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Bihar election 2025 result explained: What worked for Nitish Kumar and NDA; what didn’t for Tejashwi and MahagathbandhanSubscriber Only
November 16, 2025 12:25 IST
Bihar election 2025 results explained: Nitish Kumar was fighting anti-incumbency after over 20 years in power. And yet, the people of Bihar have handed him the mandate, with faith in his ability to deliver on governance, the attraction of key pre-poll schemes, and other factors.
Bihar’s Chief Ministers | From Nitish’s proxy to key player – the many faces of Jitan Ram ManjhiSubscriber Only
November 13, 2025 16:54 IST
Bihar politics, Jitan Manjhi political journey: In May 2014, after his party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha and assembly bypolls, Nitish Kumar made a risky gambit — he named his close aide Jitan Ram Manjhi as his successor. The move catapulted Manjhi, a little-known leader until then, into the national political spotlight.
Bihar’s Chief Ministers | Nitish Kumar: Journey from early poll losses to becoming longest-serving CMSubscriber Only
November 14, 2025 12:36 IST
Bihar election results: Nitish emerged as Lalu’s fiercest rival in the 2005 Legislative Assembly elections through a winning alliance with the BJP. This partnership would go on to reshape Bihar’s politics and social dynamics for decades.
Bihar Chief Ministers | From homemaker to three-time chief minister – the rise of Rabri DeviSubscriber Only
November 11, 2025 19:14 IST
On July 25, 1997, facing imminent arrest in the fodder scam, Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav announced that his wife Rabri Devi would be the next chief minister. For Rabri, it was a tectonic shift.
Bihar Chief Ministers | Lalu Yadav: Arc bent from social justice to chequered legacySubscriber Only
November 10, 2025 20:12 IST
Lalu brought about a decisive shift of political power in Bihar. But the high rate of crimes and lagging growth under him shadow his legacy.
Bihar CMs | Satyendra Narayan Sinha: Brought in as part of big Congress reshuffle, had to grapple with law and order breakdownSubscriber Only
November 10, 2025 13:51 IST
Sinha's legacy is kept alive by his family, which is well-knitted in politics and public life.
25 years of Uttarakhand: History, causes behind statehood movement, how new state is faring vs UPSubscriber Only
November 9, 2025 15:32 IST
Why did the hilly region of Uttar Pradesh want a state of its own? How was this demand finally achieved? In 25 years, how has Uttarakhand performed on various parameters? We explain.
Bihar Chief Ministers | Bhagwat Jha Azad: Brief stint in CM’s chair undone by dissidentsSubscriber Only
November 8, 2025 17:04 IST
With the Assembly elections underway in the state, this is the eighteenth part of a new series on the chief ministers of Bihar, from Shri Krishna Sinha to Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Ministers | Bindeshwari Dubey: Trade union leader who became CM in turbulent yearsSubscriber Only
November 8, 2025 16:56 IST
With the Assembly elections underway in the state, this is the seventeenth part of a new series on the chief ministers of Bihar, from Shri Krishna Sinha to Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Ministers | Chandrashekhar Singh: Returned Congress to govt, sidelined by leadershipSubscriber Only
November 6, 2025 19:16 IST
With elections in Bihar, the 16th edition of our series on the state's chief ministers looks at Chandrashekhar Singh, who was a seasoned figure in Bihar’s turbulent landscape.
Bihar Chief Ministers | Ram Sundar Das, moderate figure brought on amid OBC quota backlashSubscriber Only
November 6, 2025 19:17 IST
Ram Sundar Das, the second Dalit Chief Minister of Bihar, is remembered as a veteran socialist leader who navigated turbulent caste politics during a fleeting era of non-Congress rule.
