JD(U) eyes council chair, seeks Union cabinet berth

With Farakka treaty nearing expiry, JD-U revives Nitish Kumar’s long campaign against barrage

With the 30-year India-Bangladesh agreement due to end in December, the JD(U) is taking Nitish Kumar’s long-standing opposition to the Farakka Barrage to the people, while Bihar’s new Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary presses for the state’s interests to be protected in any future arrangement.

JD(U) eyes council chair, seeks Union cabinet berth

JD(U)-BJP tensions rise in Bihar NDA over MLC chairman post, JD(U) seeking Union minister berth, and threats to oppose India-Bangladesh Ganga treaty renewal.