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TopicUpendra Kushwaha

Topic: Upendra Kushwaha

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Modi rallies & Shah pep-talks to axe for Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh — how BJP’s handling Rajput rebels

From Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh upsetting caste equations in Bihar’s Karakat to Ravindra Bhati’s Barmer offensive, BJP has been busy dealing with Rajput fires this election season.

Bihar caste survey stirs hornets’ nest as leaders question numbers. ‘Will do own survey,’ says JD(U) MP

JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu says survey undermines population of Vaishyas & Telis. Others to question findings include Jitan Ram Manjhi, Mukesh Sahani & Upendra Kushwaha.

Part of Nitish’s core ‘Luv-Kush’ votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics

Elevation of Samrat Choudhary as BJP state chief & all signs pointing to him being possible CM candidate indicate party is eyeing 2nd major OBC group in Bihar to challenge Grand Alliance.

Modi govt’s new bid to end VIP culture—ministers can’t ring bells to call peons

Upendra Kushwaha is now cooking Chirag Paswan's khichdi. To attract BJP, he needs new recipe

Upendra Kushwaha quits JD(U) again in major OBC upset for Bihar Grand Alliance

On Monday, Kushwaha parted ways with Nitish & JD(U) for third time. His exit can pose a major threat to Mahagathbandhan’s caste dynamics in Bihar where election is due in 2025. 

Chirag Paswan to Upendra Kushwaha—BJP gains from its silence on Bihar and Nitish Kumar

Bharat Jodo Yatra leaves sad faces among Congress. There’s still time till 2024.

Why Nitish is unlikely to expel Kushwaha from JD(U) & lose ‘core votebank’, despite widening rift

There's rising speculation of Upendra Kushwaha ‘being in touch’ with BJP, but if Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expels him, JD(U) runs the risk of alienating its Kurmi and Kushwaha votebank.

‘Nitish PM material’: JD(U)’s Upendra Kushwaha says BJP lying about his ‘V-P ambition’

Kushwaha says Bihar 'hasn't yet had chance to elect a PM'. But he denies that there's a deal with RJD for Nitish Kumar to move to Parliament in 2024 so Tejashwi Yadav can be CM.

In RLSP merger, a Nitish message to BJP as he rebuilds ‘Luv-Kush’ alliance with Kushwaha

RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha, former Union minister in Modi govt, becomes JD(U) parliamentary board chief. He says his future will be decided by Nitish Kumar.

On Camera

Where is the OIC? ‘Collective voice of the Muslim world’ can’t disappear after a statement

The organisation was not founded merely to issue statements after the damage is done. Its Charter rests on sovereign equality, territorial integrity, peaceful settlement of disputes.

RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market

The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.

GE delivers sixth F404 engine for Tejas Mk1A to HAL, but delays continue

GE delivered only six engines to HAL in the last fiscal which ended Tuesday, short of the 11 promised as per the revised timeline.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.