Vijay is chief of bureau, Patna. He has spent 21 years in journalism and covers political beats and public affairs.
Articles by Vijay Swaroop
Chirag pitches mother’s name for Hajipur seat in 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan on Monday said his party will contest no less than six Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, and that he wants his mother to fight next year’s General Elections from Hajipur seat
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:39 AM IST
‘She has first claim’: Chirag Paswan floats his mother’s name for Hajipur seat
Ram Vilas Paswan, who founded the Lok Janshakti Party, represented Hajipur Lok Sabha seat nine times. In 2019, the party fielded Chirag Paswan’s uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras from the seat
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 06:12 PM IST
Can Chirag be BJP’s trump card in Bihar?
The younger Paswan, who could extract a union cabinet berth, is in the middle of a family feud with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras who is already a minister.
Published on Jul 12, 2023 03:36 PM IST
JD-U junks talks of cracks in ruling alliance as RJD raises heat
Heated exchange that shows no sign of a let-up despite the intervention of chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD national president Lalu Prasad.
Updated on Jul 08, 2023 09:50 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Nitish Kumar meets Rajya Sabha dy chairman Harivansh N Singh; his party explains
Bihar minister and senior Janata Dal-United leader Ashok Chowdhary said the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh met the CM in his capacity as a party MP
Updated on Jul 04, 2023 06:28 PM IST
Days after Raj Bhawan visit, Nitish meets JD-U legislators one-on-one
The JD-U currently has 45 members of legislative assembly (MLAs) in the 243-member House and 23 members in the legislative council whose total strength is 75.
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 09:49 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Shah targets Nitish, alleges Opposition leaders’ role in ₹20L-cr scam
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday alleged Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had shunned all political principles and accused Opposition parties of being involved in scams worth ₹20 lakh crore.
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 01:11 AM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Opp leaders who attended Patna meet involved in scams worth ₹20 lakh cr: Amit Shah
Taking on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar who organised the meeting, Shah said the people of the state will give a “befitting reply to corrupt leaders” in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 05:48 PM IST
Opposition politics | The importance of Nitish's earnestness
The Bihar CM has taken on an ambitious and difficult job: to unite the Opposition in time for 2024. The question of what will happen to him if he doesn't looms
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 05:04 PM IST
Nitish Kumar cancels his Tamil Nadu visit at last minute
No official reason was given for the cancellation of the visit, which has been given much importance against the backdrop of efforts to forge unity among non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parties
Updated on Jun 20, 2023 02:19 PM IST
Shah, Nadda rallies in Bihar after June 23 Oppn unity meet in Patna
The rallies by two top BJP leaders have been scheduled close on the heels of a crucial meeting of key political figures from across the country due on June 23 in Patna, where they are expected to deliberate on forging a coalition against the BJP for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 10:07 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Can’t rule out early LS polls: Nitish
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expressed the possibility of early Lok Sabha elections, due in March-April 2024, during a function of the rural development department.
Updated on Jun 14, 2023 10:10 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Lok Sabha elections may be preponed, says Nitish Kumar ahead of Oppn unity meet
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said that t is possible that Lok Sabha elections may be held before time, i.e., this year itself
Updated on Jun 14, 2023 09:05 PM IST
K C Tyagi's resurgence in Bihar politics and what it means
A deep dive into K C Tyagi's storied career is warranted as Nitish Kumar is busy mobilising forces in Bihar to get ready for 2024 polls.
Published on Jun 08, 2023 09:13 PM IST
Opposition unity meet postponed as party chiefs weren’t available: Nitish Kumar
Due to prior engagements of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi along with Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin were unable to mark their presence for the June 12 meeting
Updated on Jun 05, 2023 05:26 PM IST
In making, anti-BJP front agrees to press mute on Savarkar
Leaders of 18 political parties, among them three chief ministers, are scheduled to meet in Patna on June 12.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 09:59 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
JD(U) attacks Rajya Sabha deputy chairman for attending Parliament inauguration
JD(U) leader Lalan Singh said Harivansh has forgotten that the JD(U) and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar sent him to the Rajya Sabha
Updated on May 30, 2023 11:16 AM IST
Eyeing 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Opposition likely to meet in Patna on June 12
The grand alliance leaders familiar with development said more than 18 like-minded Opposition parties will attend the Patna meeting.
Updated on May 29, 2023 07:15 AM IST
Opposition unity meeting in Patna likely on June 12: CM Nitish Kumar
The meeting, in all likelihood, would take place at Gyan Bhawan.
Updated on May 28, 2023 10:21 PM IST
Key Opposition meet likely on June 12 in Patna: CM Nitish Kumar
The Grand Alliance (GA) leaders familiar with the development said that more than 18 like-minded parties will attend the meeting.
Updated on May 28, 2023 08:28 PM IST
A new Parliament building makes no sense: Nitish
The JD(U) leader, whose party is boycotting the inauguration of the new Parliament building on Sunday, dubbed the function as an attempt to “change history by those who had made no contributions to the freedom struggle”.
Updated on May 27, 2023 08:47 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
‘No sense’: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on new Parliament building
Nitish Kumar said the new Parliament building is an attempt to write a new history by those who had no contribution in the freedom struggle
Updated on May 27, 2023 05:46 PM IST
2 months on, Nitish Kumar’s JD (U) gets KC Tyagi back into its top team
KC Tyagi, a former Rajya Sabha MP, was the principal general secretary-cum-principal spokesperson of the JD(U) before he was omitted from the list of office-bearers announced on March 23
Updated on May 22, 2023 07:31 PM IST
RLJD chief Upendra Kushwaha’s security upgraded to Z category after IB report
Kushwaha had parted ways with Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and formed his new party, RLJD, in February
Updated on May 17, 2023 03:16 PM IST
Karnataka poll results: Mahagathbandhan upbeat, leaders say ‘beginning of BJP’s end’
State Congress president and Rajya Sabha member Akhilesh Prasad Singh hailed Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra for the Karnataka victory.
Updated on May 13, 2023 09:47 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Bihar: Nitish Kumar congratulates Congress as GA hails Karnataka poll results
The results have given hope to the GA spearheaded by chief minister Nitish Kumar, to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Updated on May 13, 2023 06:54 PM IST
The role of a jail manual in state politics
Umadevi K, wife of slain bureaucrat, moved the SC against Bihar’s amended prison manual, which let gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh walk out of jail
Updated on May 11, 2023 04:20 PM IST
Nitish Kumar to meet Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on May 11
Nitish Kumar was travelling to Odisha on May 9 to meet Naveen Patnaik and to Mumbai on May 11 to meet Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar
Updated on May 08, 2023 06:30 PM IST
Nitish Kumar to meet Naveen Patnaik in Odisha on May 9 amid Oppn unity buzz
A senior BJD MP has maintained that the meeting between Naveen Patnaik and Nitish Kumar is a courtesy call and that it should not be politicised
Updated on May 07, 2023 11:11 AM IST
Bihar: 12 retd IPS officers set to join Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Abhiyan
Earlier, six former bureaucrats joined election strategist Prashant Kishore’s Jan Suraj Abhiyan in Bihar on May 2
Updated on May 06, 2023 08:35 PM IST