To settle internal feud, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) won't join Cabinet, yet

Uma Bharti stands up to BJP chief Amit Shah

Hours before new ministers are slated to be sworn in on Sunday morning, key constituents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Shiv Sena and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) claimed they had no information about the expansion and reshuffle of the union council of ministers.

BJP sources said Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti was asked to quit, but she stood up to BJP President Amit Shah and would continue in Cabinet, even though her portfolio might be changed. On Friday, after the news trickled out that she has been asked