Regional parties are debating participating in the elections as they do not wish to legitimise the post-Article 370 situation in J&K, but do not want to be left out of the political process.
The 69-year-old JD (U) leader, who is seeking a fourth straight term in office, has ruled Bihar for nearly 15 years and also served as a union minister.
In the letter, PM Modi also said better infrastructure and rule of law are imperative for social and economic prosperity and only NDA can provide that in Bihar.
In areas that have sizeable number of Muslim voters, alliance partners BJP and JD(U) are making contradictory statements ahead of the final phase of polling in Bihar.
Privately, senior Congress leaders express discomfort with slew of cases against Arnab Goswami, but says party cadre has no love lost for him or Republic TV.
Continuing his attack on Nitish Kumar, LJP chief Chirag Paswan said despite having a double engine govt, the Bihar CM couldn't deliver on the promises made to the public.
BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya also asserted that free and fair election was not possible without the imposition of President's Rule in the state.
Shiv Sena, which is in office in Maharashtra with NCP and Congress, said being a journalist didn’t grant Arnab Goswami immunity from the charges against him.
Congress and CPM fought 2016 assembly elections together, accounting for almost 39% of vote-share. In 2019, the alliance split, a move that hurt both parties badly.
Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.
The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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