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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicBihar BJP

Topic: Bihar BJP

Why Chandrashekhar Azad’s entry in Bihar polls should worry Mayawati

BJP's image among Dalits has suffered a dent due to Adityanath's Thakurwaadi image while Congress has failed to go beyond tokenism. This could help Mayawati, but for Azad's rise.

‘Nothing to do with Jinnah ideology’ — Congress defends its Bihar candidate Maskoor Usmani 

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said Jinnah controversy around Usmani, a former AMU student body president, was manufactured by BJP's ‘hate factory’. 

BJP lashes out at ‘vote-cutter’ Chirag Paswan, says party has no ‘B or C team’ for Bihar polls

The LJP’s recent criticism of Nitish Kumar, while praising PM Modi, has created speculation about a tacit alliance between the two parties to undermine the Bihar CM.

After ‘Bihar Mein Ee Ba’ row, BJP ready with another campaign song by Manoj Tiwari

Suna ho Bihar ke bhaiya, the song penned and sung by MP and former Delhi party chief Manoj Tiwari, has been sent to the Election Commission for clearance.

BJP sticks to upper caste candidates for Bihar polls but keeps Yadavs in the mix

Of the BJP’s 110 candidates, 51 are upper caste, even though they constitute only 16 per cent of Bihar’s population.

Bihar ex-DGP Pandey’s political ambitions hit a hurdle as Buxar assembly seat lands with BJP

Gupteshwar Pandey was keen to contest Bihar assembly polls from hometown Buxar, but the constituency has gone to BJP as part of the NDA seat-sharing agreement.

Drama before BJP-JD(U) press meet, message to LJP loud and clear — Nitish is NDA’s CM face

BJP leaders say there is ‘resentment’ in the party over LJP’s stance. They also say if needed it will write to EC to stop non-NDA parties from using Modi’s photo in poll posters.

‘Won’t let anyone forget’ — BJP releases posters for Sushant campaign in poll-bound Bihar

BJP has printed nearly 60,000 posters, masks with the message, ‘Na bhoole hain, na bhulne denge’, along with photo of Sushant Singh Rajput, but claims it has nothing to do with polls.

Digital raths, travelling musical group – How BJP plans to campaign in poll-bound Bihar

The BJP has decided to rope in around 150 odd ‘digital raths’, which will have a large LED screen mounted atop vehicles, and station them at strategic places.

BJP-JDU back to harping on Lalu’s Gabbar image & Jungle Raj but it’s unlikely to work in 2020

NDA says it is natural to remind people of the ‘dark days’ of the Lalu regime, but RJD says Nitish Kumar should, instead, focus on what he has done in the last 15 years.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

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.