Bharat Express

JDU

Kumar will serve as acting chief minister till a new government is formed.

Speculations were rife on Thursday that JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar would return to the BJP-led NDA soon.

Led by senior leader Mukul Wasnik, the Congress's five-member National Alliance Committee (NAC) initiated talks with authorized leaders of the JD(U) and the RJD in New Delhi.

Following the party's national executive meeting, where Lalan Singh resigned as president and Kumar was elected in his stead.

BJP on Friday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar coming back at the helm of the JD(U) as its president is its "internal matter"

BJP's Giriraj Singh claims Lalu Yadav foresees JDU merging with RJD, a statement brushed off by Tejashwi Yadav as an attempt by BJP to grab attention.

The state headquarters of the Congress, Sadaqat Ashram, which is home to both the RJD and JD(U) offices was decorated to welcome Rahul Gandhi, who will speak to party members before the Opposition gathering.

Jitan Ram Manjhi claimed that when Nitish Kumar persisted with the talk of a merger, he said it was not possible, only to be brusquely told that "then you better get out".

Lalan Singh said that total 18 opposition parties will meet to discuss the strategy to challenge BJP in upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.

Mr. Yadav was brought to the emergency ward in an unconscious and unresponsive state, says officials of Fortis Hospital