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.

In a major setback to political leader Ahmed Patel, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday announced that it will vote for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in upcoming Rajya Sabha Polls in Gujarat.

Nitish Kumar has himself kept with himself Home, General Administration, Vigilance and other departments that were not given to any one. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has also been assigned the portfolios of Finance, Forest and Environment, and Information Technology.

Former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said Nitish Kumar was an "opportunist" after the JD-U chief broke ties with the RJD and allied with the BJP to form a new government in Bihar.

Bihar Political Crisis: In Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP scored a resounding victory in the Assembly polls earlier this year, there was talk in political circles that the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress should have joined hands to form a Bihar-like alliance.

After resigning as Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar explained reasons behind his decision to submit his papers to state governor K N Tripathi.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday resigned from his post, submitting his papers to Bihar governor K N Tripathi.

JDU MLC Sanjay Singh on Saturday slammed Lalu Prasad Yadav for his unconditional support to his son Tejashwi Yadav.

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.

In fight against black money, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has shown support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise Indian currency in Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.