In a jolt to the BJP, the TDP on Thursday quit the Modi government with its two ministers - Ashok Gajapati Raju (Civil Aviation) and Y.S. Chowdhry (MoS Science and Technology) - tendering their resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who made a last-ditch attempt to stave off the development.

Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader Neiphiu Rio took oath as the Nagaland Chief Minister on Thursday.

In a scintillating performance, the BJP seemed all set on Saturday to storm to power in Tripura in alliance with the tribal-based IPFT outfit, crushing the CPI-M led Left Front in one of the country's last remaining red bastions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended his Birthday wishes to his 'friend' and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The TDP has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the future of alliance with BJP after they registered extreme disappointment with the latter.

Beijing also hoped that India-Japan relations will be conducive for regional peace and stability.

The Janata Dal United (JDU) on Saturday sacked its senior leader Sharad Yadav after he registered his public disapproval to Nitish Kumar's decision of joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Venting his ire on the JD-U chief for dumping the Grand Alliance, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday alleged that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had "conspired" with the BJP to get graft cases filed against his family by central investigation agencies.

Nitish Kumar, who on Wednesday resigned as Bihar Chief Minister and dumped the RJD and Congress to stitch a new alliance with BJP, will be sworn-in again as new Chief Minister on Thursday, informed sources said.

Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U President Nitish Kumar on Friday said his party is free to take its decisions, and admonished the opposition alliance for fielding "Bihar ki beti" (Bihar's daughter) Meira Kumar to lose.