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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
TopicBihar Politics

Topic: Bihar Politics

Who did better, Nitish or Lalu? Bihar debates as CM completes 15 yrs, ‘mixed bag’ say experts

Roads, electricity, law and order, and a crusade against corruption — Nitish Kumar had a sterling reputation in his early years in power. But many say he has faltered recently.

Back in Patna, Lalu says NDA will ‘stampede’ after bypolls, RJD will ultimately form Bihar govt

RJD chief Lalu Prasad has returned to Bihar after 3.5 years, and will be addressing rallies in Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur, where bypolls are scheduled for 30 October.

Kanhaiya who? Why RJD will ignore ex-JNU student leader inducted by ally Congress

Kanhaiya Kumar joined Congress on 28 September in Delhi. He was earlier a member of CPI, and lost his maiden election from Begusarai in 2019.

Pashupati Kumar Paras-headed LJP faction forms new national executive, disbands all old bodies

The decision comes as a counter-move to the national executive meeting called by the group headed by Chirag Paswan in Delhi on Sunday.

Kanhaiya Kumar meets Nitish aide Ashok Choudhary, triggers speculations in NDA

Some leaders in the ruling alliance say Choudhary’s meeting with Kanhaiya could have been yet another attempt by JD(U) to raise its stock after its performance in the assembly polls.

Nitish Kumar: Liberal darling in Bihar to 2019’s big political disappointment

CAA-NRC has focused attention on Nitish Kumar's 'idhar chala, main udhar chala; jaane kahan main kidhar chala' politics.

Tejashwi Yadav is back, but no one takes him seriously anymore. Not even RJD

Tejashwi Yadav is back to the political grind, but neither the RJD nor its allies are convinced about his leadership ahead of 2020 Bihar polls.

Tejashwi Yadav, forever middle-order batsman, is forced to open for RJD in Lalu’s absence

With RJD facing an existential crisis, 29-year-old Tejashwi Yadav battles BJP, uncle Nitish Kumar and his own family members.

Tejashwi sparks no joy among Bihar’s Yadavs. The era of Lalu is over

RJD won zero seats and led in just 9 assembly segments in the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar. Lalu’s vote bank, the Yadavs, are now jumping ship to BJP.

Getting sentimental with voters – new trick Bihar’s politicians are using to win this poll

Veteran Bihar politicians are playing with the emotions of voters by either declaring these polls as their last or invoking their ties to certain seats.

On Camera

Let’s talk about the Democrats, the party of elites

Kamala Harris' balancing act just didn't work in the 2024 US Presidential election. It was an impossible hill to climb anyway.

Resurgence in India’s air cargo expected to continue as Red Sea crisis crosses one-year mark

After negative growth in 2022-23, air cargo volumes grew 18% year-on-year from October 2023 to March 2024 and 20% year-on-year from April 2024 to August 2024.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.