Upendra Kushwaha

BJP seat offer for 2019 election 'not respectable': RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha

Speaking to reporters after the RLSP state executive meeting said he will try to speak to "no other BJP leader except the prime minister".

Nov 17, 2018, 16:13 PM IST

Speculations rife on Kushwaha's 'big announcement' in RLSP's state executive meet

All eyes will be on the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party state executive meeting here on Saturday amid speculations that its founding president and Union minister Upendra Kushwaha could make a "big announcement" with regard to his continuance in the BJP-led NDA.

Nov 16, 2018, 23:33 PM IST

Chirag Paswan backs Nitish, says Kushwaha’s attacks are ‘one-way’ traffic

Following a meeting with Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan said that issues concerning the alliances should not be discussed by anyone in public.

Nov 13, 2018, 08:17 AM IST

Rift within NDA out in the open, Upendra Kushwaha accuses Nitish Kumar of 'poaching' MLAs

Nitish Kumar has come down to destroying Upendra Kushwaha and his party, says the RLSP chief.

Nov 12, 2018, 10:15 AM IST

NDA’s seat sharing deal for 2019 Lok Sabha elections likely to hit Paswan-Kushwaha roadblock in Bihar

NDA constituents LJP and RLSP made it clear on Thursday that they want to contest on the same number of seats in the next Lok Sabha election as in 2014.

Nov 09, 2018, 08:40 AM IST

RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha hits back at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's 'neech' comment

Two days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's 'neech' comment, Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha hit back saying that they are saying they are from the same family. 

Nov 05, 2018, 12:37 PM IST

RLSP will contest from 66 seats, announces party chief Upendra Kushwaha

The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) will contest from 66 constituencies for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, announced party president Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday.

Oct 30, 2018, 15:14 PM IST

New political equations ahead of 2019? Meet between Tejashwi Yadav, Upendra Kushwaha triggers talks

Suggesting that political discussions took place during the meeting, former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav told mediapersons that “meetings are always positive”.

Oct 26, 2018, 22:37 PM IST

I play gilli-danda, don't understand 20-20 formula: NDA ally Upendra Kushwaha on seat-sharing in Bihar

The RLSP chief is reportedly not happy with the seat-sharing formula finalised by the BJP chief.

Sep 24, 2018, 21:08 PM IST

Some people in NDA do not wish to see Modi as PM again: Upendra Kushwaha

A section of media had recently reported that an arrangement had been made between the BJP and its allies for the 2019 elections.

Aug 31, 2018, 21:20 PM IST

Upendra Kushwaha snubs Tejashwi Yadav’s invitation to join Mahagathbandhan

RJD has lost its base. To find a base, they are making such statements but they mean nothing to me, said Kushwaha on Tejashwi Yadav's invitation.

Jun 11, 2018, 07:34 AM IST

Bihar bypolls: With Nitish Kumar in shadows, real fight is between BJP and RJD

Both parties are using the bypolls as an opportunity to prove their superiority over the other in terms of popularity among the masses.

Mar 10, 2018, 21:54 PM IST

Union Minster Upendra Kushwaha granted bail in Model Code of Conduct case

Union minister Upendra Kushwaha was today granted bail by a Bihar court in connection with a case relating to violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls.

Apr 24, 2017, 13:44 PM IST

Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha calls Nitish Kumar a curse for Bihar

Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he was a curse for the state.

Feb 26, 2017, 18:49 PM IST

No school bags till class II: MoS HRD Upendra Kushwaha

The CBSE has directed schools affiliated to it to ensure that students do not carry school bags till class II and also to restrict the number of books to be prescribed in classes I-VIII, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha told the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Nov 22, 2016, 00:34 AM IST

Upendra Kushwaha names Bhudeo Choudhary as RLSP Bihar president

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) chief and Union minister Upendra Kushwaha today named Bhudeo Choudhary as the party's Bihar unit president during its state council meeting here.

Sep 19, 2016, 01:32 AM IST

Raising quality of education and taking it to all in the country major challenge: Kushwaha

Schools have been set up in villages, but more is needed to be done to take quality education to those living in rural areas, the minister said.

Sep 03, 2016, 17:07 PM IST

RLSP's Lok Sabha leader revolts against Upendra Kushwaha

Kumar launched the attack on Kushwaha, a day after the latter dissolved the party's Bihar unit headed by the Jahanabad MP.

Jul 01, 2016, 18:41 PM IST

Dalit student's suicide: Rohith's kin spurns solatium; fasting students' health worsens

The students vowed to step up their stir and said the PM's "inaction" reflected his "political interests".

Jan 24, 2016, 00:30 AM IST

BJP ally Manjhi urges PM Modi to take 'stringent' action against VK Singh for 'dog' remark

BJP ally Hindustani Awam Morcha's (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday criticised Union Minister VK Singh's dog remark and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi​ to initiate action against him.

Oct 23, 2015, 19:52 PM IST