| 31st May, 2005 |
Rameshwar Prasad Chaurasia (BJP), Kishore Kumar Munna
(Independent), Rampravesh Rai (JD-U) and Dr Anil Kumar (breakaway LJP) -
who were all elected in the 2005 elections filed petition against the
dissolution of Bihar Assembly in the apex court saying the centre's
decision to dissolve the Assembly was unconstitutional. |
| 30th May, 2005 |
The two member Commission submitted report to the
Election Commission ruling out the view of holding a free and fair poll
during the July, August and September, 2005. The Commission considered
suitable period for the poll to be October to November, 2005. A suitable
time will be finalised in due course taking into account the factors
like festivals as well as floods. However, National Democratic Alliance
constituents BJP and JD(U) pleaded for an early poll before the monsoon
onset. |
| 27th May, 2005 |
The two member team held extensive meetings with
recognized political parties, both National and State, (except CPI which
did not meet the Commission’s team) in Bihar, senior officers,
namely, the Chief Secretary, Chief Secretary Designate, Home Secretary,
Special Home Secretary, Chief Electoral Officer, Director General of
Police, IG (Headquarters), and DIG (Administration) and other concerned
officials. |
| 26th May, 2005 |
Ramvilas Paswan appoints Ghulam Rasool Baliyavi as the
chief of LJP Bihar unit after his futile efforts to have a Muslim as
Chief Minister. |
| 24th May, 2005 |
The Election Commission deputed a two-member team to
Bihar comprising of Shre Anand Kumar, Deputy Election Commissioner and
Shri S.K. Mendiratta, Legal Advisor. The team is suppose to visit Patna
on 27th & 28th May, 2005 and will meet the State Government
officers, District Collectors and recognized Political Parties. |
| 23rd May, 2005 |
President dissolved the State Assembly within 79 days
of its creation. |
| 22nd May, 2005 |
To prevent split in LJP legislature party in Bihar,
party National General Secretary Suraj Bhan Singh took back the party
MLAs to Delhi to attend a meeting called upon by Paswan. Dozen
legislators of Bihar LJP met JDU leaders at a resort in Jamshedpur. A
senior leader of JDU said that his party role will become relevant in
BJP led NDA only after few LJP MLAs turned defiant and caused a split in
the party. |
| 17th May, 2005 |
Bihar Governor Buta Singh said that “horse-trading”
is on to form a Government in Bihar and asserted that nobody will be
allowed to “malign” the Constitution. |
| 11th May, 2005 |
Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan proposed a Congress-led
government along with Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, but only for a
Muslim chief minister. |
| 12th April, 2005 |
Paswan advised Nitish Kumar to merge his party with the
BJP. |
| 10th April, 2005 |
Lok Janshakti Party leader and Union Minister Ram Vilas
Paswas met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi to seek support to
form a government in Bihar, now under President’s rule. LJP has 29
seats in the fractured 243-member Bihar assembly and holds the key to a
popular government in the state. |
| 9th April, 2005 |
JDU leader Nitish Kumar pulls out effort to form a
popular Government in Bihar. He accused LJP President Ramvilas Paswan of
ditching him. |
| 7th April, 2005 |
After JD-U failed attempts to form Government in Bihar,
Paswan set in motion. Senior LJP leader Ranjan Yadav will head the
committee, which has former Bihar Minister and Paswan's brother
Pashupati Paras, former State party chief Narender Singh, former Union
Minister Nagmani, leader of the LJP legislature party in Bihar
Ramashraya Prasad Singh and Maulana Ghulam Rasool Baliabi as members. |
| 29th March, 2005 |
JD-U leader Nitish Kumar called upon anti-RJD groups to
form Government in Bihar and ruled out possibilities of his party
breaking ties with BJP. |
| 24th March, 2005 |
JD-U MLA Monazir Hassan said that 18 MLAs (6 JD-U, 6
LJP & 6 independent) will resign if government is not formed within
100 days of declaration of results and go to the electorate for
re-election. |
| 9th March, 2005 |
Janata Dal-United leaders Sharad Yadav and Nitish Kumar
asked Paswan to muster the support of 67 MLAs, they is ready with their
55 MLAs. |
| 7th March, 2005 |
President’s rule imposed under Article 356 of the
Constitution and the Assembly was suspended. |
| 4th March, 2005 |
Bihar Legislative Assembly constituted by the Election
Commission of India after the general election held in February. |
| 2nd March, 2005 |
Congress sent a letter to Governor Buta Singh extending
the party's support for formation of a Government led by RJD in Bihar. |
| 1st March, 2005 |
LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan says neither will he support
RJD or BJP nor will he take their support. |
| 27th Feb, 2005 |
BJP indicated to align with LJP to form government if
Paswan stick to his position of not supporting the RJD. |