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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicBihar assembly 2020

Topic: bihar assembly 2020

Modi’s ‘Hanuman’, Chirag Paswan, will find no place in his government

Chirag Paswan has called NDA's win in Bihar a victory for PM Modi. BJP, though, is unlikely to warm up to him given that Paswan's LJP put a dent in JD(U)'s seat tally.

Bihar was Tejashwi’s to lose — and lose he did

Two months of campaigning did not make up for Tejashwi Yadav’s regular absenteeism from the ground.

In Bihar, BJP likely to get more cabinet berths but Nitish Kumar will be CM

BJP now has more seats than JD(U) in Bihar’s 243-seat assembly, a fact that will likely result in the national party having a greater representation in the new state government.

Over 7 lakh voters opted for NOTA in Bihar elections, says Election Commission

Over 4 crore votes were polled in the three-phase Bihar elections. Out of nearly 7.3 crore voters, 57.09% had cast votes in the polls.

Amit Shah and Giriraj Singh celebrate Bihar verdict on Twitter, Congress defends poor show

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Bihar election doesn’t reflect what is happening in India or in lives of Indians

We spend hours discussing how Nitish Kumar was cut to size and whether it was a mistake to allocate 70 seats to Congress. Then we switch to IPL.

NDA won in Bihar by reminding people of ‘Jungle Raj’. But data shows it’s a myth

No matter what Nitish Kumar or BJP says, analysis of crime data of Bihar reveals the truth about Lalu Prasad-era ‘Jungle Raj’.

Six takeaways from the Bihar election results

In Episode 615 of ‘Cut the Clutter’, ThePrint’s editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta elaborates on some of the key political takeaways from the Bihar election results.

SC call on Arnab is right, but judiciary shouldn’t treat other pleas for liberty differently

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Bihar results show BJP is getting closer to its last bastion in Hindi belt

In Bihar, BJP has come into its own but the party respects coalition dharma, Nitish Kumar.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.