that script but looking to set the electoral stage ablaze with pointed posers for the Bihar chief minister. Kishor, the strategist-turned-politician and founder of Jan Suraaj party, has taken the plunge in the state's choppy electoral waters this year. On May 11, he will launch a campaign in Kalyanbigha—Nitish's native village in Nalanda district—to pitch that three of the chief minister's loftiest promises have not been delivered. Kishor already knows the answers. But he must raise the questions, for it is the season of optics. By storming Nitish's village, Kishor is positioning Jan Suraaj directly against the man he had hailed with the 'Phir Se Nitish' call in 2015. And as the Janata Dal (United)'s narrative '2025 se 2030 Phir Se Nitish' gets shriller, their erstwhile ally is determined to deflate it, underlining how shifting political grounds can make friends the most formidable of foes. Kishor will kick off a 10-million-strong signature campaign from Kalyanbigha before taking it to 40,000 villages around Bihar. By choosing to start from the chief minister's home turf, he has symbolically attempted to set the narrative that the pledges made from Patna have yet to bear fruit. Kishor's three demands are clinical. First, a white paper on Bihar's caste-based survey, which was made public in November 2023, to lay bare every thread of follow through—or lack thereof—on quota hikes and welfare grants. Second, a full reckoning of why the promised Rs 2 lakh assistance to 9.4 million low-income families lies undisbursed. Third, an accounting of the unpaid Rs 1.2 lakh housing subsidy that was promised to some 4 million homeless people. Kishor vows to go door to door and press Kalyanbigha villagers with a common question: have you received any of these three benefits? The inference is clear: if the chief minister cannot deliver in his home village, what can others elsewhere expect? The irony of ally turning challenger is inescapable. A decade ago, Kishor was the unseen hand behind the 'Phir se Nitish' wave, going door to door with 'Har Ghar Dastak', the rallying cry that rang loud from Patna's dusty lanes to the manicured lawns of the VVIP circuit. He whispered 'Saat Nishaya' into eager ears, painting an imagery of smooth roads, electricity in every village and water in every tap. Under Kishor's orchestration, Nitish rose again, draped in victory. At the peak of their partnership, Kishor didn't simply advise Nitish; he lived in the chief minister's residence. In September 2018, Nitish anointed him vice-president of the JD(U) and hailed him as 'the future of Bihar'. Kishor, in turn, spoke of Nitish as a father figure. The bond between them had seemed unbreakable until Kishor's searing public criticism of the JD(U)'s support to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 embarrassed the party to the extent that he was shown the door in January 2020. Now, Kishor has cast himself as Nitish's potential nemesis. By making the chief minister's birthplace the battleground, he has laid bare the modern-day irony of Bihar's politics: the very strategist who engineered Nitish's revival now seeks the public's signatures to relegate the chief minister to history. Kishor insists it is not personal. He professes no ill-will towards Nitish, yet his campaign has become a master-class in political strategy. By demanding a white paper on the caste survey, probing the undelivered welfare cheques, and tallying the promised homes for the homeless, he is turning his own handiwork into potent ammunition—stinging all the more since these come from a man for whom Kishor once said 'Nitish Ka Nishchay: Vikas Ki Guarantee'. In 2015, Kishor sold Bihar a promise of rebirth; in 2025, he is veiling it with scepticism, parading it before the very people he once courted for Nitish. No collaborator in Kishor's storied career has inspired such zeal—or such a reversal of fortunes—as Nitish. Others have come and gone, their campaigns fading like newspaper ink, but the bond between the architect and the administrator has morphed into a rivalry that cuts deepest. In the end, politics is a theatre of alliances and betrayals; few narratives capture that truth as vividly as this one. Kishor's decision to confront Nitish on home turf is more than mere strategy—it is a portrait of friendship's capacity to become the fiercest of rivalries. As the Bihar election looms, the most memorable lines may well be spoken by a debuting politician who once wrote them for a veteran. Subscribe to India Today Magazine
