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Bihar Crisis: With 130 MLAs, Nitish Kumar meets President Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with 130 supporting MLAs met President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday. Nitish was accompanied by RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and JD (U) Chief Sharad Yadav. The MLAs belonged to the ruling JD (U), besides some from the RJD, Congress, CPI and Independents. Nitish Kumar said that they have told President that they enjoy the majority in the Bihar Assembly. He added that he had appealed to the President to look into the matter immediately since due to delay the environment of Bihar is getting fouled. Nitish, who wanted an invitation from Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to form a new government in the state after he was elected the leader of JD (U), had said that a democratic process should be followed in Bihar. Feb 11, 2015
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Delhi CM-designate Arvind Kejriwal pays courtesy call on President Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Delhi CM-designate and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. AAP leader Manish Sisodia was also present at the meeting. Sisodia said that the meeting was a courtesy call. He added that Kejriwal thanked Mukherjee for his guidance. He further said that the President gifted Kejriwal two books, namely, Constitution of India and Thoughts and reflections. Kejriwal, who was unanimously elected as the leader of the legislative party yesterday, met Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu earlier in the day. Kejriwal's party, AAP, made a clean sweep of the Delhi assembly polls yesterday, winning 67 of the 70 seats on offer and decimated rivals BJP and Congress. Feb 11, 2015
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Politicos react after Patna HC stays election of Nitish Kumar as JD (U)'s party leader

New Delhi/Patna, Feb 11 (ANI): Politicos reacted on Wednesday after the Patna High Court stayed the Janata Dal United's move to elect Nitish Kumar as their leader. Bihar's former Forest Minister and Nitish Kumar's supporter PK Shahi and JD (U) leader Pradeep Kumar said that no stay has been put up by the Patna High Court over Nitish Kumar's elections. Meanwhile, Kumar had earlier in the day reached the national capital to meet President Pranab Mukherjee, and parade 130 supporting MLAs to show that he enjoys a majority in the Bihar Assembly. The MLAs belong to the ruling JD (U), besides some from the RJD, Congress, CPI and Independents. Nitish, who wanted an invitation from Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to form a new government in the state after he was elected the leader of JD (U), had said that a democratic process should be followed in Bihar. Feb 11, 2015
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Delhi CM-designate Arvind Kejriwal meets Rajnath Singh, demands full statehood for Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 11(ANI): Delhi CM-designate and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday reached Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence to meet him and discussed various issues with him. Kejriwal also invited Rajnath for his swearing-in ceremony which is to take place on February 14 at Ramilia Grounds. Party leader Manish Sisodia was also present at the meeting. Kejriwal, who was unanimously elected as the leader of the legislative party yesterday, met Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu earlier in the day. He is also scheduled to meet President Pranab Mukherjee today. Kejriwal's party, AAP, made a clean sweep of the Delhi assembly polls yesterday, winning 67 of the 70 seats on offer and decimated rivals BJP and Congress. Feb 11, 2015
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Patna HC stays election of Nitish Kumar as JD (U)'s party leader

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): The Patna High Court on Wednesday stayed the Janata Dal United's move to elect Nitish Kumar as their leader. Meanwhile, Kumar had earlier in the day reached the national capital to meet President Pranab Mukherjee, and parade 130 supporting MLAs to show that he enjoys a majority in the Bihar Assembly. The MLAs belong to the ruling JD (U), besides some from the RJD, Congress, CPI and Independents. Nitish, who wanted an invitation from Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to form a new government in the state after he was elected the leader of JD (U), had said that a democratic process should be followed in Bihar. Jitan Ram Manjhi, who has refused to resign as the Bihar Chief Minister, was earlier expelled from the JD (U) by party chief Sharad Yadav. Feb 11, 2015
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Politicos react as Nitish flies MLAs to Delhi, to parade them before President

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar will today meet President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his intervention to break the political stalemate over change of guard in the state. Kumar is likely to parade 130 MLAs supporting him at Rashtrapati Bhavan to show that he enjoys a majority in Bihar Assembly. Politicos gave reactions on the same. Feb 11, 2015
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President chairs Governors conference of all states

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday (February 11) met governors and lieutenant governors of states and union territories to discuss emerging challenges and other issues. The two-day governors conference will discuss issues like security, with main focus on borders, finance, sanitation, employment and on achievement of flagship schemes and projects. This is the first conference after Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government came to power in May last year. As per media reports, plans like Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' or Clean India campaign, skill development, etc will also be discussed. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley were also present at the conference. Feb 11, 2015
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Delhi CM designate Kejriwal meets Venkaiah Naidu, gets assurance of cooperation from Centre

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Delhi's Chief Minister designate Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu at Nirman Bhawan here. Later in the day, Kejriwal is also likely to meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee. Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party made a clean sweep of the Delhi assembly polls, winning 67 of the 70 seats on offer, was unanimously elected as the leader of the legislative party yesterday. Feb 11, 2015
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Nitish Kumar to meet President over government formation in Bihar

Patna/New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar will today meet President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his intervention to break the political stalemate over change of guard in the state. Kumar is likely to parade 130 MLAs supporting him at Rashtrapati Bhavan to show that he enjoys a majority in Bihar Assembly. Meanwhile, all 130 legislators reached New Delhi ahead of Kumar and will be meeting the President on Wednesday morning (February 11). Feb 11, 2015
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Arvind Kejriwal to meet Rajnath Singh and President today

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Delhi's Chief Minister designate Arvind Kejriwal will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday. Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party made a clean sweep of the Delhi assembly polls, winning 67 of the 70 seats on offer, was unanimously elected as the leader of the legislative party on Tuesday. He later met Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung at the latter's official residence and conveyed the news. Jung will now send the report regarding the matter to President Pranab Mukherjee, allowing Kejriwal to stake claim towards government formation in the national capital. The AAP chief has also been provided Z-plus security by the Delhi police. Feb 11, 2015

President Mukherjee hosts banquet for Singaporean counterpart in New Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee hosted banquet for Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife Mary Tan at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and various other dignitaries were present at the occasion. Tony Tan arrived in the national capital on Sunday on a four-day visit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Earlier in the day, the Singapore President was accorded with a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, where he met Mukherjee and Modi. Tony Tan will also inaugurate an exhibition at the national museum in New Delhi on Tuesday. Feb 10, 2015
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