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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicBihar elections

Topic: Bihar elections

Revanth’s ‘Messi’ approach to politics & a BJP poll promise to Delhi women quietly put on backburner

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

SubscriberWrites: Bihar Elections, 2025 & Understanding NDA’s Landslide Win

Many believe that the last-minute transfer of Rs 10,000 into the accounts of women by the NDA government was a major factor.

India’s opposition produces more drama within their own ranks than against BJP

Bihar’s election results has produced a moment that is not only about what the BJP has achieved, but what the Opposition has allowed.

Why Nitish is ‘Joe Biden of India’ with one difference, & who wins Gujarat vs TN superstar state debate

Global media also writes on how comedians in India have never been so successful and endangered at the same time.

Khesari Lal Yadav’s flop show in Chapra, BJP’s Chhoti Kumari delivers a hit this Friday

RJD candidate is up against Chhoti Kumari of the BJP. The seat has been with the BJP for the past 10 years.

Bihar to finally have the first BJP CM. It’s just a matter of time

If Nitish Kumar doesn’t budge, as is likely, they may give him a grace period of a year or two, at most. He won’t be able to resist for long.

RJD’s Tejashwi fends off a BJP scare in family bastion, retains Raghopur after intense see-saw battle

Tejashwi was initially trailing, but he went into lead after 8th round of counting. Kumar wrested the lead, before Tejashwi snatched it back in round 19 & 20.

Politics tough nut to crack—IIT-IIM grad Congress’ candidate faces BJP drubbing in Patna Sahib

Mahagathbandhan had fielded Shashant Shekhar hoping to garner support of the youth as well as keeping caste combinations in mind in this urban constituency.

Tarapur: Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary wins prestige battle with massive margin of 45,000+ votes

BJP candidate had come under attack from JSP leader Prashant Kishor, who brought serious allegations against him.

Maithili Thakur’s political career starts on a sweet note as she wins Alinagar for BJP by 11k votes

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.

On Camera

SC decision on menstrual leave is feminist. Rani of Jhansi didn’t use period as an excuse

Women officers in the forces routinely manage the physiological realities of menstruation. Making menstrual leave mandatory would be two steps backwards for them.

India-US trade deal to be signed after Trump administration decides new global ‘tariff architecture’

New Delhi is examining the legal implications of the latest set of American investigations into Indian exports under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, it is learnt.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.