Last Updated:February 23, 2025, 07:00 IST There is a demand that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra be made the head of the committee. This would ensure that complaints of poor and arbitrary ticket distribution, a charge against many general secretaries, are addressed Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. (File image: Reuters) Elections and the Congress have had a…
Bihar’s politics is once again at a crucial juncture, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the centre of the RJD and BJP dynamics. In the Narendra Modi 3.0, the BJP depends on Nitish Kumar’s JDU. In Bihar as well, the government depends on JDU and it’s the sole reason that both parties – RJD and…
PATNA: Upping the ante, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday began a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of an examination recently held by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC). Kishor made the announcement at the historic Gandhi Maidan in the state capital, three days after giving a “48-hour ultimatum” to the…
Last Updated:February 18, 2025, 22:26 IST With alliances shifting and the stakes higher than ever, Nitish Kumar’s journey reflects the unpredictability of Bihar’s politics—where loyalties are tested, but survival remains the ultimate goal Nitish soon realised that the INDIA bloc was unlikely to succeed due to a lack of consensus on a common leader to…
The MLA was prevented from creating a big scene by security personnel who tugged at his sleeves. (Image: Screengrab from video/ X) While climbing the stairs, the pistol started slipping out of my pocket. So I caught hold of it.” When journalists teased him with the question that whether he was still carrying his pistol,…
The caste survey in Bihar has pushed forward demand in several states for similar census and divided parties across the country on the issue. The survey, released by the Bihar government on Monday, found that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) constitute more than 63% of the population in the state. The…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said last week that the party would embark on a caste census if it comes to power in Lok Sabha elections next year. (PTI/File) The BJP has termed Rahul Gandhi’s caste census demand as hypocritical as the Congress had been against such a study for nearly 60 years till mulling one…
The release of the first-of-its-kind caste survey findings in Bihar has set the political tone in the state, and its broader impact will soon be felt on a national scale as well. While the survey report still lacks clarity on several issues, it highlights the numerical dominance and electoral influence of OBCs in the state…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed confidence that the caste survey conducted by his government, findings of which were released on Monday, will provide an impetus for a nationwide census of all social groups. Kumar claimed that he had been raising the demand for a nationwide headcount of castes since 1989 when he…
If you go by the figures of the caste survey of the Bihar government, the OBCs, SCs, and STs form about 84% of the population. (File pic/PTI) Parties like the Congress, RJD, JD(U) and even DMK are not very hopeful of getting Brahmin or upper-caste votes The release of the caste survey results by the…