SHYAM RAJAK
Brisk polling in eight Bihar MLC seats; 150 candidates in fray
Polling for eight Bihar Legislative Council seats witnessed a significant turnout during the initial hours. Saran Teachers' constituency recorded the highest turnout, while several constituencies faced intense competition. Voting began at 8 am and will conclude at 4 pm today. The event includes a combined electorate of over five lakh voters across numerous polling stations. Counting of votes is scheduled to take place on October 27.
MLC polls: JD(U)'s Anant Singh raises eyebrows by accompanying Jan Suraaj candidate for nomination
JD(U) MLA Anant Kumar Singh revolted against his own party while accompanying Jan Suraaj Party candidate Anuj Singh during the filing of nomination papers for the Bihar legislative council elections. He made his intent to ensure the defeat of JD(U) MLC Neeraj Kumar, who is seeking re-election from the Patna Graduates constituency, supported the JSP nominee. The JDU national secretary said that the party president has been informed of the development and that appropriate measures will be taken.
JD(U) won't oppose UCC if provisions are okay: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary stated the JD(U) will study the Uniform Civil Code Bill. The party will not oppose the legislation without valid reasons for objection. Senior JD(U) leader Shyam Rajak had previously voiced strong opposition to the Uniform Civil Code. Chaudhary clarified that the party will consult coalition partners before making a final decision. The Union Agriculture Minister will visit flood-hit areas for damage assessment.
Less than a month after joining JD(U), Shyam Rajak becomes party's national gen secy
Former Bihar minister Shyam Rajak, who recently joined JD(U), has been appointed as the party's national general secretary. Rajak left RJD citing corruption and dynasty rule. His elevation is expected to help JD(U) secure Dalit votes in the 2025 assembly polls.
KC Tyagi, face of JDU outside Bihar, resigns as spokesperson
In his letter to Nitish Kumar, Tyagi said he was not comfortable with the kind of debate TV channels were holding and he was unable to put forth the vision of JDU. Though Tyagi said he was resigning for personal reasons, sources told ET that he was asked to resign by the party leadership.
RJD to contest 6 seats in Nagaland Assembly polls
RJD will contest six seats in Nagaland where Assembly polls are scheduled to be held in February. Confirming the development, Party national general secretary Shyam Rajak said that six names have been finalised. However, the names are yet to be announced officially.
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Shyam Rajak joins RJD after being expelled from the JDU
A day after being expelled from the ruling JDU, Bihar’s former industry minister Shyam Rajak joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) at the residence of former CM Rabri Devi in Patna on Monday afternoon.
Shyam Rajak sacked as Bihar minister, expelled from JD(U) over anti-party activities
Shyam Rajak has been sacked from the state cabinet and he has also been expelled from the party for six years for his anti-party activities. Speculation was rife that Rajak may leave the JD(U) as he was not happy with his party and Industries Secretary S Siddharth with whom he had differences over running the department.
Bihar's industries minister writes to 24 companies inviting them to invest
Referring to Bihar as a “central location in eastern India”, Rajak said the state's location midway between UP and Bengal makes it suitable as a manufacturing base for markets in eastern UP, Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and the Northeast.
Provide ‘Bihar stimulus’ from central package: Shyam Rajak
Rajak has highlighted the problems faced by Bihar, which accounts for 14% of the 5.6 crore migrant workers as per the 2011 census. The minister has demanded that a fixed amount of the corpus be allocated to Bihar from the common pool of Rs 10,000 crore for the cluster development of Micro Food Enterprises.
Nitish Kumar is 'anti-reservation', alleges Lalu Prasad
What Uday Narayan Choudhary and Shyam Rajak have said is right. Reservation for Dalits is under attack from various quarters, said Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Nitish Kumar pays tributes to Sardar Patel, Indira Gandhi
Nitish Kumar garlanded the statue of the 'Iron man' at a state-level function at Chitkohra roundabout.
BJP-ruled states are not opting for prohibition: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today addressed a rally to ban liquor in Jewar here and alleged that BJP-ruled states are "not opting for prohibition".
Discontent in JD(U) comes to fore after ex-minister Shyam Rajak skips Delhi meet
Disgruntlement in the JD(U) came to the fore Shyam Rajak, skipped the national executive meet in New Delhi, apparently unhappy over the denial of a ministry.
Nitish Kumar attacks PM Narendra Modi on rising price of pulses
Taking pot shots at Modi for his rallies in Bihar, he said, it seems Patna has become capital of the country as well as BJP headquarters these days.
Shyam Rajak hits out at Jitan Ram Manjhi, Ramvilas Paswan for trying to become 'Dalit leader'
Taking potshots at Manjhi, Rajak said that he had fallen in BJP's trap which presented him a rosy picture and led him to "ditch" mentor Nitish Kumar.
Bihar: Food minister Shyam Rajak blames Sushil Modi for 'advising' to cancel 2010 dinner
"It was on advice of Sushil Modi to a hurt Nitish Kumar that the dinner for BJP leaders was cancelled in 2010," Rajak told media.
Bihar got Rs 7,750 crore investment in agro-industries: Shyam Rajak
Bihar has so far attracted Rs 7,750 crore investment in agriculture-based industries, Food and Industries Minister Shyam Rajak said today.
Bihar employees asked to wear khadi twice a week: Minister Shyam Rajak
In a bid to promote the home-spun fabric, state government employees have been instructed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to wear khadi clothes to work at least twice a week, Bihar minister Shyam Rajak said today.
Bihar government to make wearing khadi mandatory for employees
Bihar Industries Minister Shyam Rajak told PTI that a proposal to make wearing khadi at least two days a week for state government officials.
Provide land for MSME clusters: MoS Giriraj Singh to Bihar govt
MoS for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh today urged the Bihar government to provide land to set up MSME clusters.
Nitish Kumar exhorts young entrepreneurs to work in Bihar
Nitish exhorted young entrepreneurs to make Bihar their destination and said his government would draw a policy on the basis of input provided by them to promote industries.
BJP using Jitan Ram Manjhi as sacrificial lamb, say Nitish Kumar's supporters
"BJP is garlanding Manjhi just as butchers do to a goat before sacrificing it," JD(U) general secretary Shyam Rajak told reporters.
BJP behind destabilising JD(U) government in Bihar: Shyam Rajak
A senior JD(U) minister today accused BJP of trying to fuel rebellion in ranks of his party in Bihar with view to destabilising government.
Narendra Modi patron of rioteers: JDU
"The act (honouring two Uttar Pradesh MLAs Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana at Agra rally tomorrow) proves his love for communal riots," Shyam Rajak said.
Nitish Kumar supervises arrangements for Chhath
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar supervised arrangements for Chhath festival and directed officials to ensure safety and cleanliness of ghats for the devotees.
BJP leader Giriraj Singh faces women ire over 'dehati aurat' remarks
The agitating women raised slogans outside Giriraj Singh's residence here.The BJP leader was not at his residence at that time.
Former BJP MLC joins JD(U)
A former BJP MLC Sanjay Jha today joined the ruling JD(U) in Bihar.
Bihar procures 8 lakh tonnes paddy
The Bihar government has procured eight lakh tonnes of paddy till date out of a target of 30 lakh metric tonnes even as the farmers have been paid 850 crore towards procurement of their paddy produces.
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