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TopicUpendra Kushwaha

Topic: Upendra Kushwaha

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.

Tejashwi can be RJD’s choice, but alliance is yet to agree on CM face in Bihar, says Congress

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 Camera

What India can learn from Israel about atmanirbharta in defence

India’s fledgling defence industry has struggled to translate capacity into mass production or compete globally, resulting in continued reliance on imports.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.