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Monday, March 16, 2026
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Topic: RJD

Battered by defeat & ‘lack of coordination’, Congress-RJD alliance unravels in Bihar

While RJD state chief Mangani Mandal says Congress is free to exit alliance, the latter has said tie-up was ‘only for elections’ and that it plans to focus on strengthening itself.

‘Trusted blindly’ by Tejashwi, slammed by his kin—who is Sanjay Yadav, under fire after RJD’s Bihar rout

RS MP has been criticised for sidelining seniors, overconfidence & dividing Yadav clan, but was also credited for RJD’s previous wins. Rohini Acharya blames decision to quit politics on him.

Why Tejashwi Yadav failed—Bihar changed, RJD didn’t

RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.

Khesari Lal Yadav’s flop show in Chapra, BJP’s Chhoti Kumari delivers a hit this Friday

RJD candidate is up against Chhoti Kumari of the BJP. The seat has been with the BJP for the past 10 years.

RJD’s Tejashwi fends off a BJP scare in family bastion, retains Raghopur after intense see-saw battle

Tejashwi was initially trailing, but he went into lead after 8th round of counting. Kumar wrested the lead, before Tejashwi snatched it back in round 19 & 20.

Sidelined by family, now by voters too—Tej Pratap ends at 3rd position, behind RJD & LJP(RV)

Tej Pratap had expressed confidence of winning the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) stronghold. He won the seat in 2015 by a margin of 28,000-plus votes.

Maithili Thakur’s political career starts on a sweet note as she wins Alinagar for BJP by 11k votes

In fielding Thakur, BJP chose to focus not only on generational shift, but also sought to highlight that young leader from non-political family was given chance to contest polls.

Snapshots from Bihar: Prashant Kishor roadshow, Nitish address & RJD hoardings round up Phase 1 campaign

Campaigning for the first phase of Bihar polls has ended, with 121 constituencies set to vote across 18 districts Thursday. Parties have now shifted focus to the second phase.

Bihar election 2025 Phase 1: ECI puts voter turnout at 64%, highest since 2000

High-profile contests in the first phase included Raghopur, Mahua, Raghunathpur, Lakhisarai, Tarapur, Chapra & Mokama.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.