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Deconstructing Nitish Kumar

Book review of The Battle for Bihar: Nitish Kumar and the Theatre of Power

BJP launches 'Ee ba' to counter 'Ka ba' in Bihar Assembly elections 2020

The Bharatiya Janata Party released a campaign song in Bhojpuri to highlight the achievements of the NDA and counter a growing rhetoric against the Nitish Kunar-led government

Bihar BJP expels 9 leaders including rebels contesting on LJP tickets

The BJP in Bihar expelled its nine leaders, including a sitting member of the outgoing assembly and two former MLAs, for entering the fray against official NDA candidates

Muslim-Yadav equation still relevant in Bihar Assembly elections 2020

Even as the leaders claim that development is the key plank in the elections, the caste factor, however, has always been there and the strategy of all the parties hovers around this factor

JD(U) fields Sunil Kumar in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha by-election in Bihar

Janata Dal (United) has fielded Sunil Kumar at Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha by-election, said party's state general secretary Naveen Arya

Bihar polls: BJP spares 11 seats to associate partner VIP from its quota

Vikassheel Insaan Party, floated a couple of years ago by former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni, was with the opposition Grand Alliance till last week

After LJP shocker, Bihar witnesses intense but muted political activities

Intense political activities took place in Bihar where LJP's brinkmanship appears to have driven Nitish Kumar to work out a strategy of not announcing names of candidates till they file nomination

JD(U) hits back at ally-turned-adversary Chirag Paswan over open letter

JD(U) and LJP sparred over an open letter from Chirag Paswan who had asserted that votes cast in favour of the party headed by Nitish Kumar will facilitate "forced migration" of future generations

After leaving JDU-BJP alliance, LJP looks to strengthen itself in Bihar

Political observers feel Paswan's exit might have been crafted by BJP

Bihar Assembly elections 2020: Fadnavis, Sushil Modi meet JDU leaders

BJP's Bihar election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis and other party leaders including Sushil Modi and Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Saturday held a meeting with Janata Dal (United) leaders here

The BJP's new star in Bihar

The current minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai, could play a big role in the post-Nitish era

Will be painful if JD (U) gives ticket to ex-Bihar DGP Pandey: Congress

The Maharashtra Congress said it will be quite painful if the JD(U) gives poll ticket to former Bihar DGP "who had insulted Mumbai Police"

Sharad Yadav will work with oppn parties in Bihar: Loktantrik Janata Dal

LJD said that its patron Sharad Yadav will work to bring the opposition alliance to power in Bihar, as it rejected speculation about him joining hands with JD(U) president Nitish Kumar

JD (U) appoints Ashok Chaudhary as working president of Bihar unit

Janata Dal (U) leader Ashok Chaudhary will take charge as working president of party's state unit ahead of Assembly polls.

Ex-Bihar police chief Gupteshwar Pandey takes political plunge, joins JD(U)

Speculation is rife that he may be offered ticket to contest the assembly election from a seat in his native Buxar district.

Gohil welcomes Bihar poll dates announcement, says NDA govt will be ousted

Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil on Friday welcomed the announcement of dates for Bihar assembly polls and said people of the state want to get rid of NDA government

NDA will win 220 seats in Bihar, Mahagathbandhan is in disarray: Hussain

BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Friday said that the NDA will win at least 220 seats out of total 243 seats in the Bihar assembly polls

Nitish Kumar confident of win; unveils part-II of development initiative

Nitish Kumar welcomed the Assembly poll schedule and said that if people give him another chance on the basis of his work, he would take up more developmental programmes in the state

All not well in Grand Alliance, says RLSP; Kushwaha hints at possible exit

All is not well in the Grand Alliance in poll-bound Bihar, its key constituent Rashtriya Lok Samata Party asserted and dropped ample hints that a possibility of exit from the opposition coalition

Bihar elections: Local BJP cadres to decide party's candidates for seats

Block to State-level party cadres have been given the option to provide three names, for the voting to be held through secret ballot, for choosing the Assembly seat candidate