Topic: mahagathbandhan
Congress is the new ‘vote-cutter’ in Indian politics
Maximum harm to TMC contradicts Rahul Gandhi's claim of 'saving the idea of India'.
Not just in Bihar, Congress has ‘pulled down’ allies in these other states too
The Congress won 19 of the 70 seats it contested in the Bihar assembly elections, while ally RJD emerged as biggest player in state and Left did well too.
Bihar election doesn’t reflect what is happening in India or in lives of Indians
We spend hours discussing how Nitish Kumar was cut to size and whether it was a mistake to allocate 70 seats to Congress. Then we switch to IPL.
Times Now, India Today, ABP discuss Bihar polls thriller, Sudhir Chaudhury compares it to IPL
A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.
AIMIM wins 5 seats in Bihar, but hasn’t made a big dent in Mahagathbandhan vote share
The AIMIM fielded 20 candidates in the elections to the 243-seat assembly, of which 14 were in the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region.
Surrender is suicide: Nitish Kumar is paying the price for joining hands with Modi
Nitish Kumar decided to align himself with Delhi Durbar to buy insurance. That’s when his downfall began.
BJP-JDU will surely win Bihar election, but something did change in past 3 months
Considering the strengths and limitations of BJP, JDU, RJD and Congress, here’s the likely outcome of the Bihar assembly election.
Tejashwi Yadav releases Grand Alliance manifesto, says JD(U)-BJP stabbed Bihar in the back
The RJD leader also took a dig at Nitish Kumar saying Donald Trump will not accord special status to Bihar.
A new Tejashwi emerges ahead of Bihar polls — more mature and in control of RJD
Tejashwi Yadav has the full backing of his dad, RJD chief Lalu Prasad. Colleagues & opponents say he’s definitely done better than before in the run-up to Bihar polls.
Omar Abdullah sleeps and Shivraj Chouhan discovers Kamal Nath’s third hand
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.
Covid, connectivity, climate – CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has early mover advantage in Assam
From visiting Covid patients at 2:30 am to giving deadlines for Dispur flyover, Himanta Biswa Sarma has hit the ground running as CM.
WPI inflation shoots up to all-time high of 10.49% in April
The WPI inflation was 7.39% in March 2021, and (-) 1.57% in April 2020. This is the fourth straight month of uptick seen in the WPI-based inflation.
Defence
Despite Covid, 100+ IAF personnel are in Russia on S-400 missile training as delivery nears
The delivery of the S-400 missile system was originally scheduled to begin in 2020, but the deadline was extended after payments to Moscow were delayed.
By the rivers of the heartland & across Vindhyas, proof which politics sucks & which works
Politics & economics are at the heart of Covid tragedy in UP, Bihar. The regional imbalance in political power, economic & social indicators is deeply troublesome.