Bihar Chief Ministers | Jagannath Mishra: With him, Congress departed from BiharSubscriber Only
November 6, 2025 14:24 IST
In the lead up to the Assembly elections in the state, this is the fourteenth part of a new series on the chief ministers of Bihar, from Shri Krishna Sinha to Nitish Kumar
Chief Ministers of Bihar | Abdul Ghafoor: Bihar’s first and only Muslim CM since IndependenceSubscriber Only
November 6, 2025 14:02 IST
In the lead up to the Assembly elections in the state, this is the thirteenth part of a new series on the chief ministers of Bihar, from Shri Krishna Sinha to Nitish Kumar
Bihar Assembly elections: How elections are scheduled, their duration decidedSubscriber Only
November 4, 2025 16:14 IST
The EC takes the decision to schedule the elections - when and in how many phases - after taking into account several factors, including the logistics, the weather and other elections that may be due
Bihar Chief Ministers | Kedar Pandey, who led return of Congress majority, but not stabilitySubscriber Only
November 3, 2025 20:32 IST
Pandey became the CM of Bihar after an era of great instability, when the Congress secured a mandate that showed the people were tired of constant power-grabbing attempts. However, his fate came to resemble that of his predecessors.
Karpoori Thakur, Bihar’s 11th Chief Minister: Two short tenures, long-lasting legacySubscriber Only
November 4, 2025 18:47 IST
Karpoori thakur biography, Bihar 11th chief minister: Karpoori Thakur came to the CM's chair twice, never completing a full term. But amid instability and coalition push-and-pull, he managed to plant the seeds of transformative affirmative action for backward castes.
Daroga Prasad Rai: First Bihar CM of Indira faction, who came to power amid churn in stateSubscriber Only
November 2, 2025 16:14 IST
Daroga Prasad Rai's family is still active in politics. One of his sons, Chandrika Rai, moved from the RJD to JD(U). Chandrika's daughter Aishwarya was married to Lalu Prasad's son, Tej Pratap Yadav.
PM Modi jibe at RJD ‘lalten’: As tech changes lives, where various parties’ symbols standSubscriber Only
November 2, 2025 14:54 IST
The PM implied that the very symbol of the RJD was not in sync with contemporary technology, while his government was behind the push that provided smartphones to people in the remotest villages.
Chief Ministers of Bihar | Harihar Singh: The CM who resigned before even his Cabinet was allotted portfoliosSubscriber Only
November 2, 2025 12:08 IST
In the lead up to the Assembly elections in the state, this is the ninth part of a new series on the chief ministers of Bihar, from Shri Krishna Sinha to Nitish Kumar.
Chief Ministers of Bihar | Bhola Paswan Shastri: Bihar’s first SC CMSubscriber Only
November 3, 2025 05:56 IST
In the lead up to the Assembly elections in the state, this is the eighth part of a new series on the chief ministers of Bihar, from Shri Krishna Sinha to Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Ministers | BP Mandal: Short tenure as CM, outsized legacy for OBC reservations commissionSubscriber Only
November 2, 2025 12:03 IST
Chief Minister of Bihar for only seven weeks, BP Mandal is best remembered for chairing the Mandal Commission, which altered the trajectory of north Indian politics for decades to come.
Bihar Chief Ministers | Satish Prasad Singh: First OBC CM, but only for 5 daysSubscriber Only
November 2, 2025 12:01 IST
Satish Prasad Singh’s appointment as CM was primarily to warm the seat for BP Mandal to assume the post. His rise happened during a period of political churn in Bihar, but he failed to retain power in his later political career.
Why ‘jungle raj’ casts a long shadow over the RJDSubscriber Only
October 31, 2025 20:24 IST
It has been 20 years since the RJD lost power in Bihar, but Tejashwi Yadav is still fighting the baggage of ‘jungle raj’, which evokes memories of a high crime rate and a desperate migration out of the state.
Bihar Chief Ministers | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha: The first non-Congress CMSubscriber Only
November 2, 2025 12:00 IST
Bihar Assembly elections 1967, Mahamaya Prasad Sinha Bihar CM: In the lead-up to the Assembly elections in Bihar, this is the fifth part of a series on the chief ministers of Bihar, from Shri Krishna Sinha to Nitish Kumar. Today, Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
Chief Ministers of Bihar | K B Sahay: the CM under whom Congress lost its first majoritySubscriber Only
October 30, 2025 12:23 IST
In the lead up to the Assembly elections in Bihar, this is the fourth part of a new series on the chief ministers of Bihar, from Shri Krishna Sinha to Nitish Kumar
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