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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

Aryan Khan has turned his camera on us. ‘I won’t be your victim again,’ he is saying

The Bads of Bollywood isn’t just about the film industry’s chaos. It’s also a show about India’s chaos: the narratives, the gatekeepers, the false morality.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.