BJP
Lalu Prasad Yadav: A Caricature in Search of a Cartoon
Shiv Visvanathan
Lalu Prasad Yadav’s political journey of farce is almost over
The Liberation Struggle of Bihar
The BJP stands to gain from a revolt brewing among Dalits, lower Backwards and a section of upper OBCs against the political clout of Yadavs and Kurmis
Cast(e)aways
What happens when the leading alliances in Bihar are biased towards fielding Yadav candidates
EVM prototypes, a big hit in Bihar
As the state gears up for its first phase of voting on 12 October, EVM prototypes are selling like hot cakes as awareness material
The Patna Protocol
An epic battle is underway in the proverbial badlands of Bihar, where many political lives swing between irrelevance and renewal. Even as cracks appear in the artificial alliance of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, the BJP wants more than a victory. It is fighting for a mandate worthy of India’s most popular politician and its unsurpassed campaigner. Narendra Modi’s next phase of modernisation will begin from the backwardness of Bihar
Congress: From Here to Where?
Devoid of ideas and dismissive of its own legacy, the Congress, its social base fast eroding, faces its biggest leadership crisis
O Rajagopal: Kerala’s permanent BJP candidate
In Kerala, BJP has just one face: O Rajagopal, an 84-year-old who is contesting yet another election despite eight earlier defeats
Why Bihar matters so much for India – And Modi
An election that is as crucial for the convenient partnership of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad as it is for Narendra Modi
One Rank One Pension
Seeing the Centre dither even after it allotted Rs 1,000 crore to the scheme last July, a massive protest rally has been announced for 14 June
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