BJP's Devyani Rana wins J&K's Nagrota bypoll, contesting 1st time in a bypoll necessitated by death of her father & senior party leader Devender Singh Rana. NC's Shamim Begum comes in third.
Congress' Pramod Jain Bhaya wins in Rajasthan's Anta bypoll, testing CM Bhajan Lal Sharma's 1st electoral test and Vasundhara Raje's return to active campaigning.
Bypoll was necessitated by death of Somesh Chandra's father & ex-JMM minister Ramdas Soren on 15 August. It was first electoral test of Hemant Soren in his 2nd stint in power.
In fielding Thakur, BJP chose to focus not only on generational shift, but also sought to highlight that young leader from non-political family was given chance to contest polls.
Despite statewide rallies, anti-corruption attacks and a caste-neutral pitch, Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party failed to convert its 2-year buzz into votes.
Early trends in 2025 Bihar Assembly elections show the NDA ahead on 53 seats, while Mahagathbandhan is leading in 29 constituencies. Jan Suraaj party has taken lead in 2 seats.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
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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