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Vijay Swaroop

Vijay is chief of bureau, Patna. He has spent 21 years in journalism and covers political beats and public affairs.

Articles by Vijay Swaroop

KC Tyagi resigns as JD (U) chief spokesperson citing personal reasons

The development comes after KC Tyagi’s statements on issues such as the Waqf Amendment Bill, Uniform Civil Code and the Gaza war had left leaders of the JD (U) and the BJP red-faced

JD (U Leader KC Tyagi. (File)
Published on Sep 01, 2024 01:20 PM IST

Bihar’s first Sports Academy and Sports University inaugurated, details here

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the state's first Sports Academy and Sports University. Here are the details.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurates state's first Sports Academy and Sports University on Thursday. (File image/Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 08:43 PM IST
By, Patna

BJP appoints Dilip Jaiswal as new Bihar party president

This is the fourth time the BJP has given command of the state to a backward leader, after Samrat Choudhary, Sanjay Jaiswal and Nityanand Rai.

Dilip Jaiswal (centre) after his appointment. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 01:58 PM IST

Budget: Sitharaman announces cash bonanza, special schemes for Bihar

The FM also announced power projects, including setting up of a new 2400 MW power plant at Pirpainti to be taken up at the cost of Rs.21,400 crores

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget of the Modi 3.0 government on Tuesday (Twitter Photo)
Published on Jul 23, 2024 01:10 PM IST

Ex-IAS officer Manish Kumar Verma joins Nitish Kumar’s JD (U)

Manish Kumar Verma, a 2000-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre, came to Bihar on an inter-cadre deputation in 2012 and never went back

Manish Kumar Verma was appointed as a member of the Bihar state disaster management authority after resigning from service (X/Jduonline)
Published on Jul 09, 2024 07:12 PM IST

JD (U) national executive appoints Sanjay Jha as party’s working president

The appointment of Sanjay Jha, who played a crucial role in JD-U’s return to the NDA, indicates that the party wants to continue having better co-ordination with its alliance partner, BJP

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha. (File)
Published on Jun 29, 2024 02:48 PM IST

‘Emotional outburst’: JD-U MP Devesh Chandra Thakur takes back his ‘Muslim-Yadav’ statement

Thakur had said that he will not work for Muslims and Yadavs from his constituency as they had not voted for him

JD (U) MP from Sitamarhi Devesh Chandra Thakur. (Facebook Photo)
Published on Jun 20, 2024 10:48 AM IST

Bihar govt to distribute 1.99 lakh job letters in next three months

Providing employment has become one of the biggest narratives in poll bound Bihar and it was also a major issue during the Lok Sabha polls.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI File)
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 09:30 PM IST

Nitish appoints cabinet colleagues as ‘ministers in-charge’ of various districts

Assembly elections in Bihar are due in October-November 2025, and it is believed that these ministers would ensure better and speedy implementation of different central and state government projects

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (Twitter/@NitishKumar)
Published on Jun 12, 2024 06:48 PM IST

After Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur, a ministerial berth for his son Ramnath

The Bharat Ratna to Ramnath Thakur had opened a Pandora’s Box in Bihar politics with chief minister Nitish Kumar deciding to walk to the NDA camp

Ramnath Thakur greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi before receiving the Bharat Ratna on behalf of his father Karpoori Thakur at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on March 30, 2024. (ANI)
Updated on Jun 09, 2024 04:33 PM IST

Nitish Kumar’s party messages stand on UCC, seeks review of Agnipath scheme

The Agnipath model was a major departure from the military’s decades-old recruitment system that was scrapped in June 2022

*Prime Minister Narendra Modi with key allies TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan during NDA meeting at PM's residence. (PTI VIA @ncbn)
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:52 PM IST

After 5/5 feat, Chirag’s party sure of one berth, a second in bonus

Paswan’s party contested and won Jamui, Hajipur, Samastipur, Khagaria and Vaishali in Bihar, which sends 40 members to the Lok Sabha.

Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) president Chirag Paswan, along with family members and his party's newly elected MPs, on way to board a flight from Patna to Delhi on Wednesday. (HT photo)
Published on Jun 05, 2024 08:59 PM IST
By, Patna

Chirag Paswan assured of 1 Cabinet post, hopeful of state minister berth too

Chirag Paswan refused to comment saying the decision on who will be in the Union Cabinet will be solely of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan celebrating his victory. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jun 05, 2024 04:49 PM IST

Former MP vs LS debutant in Sheohar battle

For the ruling alliance, fielding a non-Vaishya candidate has antagonised the predominant Vaishya community in a seat that has 25% voters from the community.

Former MP vs LS debutant in Sheohar battle
Updated on May 22, 2024 08:38 AM IST
By, Sheohar

Rajiv Pratap Rudy seeks a hattrick in Saran

In the past two Lok Sabha elections, it was a direct fight between Rudy and RJD candidates linked to the Lalu Yadav family.

Saran:�Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with BJP candidate from Saran Lok Sabha constituency Rajiv Pratap Rudy during an election rally, in Saran, Friday, May 17, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_17_2024_000221A)(PTI)
Published on May 20, 2024 12:52 PM IST

Saran: Locals lament loss of mills that once dotted landscape

For the voters of Saran Lok Sabha constituency (Chapra before 2008 delimitation), the contest between RJD leader Lalu Prasad’s family and BJP’s Rajiv Pratap Rudy is not new.

