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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicBihar Assembly Polls

Topic: Bihar Assembly Polls

Digital polls in Bihar will meet the same fate as demonetisation, lockdown: Kanhaiya Kumar

Kanhaiya Kumar also says amid increased consciousness about the issues facing the poor, opposition parties must band together in their support.

Bihar has a lot to lose due to Covid crisis, but Nitish Kumar is the most relaxed CM

JD(U) president and BJP ally Nitish Kumar has been remarkably unaffected by migrants' plight, months before the assembly election in Bihar.

Bihar like Europe by 2030? London-returned CM ‘candidate’ promises, but no one’s buying it

Pushpam Priya Choudhary, a London-educated woman from a political family in Darbhanga, has left Bihar stunned with her 2020 'candidature' announcement.

Prashant Kishor accused of plagiarism, taken to court by ‘Congress’ strategist Sashwat Gautam

Sashwat Gautam, poll strategist working for Congress, has alleged that content for Prashant Kishor’s 'Baat Bihar Ki' campaign was plagiarised from his 'Bihar Ki Baat' initiative.

Bhim Army chief Azad ready for electoral plunge in Bihar & UP, eyes Dalit-Muslim-OBC votes

Chandrashekhar Azad said Bhim Army has been fighting on the streets for the rights of Bahujans and the time has come to take this to the House.

Why ‘winners’ pick Prashant Kishor

If Arvind Kejriwal was going to sweep the election anyway, why did he need Prashant Kishor?

Arvind Kejriwal’s win in Delhi can change Nitish Kumar’s election preparation in Bihar

For NDA ally Nitish Kumar in Bihar, there are lessons in the Delhi election results.

How Nirmala Sitharaman’s absence from PM’s meet allowed corporate leaders to speak freely

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

JD(U) frets about BJP repeating Maharashtra drama after 2020 Bihar polls

Though Amit Shah has said Nitish Kumar will lead NDA in Bihar polls, JD(U) leaders worry that BJP could even break RJD MLAs to form a govt.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.