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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicRashtriya Janata Dal

Topic: Rashtriya Janata Dal

Bihar polls & the complex caste dynamic: How parties are sticking to tried-and-tested strategies

As Bihar goes to polls next month, there is a sense of political déjà vu. Distribution of tickets reflects how the parties have not strayed from their traditional support base.

Inside INDIA bloc’s move to name Tejashwi Yadav as Bihar CM face after weeks of uncertainty

The RJD leader has maintained that the CM will be announced before Bihar polls. The Congress appeared reluctant before but now appears to have succumbed to bloc pressures.

From JNU to prime-time: Meet RJD’s firebrand spokeswomen butting heads with TV anchors & BJP alike

Kanchana Yadav & Priyanka Bharti, RJD spokespersons since 2023, are making headlines for their witty replies and combative style in TV news debates in run up to Bihar elections.

RJD moves SC seeking extension of Bihar SIR deadline. ‘Electors erroneously deleted would be left out’

RJD said the limited booth-level agents need more time to reach all voters. BLAs are identifying voters whose names aren't on the draft electoral roll to help them file claims.

Tejashwi flips the script on NDA’s charge of dynasty politics, advises Nitish to ‘form damad aayog’

Appointments to SC commission, women's panel & apex court raise eyebrows, but JD(U) says appointees have been active in politics & Lalu family 'dynasty politics' is different.

Haryana debacle hurts Congress leverage. Demanding allies, satraps rear heads as more key polls loom

The defeat in Haryana has weakened the party’s position in seat-sharing talks with allies in poll-bound Maharashtra & Jharkhand, where the INDIA bloc is unable to reach a consensus.

Rohini Acharya fails to reclaim dad Lalu’s legacy seat, BJP’s Rajiv Pratap Rudy scores hattrick in Saran

Acharya, who holds an MBBS degree and lived in Singapore until the party announced her candidature, shot to prominence in 2022 when she donated one of her kidneys to her father.

RJD signalling strategy shift vis-a-vis Ram Mandir? Party’s Misa Bharti says ‘will visit after polls’

At a rally Sunday, Modi said RJD chief Lalu Prasad had declined invite to Ram Mandir inauguration. Since then, Bharti & brother Tejashwi have stressed on family's 'Sanatani' identity.

Nil for BSP, mere 14 cr for SP — how Oppn parties in UP fared among electoral bonds recipients

SP, BSP accuse BJP of misusing state machinery to secure political contributions, endorse ex-CEC’s idea that exchequer fund political parties based on their electoral performance.

Lalu-Rabri’s daughter Rohini to contest LS polls from Saran? RJD leader’s FB post sparks speculation

Rohini Acharya will become the fourth among her siblings to enter electoral politics if RJD fields her from Saran, which BJP’s Rajiv Pratap Rudy won in 2014 and 2019.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.