Closed sugar mill at Marhaura in Bihar’s district. (HT photo)
Published on May 16, 2024 09:38 PM IST
By, Chapra

Election in Pincodes: Bihar swirls in the ripples set off by a central scheme

HT looks at some key constituencies across the country that encapsulate the issues shaping the ongoing Lok Sabha electoral contest

The region is set back by a crippling lack of infrastructure. (ht photo)
Updated on May 15, 2024 08:01 AM IST
By, Muzaffarpur

Phase 3 Bihar: 13 candidates face criminal cases, 12 serious ones

Araria, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Madhepura and Khagaria are going to vote on May 7 in third of the seven phases of parliamentary polls being held across the country.

RJD candidate Rohini Acharya, accompanied by father Lalu Prasad and mother Rabri Devi, files her nomination for Saran Lok Sabha seat on Monday. (HT photo)
Published on Apr 29, 2024 08:36 PM IST
By, Patna

Supreme Court’s EVM verdict ‘tight slap’ to Congress-led Opposition: PM Modi

The Supreme Court also issued two directions to ECI to enhance transparency in the electoral system and address concerns raised during the hearing on EVMs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls in Munger on Friday (PTI)
Published on Apr 26, 2024 06:35 PM IST
ByAditya Nath Jha,

BJP’s ‘400 paar’ film flopped on Day 1: Tejashwi Yadav; NDA responds

The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader claimed that the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) will win all four seats in the first phase

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during an election rally in Jamui, Bihar. (HT Photo)
Published on Apr 20, 2024 03:07 PM IST

RJD national vice-president and ex-Union minister Devendra Prasad quits party

Devendra Prasad Yadav, in a letter written to RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav, said that he no longer agreed with the party’s policy

Devendra Prasad Yadav. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Apr 17, 2024 08:35 PM IST

‘Stop false propaganda on Constitution’, says PM Modi after Lalu’s ‘eye’ remark

PM Modi accused the Opposition of spreading lies about BJP amending the Constitution. He emphasized the respect for the Constitution and criticized the RJD and Congress.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar’s Gaya on Tuesday. (HT Photo/Santosh Kumar)
Updated on Apr 16, 2024 02:17 PM IST

Why is Kanhaiya Kumar's candidature from Delhi instead of Bihar's Begusarai?

In 2019, he stood for elections from his home district as a Left candidate but lost. This time around, he stands from an ally party but from the Capital

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: In this Friday, April 5, 2024 file photo Congress party leader Kanhaiya Kumar reacts during an interview in New Delhi. The Congress has fielded youth leader Kanhaiya Kumar from the North East Delhi seat. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) (PTI04_15_2024_000193B)(PTI)
Published on Apr 15, 2024 08:56 PM IST

Nitish Kumar slams Lalu Yadav for dynastic politics, asks how many will contest

Nitish Kumar’s swipe was directed at Lalu Prasad Yadav, the former chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal founder

HT Image
Published on Apr 12, 2024 09:12 PM IST

‘They had no role’: Nitish Kumar rebuts Tejashwi Yadav over 5-lakh jobs claim

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said Tejashwi Yadav and his family had no role in providing jobs in the state

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar arrives for a meeting with the senior leaders of Janata Dal (United) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Patna on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 08, 2024 07:25 PM IST

Got better priorities in life: Chirag Paswan on rapprochement with uncle Paras

In an interview with HT’s Vijay Swaroop, Chirag spells out his plans on dynastic politics, hinting that he has moved on from the Pashupati Paras episode on the National Democratic Unity and caste survey impact on elections in Bihar

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan (File Photo)
Published on Apr 07, 2024 03:02 PM IST

Why the BJP has chosen Chirag Paswan over his uncle, Pashupati Paras

By taking Chirag's party into the NDA fold, the son rather than the brother has been anointed as the true heir to Ram Vilas Paswan's political legacy

Pashupati Paras (left) and Chirag Paswan (right) (File Photos)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 09:35 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections: NDA’s seat-share pact in Bihar sealed

The NDA announced the coalition’s seat-sharing arrangement in the electorally crucial state of Bihar, whose 40 seats will go to the polls beginning April 19.

(L-R) Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) leader Raju Tiwari, Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary and BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde in Delhi on Monday. (Arvind Yadav/HT)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 02:30 AM IST

Why a family fight is holding up seat-sharing talks in Bihar for BJP-led NDA

The Hajipur Lok Sabha, represented eight times by Chirag Paswan’s late father Ram Vilas Paswan was the bone of contention between the two LJP factions

Pashupati Paras (left) and Chirag Paswan (right) (File Photos)
Published on Mar 14, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Tejashwi expands RJD’s Muslim-Yadav focus, says it will now be BAAP

Tejashwi Yadav, the younger son of RJD founder Lalu Prasad Yadav, has been keen to expand the support base for the party beyond the traditional MY combination

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addressing a public meeting in Bhar on Tuesday (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 09:46 PM IST
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