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.
In interview with ThePrint, HAM’s Jitan Ram Manjhi said that despite problems, CM Nitish Kumar has ensured good governance, while also dismissing the LJP’s prospects in Bihar polls.
Addressing a rally in Araria district in Bihar, Modi also asserted that trends of first & second phase of Bihar polls suggested that voters of Bihar had rejected 'double yuvraaj'.
India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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