Fragmentation of social justice politics has led to emergence of smaller parties without bandwidth to ensure victory but adding to poll numbers when they contest with larger allies.
The list features state chief Umesh Khushwaha for Mahanar, Bihar Minister for Rural Development Shravan Kumar for Nalanda, Sunil Kumar for Bhore, among others.
At least half a dozen Bhojpuri film and music stars are believed to be seeking party nominations in Bihar, including Khesari Lal Yadav and Akshara Singh.
Addressing a press conference, founder Prashant Kishor said that with this, the party has named candidates for 116 of the state’s 243 seats for the elections in November.
If Rahul Gandhi's charges against ECI seem too strident today, they still pale in front of Lalu Prasad's fulminations against TN Seshan, for whom Bihar was the ultimate challenge.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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