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Thursday, November 20, 2025
TopicNitish Kumar

Topic: Nitish Kumar

Not just Tejashwi Yadav & Chirag Paswan, Bihar polls make-or-break for other dynasts too

While many lesser-known dynasts have joined the poll fray in Bihar, some fresh political entrants are also looking to gain ground through other routes.

Bollywood to Bihar — LJP’s Chirag Paswan has 1 month to emerge from his father’s shadow

Some say Chirag Paswan doesn’t have a connect with his voters like Ram Vilas Paswan did. But he’s making all the right noises in Bihar before the polls.

Why Nitish gave Bihar ticket to ex-minister who lost post and party to Muzaffarpur scandal

Manju Verma resigned as social welfare minister after the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse scandal came to light in 2018. She will fight from Cheriya Bariyarpur.

The real Bihar election will begin after the results

The possibilities of new options, combinations and permutations might open up once the numbers are in

Nitish Kumar’s alliance crisis and ‘scriptwriters’ of Hathras conspiracy theories

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

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.

BJP snubs Paswan, backs Nitish Kumar as parties reach 122-121 seat-sharing deal in Bihar

There should be no confusion with regard to the fact that in Bihar the NDAs leader is Nitish Kumar. Our alliance with his party is ‘atoot’, said Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal.

Strong anti-incumbency sentiment in Bihar against Nitish Kumar, says Chirag Paswan

 LJP president Chirag Paswan also refuted suggestions about his own chief ministerial ambitions and asserted that his party wants the BJP to lead the government after the polls.

‘LAC’ at Hathras and who is pulling Chirag Paswan’s strings in Bihar

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Temba Bavuma’s racial humiliation at Eden Gardens stains India’s anti-apartheid legacy

Temba Bavuma highlighted the irony of facing racism in India, a brown-skinned nation that had stood firmly against apartheid. If there was ever a figurative slap in the face, this was it.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.