Janata Dal Current Affairs, GK & News

Nitish Kumar appointed as Chief Minister of Bihar

On November 16, 2020, the President of Janata Dal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fourth consecutive term. The Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor. Is the Chief Minister appointed or Elected? The Chief Ministers and the Prime Ministers in India are appointed by the Governor and President respectively. On ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Article 164 • Bihar • Bihar Elections • Chief Minister • Council of Ministers • Governor • Janata Dal • Nitish Kumar • President of India • State Legislative Assembly

100th birth anniversary of I K Gujral

December 4th, 2019 marks the 100th birth anniversary of Inder Kumar Gujral. I K Gujral was the 12th Prime Minister of India. He became the prime Minister in 1997. He was born in Jhelum in 1919. He hailed from a family of freedom fighters and is also noted for his participation in national movement- especially ..

Topics: Government High School Jhelum • Government of India • I. K. Gujral • Janata Dal • Jhelum • Minister of External Affairs • Ministry of Information and Broadcasting • Punjabi people • Satish Gujral

Jaipal Reddy, former Union Minister & Senior Congress leader, passes away

Jaipal Reddy (77), the former Union Minister & Senior Congress leader, has passed away in Hyderabad on July 28, 2019. He joined politics as a student leader of Osmania University and went on to become Congress MLA in 1970s . In the wake of an upsurge of opposition to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after ..

Topics: 12th Lok Sabha • Chevella • Government of India • Indian general election • Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh • Indian National Congress • Jaipal Reddy • Janata Dal • Legislatures • Lok Sabha • Rajya Sabha

Harivansh Narayan Singh elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha after defeating opposition nominee B K Hariprasad on 9th August 2018. Mr Harivansh, a veteran journalist, represents the state of Bihar in the House as a JD(U) member. He polled 125 votes as against 105 by Hariprasad in a ..

Topics: B. K. Hariprasad • Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha • Harivansh Narayan Singh • Janata Dal • Kurian • Legislatures • Members of the Rajya Sabha • P. J. Kurien • Rajya Sabha

Raghunath Jha, former Union minister passes away

Raghunath Jha (78), the senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Union Minister , has passed away in Delhi on January 15, 2018. He was Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise in the UPA government led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as a RJD representative. He was elected Member ..

Topics: Bettiah • Bihar Legislative Assembly election • Janata Dal • Janata Parivar • Lok Sabha • Politics of Bihar • Politics of India • Raghunath Jha • Rashtriya Janata Dal • Sheohar • Sitaram Singh

Nitish Kumar sworn-in as new Chief Minister of Bihar

Nitish Kumar, the President of Janata Dal(United), has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Bihar for the sixth time and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi was sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister. Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered him the oath of office and secrecy at Raj Bhavan in Patna on July 27, 2017. ..

Topics: Government of Bihar • Government of India • Janata Dal • Janata Parivar • Keshari Nath Tripathi • Lalu Prasad Yadav • Nitish Kumar • Railway Ministers of India • Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry • State governments of India • States and union territories of India • Sushil Kumar Modi