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POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Statistics don't lie: Why Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is miles ahead of other contenders
On the surface, it might seem that the vote share of BJP has increased over a period of time. A closer look at the statistics however, reveals a completely different picture.
POLITICS
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Back in Bihar after decades, the Congress has no cakewalk to welcome it
As the grand alliance is expected to aggressively entice backward communities, the Congress needs to wean away forward caste voters from the BJP.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
Why coming together of Nitish Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan is significant
It reminds us of a similar deal in 2005, which could not materialise at the end.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Why BJP needs Nitish Kumar now more than ever
For more than a year, political experts looked for signals of a much-mellowed Nitish Kumar.
VARIETY
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Muzaffarpur shelter home horror: Why have the culprits not been arrested yet?
The CBI took up the investigations a month ago and is yet to question Brajesh Thakur, one of those who ran the NGO.
POLITICS
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Why Jharkhand government can't ignore tribal uprising any longer
BJP has three bugbears in Jharkhand — Maoists, Pathalgadi protesters and church.
POLITICS
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Nitish Kumar looks almost relaxed in BJP’s company. But for how long?
One common denominator for electoral success in Bihar has always been chief minister Nitish Kumar.
POLITICS
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Jokihat by-poll result shows Tejashwi Yadav's coming of age and a moral victory for Lalu Prasad
The Bihar Assembly seat was held by the ruling JD(U) which is why the poll outcome is of huge symbolic value.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
What Nitish Kumar was like at Lalu's son Tej Pratap Yadav's wedding
Attending a marriage in the family of a political rival was a warm gesture.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read