At least 11 dons or their wives have been handed tickets for the first phase of polls to be held on 28 October. A majority of them have bagged RJD or JD(U) nominations.
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.
Owaisi's AIMIM has made little to no dent in the 'secular' parties' votes in 2014 & 2019 Maharashtra assembly polls, 2015 Bihar polls, 2017 UP polls and 2019 Jharkhand polls.
Congress' Shaktisinh Gohil says every party has a right to put a leader’s face forward, but we will decide if the alliance benefits from one face, and who that will be.
On surface, it appears all parties outside the NDA camp are ready to contest polls under the grand alliance, but their individual ambitions speak otherwise.
The top 15 cities of India account for more than 60% of the total AUM. We still have a long way to go before the spread of financial products becomes pan-India.
Actual foreign direct investment is the difference between how much companies put in and how much they take out. While the former is falling, the latter is rising sharply.
ThePrint had reported earlier this month that while theaterisation is the ultimate goal, set to be rolled out one year from now, the focus is on structured jointness initiatives by 2024-end.
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?
Can Bihar ever hope to become a civilized State with such notorious law breakers becoming law makers? Aren’t the political parties ashamed to field candidates who are in jail? At least, once the charges are framed by the court after taking evidence-for-charge, the person should be debarred from contesting the elections until he is acquitted or fully serves the sentence. Incidentally, I notice two Pandeys as gangsters. Why do Brahmins become gangsters, just like in UP? Does every caste in these Bimaru States have their own gangsters? Disgusting state of affairs.
Can Bihar ever hope to become a civilized State with such notorious law breakers becoming law makers? Aren’t the political parties ashamed to field candidates who are in jail? At least, once the charges are framed by the court after taking evidence-for-charge, the person should be debarred from contesting the elections until he is acquitted or fully serves the sentence. Incidentally, I notice two Pandeys as gangsters. Why do Brahmins become gangsters, just like in UP? Does every caste in these Bimaru States have their own gangsters? Disgusting state of affairs.