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What is Janata Dal (United)?
The party's first president was George Fernandes, who was succeeded by Sharad Yadav in 2006. The party's first electoral success came in 2005, when it won the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections and formed a government in Bihar with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The alliance between the JD(U) and the BJP was successful in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, with the two parties winning 32 out of the 40 seats in Bihar. However, the alliance between the two parties started to break down in 2013, when the BJP announced Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The JD(U) opposed Modi's candidacy, citing his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, and broke its alliance with the BJP in Bihar. The party also withdrew from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which was led by the BJP.
Latest Updates on Janata Dal (United)
Karnataka government on Sunday marked the 'International Day of Democracy' by forming a 'historic' 2,500-km-long human chain across the state, as a symbol of equality, unity, fraternity
Some believe that frequent comments of Tyagi, based in Delhi, enjoying high profile in media for regional party leader due to his experience and articulation were seen as unhelpful to BJP-JD(U) ties
Prashant Kishor's coming involvement in the Bihar assembly elections represents a full circle, as he was the strategist of Nitish Kumar's 2015 victory against the BJP in the state
The Centre said that no new states are being awarded 'special category' status at present, as the Indian Constitution does not accommodate such classification
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Prime Minister Modi and the other leaders at the meeting could not stop laughing at the jibe of Kumar, key founder-member of INDIA bloc in 2023. who had swtiched sides to BJP
The JD(U), led by Nitish Kumar, emphasised the necessity of adjustments in implementing the Agniveer scheme, citing voter concerns that might have impacted the 2024 Lok Sabha election results
The NDA MPs are expected to meet on Friday to formally elect Modi as their leader, with the new government likely to be sworn in over the weekend
With the humbling verdict for the BJP, NDA partners Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu will step in with their 12 and 16 Lok Sabha seats respectively to help the coalition reach the majority of 272
Lok Sabha elections: For the Narendra Modi-led government to return to power for the third time, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United), which won 12 seats in Bihar, has a key role to play
Lok Sabha elections: Narendra Modi's BJP is expected to form a government for the third time with the help of its coalition partners, the JD(U) and the Telugu Desam Party
Lok Sabha election result: Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) is leading at 14 seats while the BJP is ahead on 13 seats, the vote counting trend till 3 pm showed
Lok Sabha polls: The RJD, which drew a blank in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, will fight on 26 seats in Bihar, while the Congress will contest on 9 seats, including its 2019 win - the Kishanganj constituency
Lok Sabha elections: The BJP revealed many surprising names in its latest list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, naming actors Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil as debut nominees
Yadav, a former state minister, has been representing the Alamnagar seat of Madhepura district since the 1990s
JD(U) legislators in Bihar will go into huddles this weekend ahead of the crucial trust vote to be sought by the Nitish Kumar government, party leaders said on Saturday
Chaudhary has been a member of the Bihar Assembly since 1982, and is currently holding portfolios of six departments, including parliamentary affairs
His first five years as Chief Minister are recalled with admiration even by critics, marked by vast improvements in the restoration of law and order in a state
It is understood that Nitish will take oath as the CM for the ninth time along with two deputy chief ministers from the BJP at the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday