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Hafta letters: Feedback on Hafta Live, Bihar polls, on Nitish Kumar

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Landslide for NDA, highest vote share for RJD, Cong blames ‘vote chori’

Bihar is barrelling toward one of its most emphatic mandates in years. The NDA has opened up an unassailable lead, ahead on 205 of 243 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan is left clinging to just 31, with independents and smaller outfits leading on seven.

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In Bihar, mixed fortunes for strongmen and their families this election

Bihar’s romance with strongman politics took shape in the post-Mandal 1990s, when hardened caste loyalties and weakened state institutions created space for bahubalis to rise as parallel centres of power. They stepped into the vacuum, becoming both feared and admired, a dynamic reflected in their electoral successes.

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Confusion in Belhar: JDU kin contesting for RJD, RJD kin contesting for JDU

The constituency of Belhar in Bihar is seeing a curious conflict this election.

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NDA’s ‘jungle raj’ candidate? Interview with Bihar strongman Anant Singh

In this ground report from Mokama constituency in Bihar, Sreenivasan Jain speaks to JDU’s strongman candidate Anant Singh and his supporters to understand why the bahubali politician continues to thrive, despite Prime Minister Modi’s recent claim that the NDA has ended the ‘Jungle Raj’ of the Lalu Prasad years.

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Bihar: Fifth JDU leader quits over Party's support for Waqf Bill

In the mean time, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had appealed to all secular political parties, including BJP allies and MPs, to oppose the Waqf Amendment Bill. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Waqf Bill: JDU leader left the party in protest against Waqf Bill, Qasim Ansari resigns

JD(U) leader Kasim Ansari resigned protesting the Waqf Amendment Bill, exposing tensions in Nitish Kumar's party. The bill, passed by Lok Sabha, faces opposition for allegedly undermining Waqf autonomy. Read more at Dynamite News

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Waqf Amendment Bill debate in Lok Sabha today; How mumbers stack up for NDA...

Lok Sabha is set to witness a marathon debate today after Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduces the Waqf Amendment Bill, which has sparked heated political exchanges over the past few weeks. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Champai’s new party in Jharkhand and precedence of seat-warming CM’s rebel

With his announcement of forming a new political party, the former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Champai Soren has put an end to the last few days of media speculation.

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JD-U will support BJP candidate for Lok Sabha Speaker, asserts KC Tyagi

"JDU (Janata Dal-United) and TDP (Telugu Desam Party) are strongly in NDA. We will support the person nominated (for Speaker) by BJP," Tyagi said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Former CMs Kumaraswamy, Manjhi take oath as union ministers ahead of TDP, JD-U leaders

Allies of BJP in NDA joined the union government on Sunday during the swearing in ceremony of the union cabinet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was the first among the BJP's partners to take oath of office and secrecy.…

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Nitish is back as maximiser, but his elbow room is limited

About five months after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made his last big switch in Patna in the winter, he has now found himself in the national spotlight in Delhi at the peak of summer.

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From Assam’s AIUDF rout to Kerala’s record: The changing face of Muslim representation

Of 78 Muslim candidates, 24 have won Lok Sabha contests in six states and three Union territories – none of them are from the NDA camp. This is a slide from the 27 MPs that were part of the lower house of Parliament the last time.

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‘Only lied, did no work’: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on Modi’s 10 years, INDIA bloc

In this episode of Another Election Show from Bihar, we spoke to prominent Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav. At present the leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly, Yadav has been the state’s Deputy Chief Minister twice in coalition governments with Nitish Kumar’s JDU. He is leading the INDIA…

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Lok Sabha polls: Indo-Nepal border in Bihar's Supaul sealed for 72 hours ahead of third phase

The Indo-Nepal border area in Supaul district of Bihar has been sealed for 72 hours in view of the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 7, said Sashastra Seema Bal. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Is the Nitish factor dying down in BJP’s battle for Bihar?

Bihar’s political scenario has overturned in past months. Nitish Kumar, who led the INDIA bloc’s first meetup, sided with the BJP. But, in a first, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has allotted fewer seats to Kumar’s JDU than the saffron party in Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 8: Gorkha leader, ex-MLAs among 13 defectors in INDIA bloc

A Congressman who returned to his “mother party” to one who jumped ship to the BJP in the “best interest” – a total of 20 defectors are in fray in phase two of the Lok Sabha elections to be held across 89 constituencies in 13 states on April 26.

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JDU leader shot dead in Bihar's Patna

Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader Saurabh Kumar was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Patna on Wednesday night. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Agency action, BJP’s share: Here’s why Modi’s claims on electoral bonds don’t add up

If you’ve spent a few minutes on social media this week, you’ll probably know that Prime Minister Narendra Modi came out strongly in support of the controversial electoral bonds scheme. In an interview with ANI, he said it was a “success story”, an “honest and pure” attempt to maintain “transparency”…

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Bihar's Jamui and Nawada to go to polls on Friday

Days before the country goes to poll for the Lok Sabha elections, two constituencies in Bihar--Jamui and Nawada. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"No graft taint on him...": Rajnath on decision to have Nitish back in NDA fold

Explaining the rationale behind the BJP welcoming back former partner Nitish Kumar and his party, the JDU, into the NDA fold, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar: JDU MLA Sudhanshu Shekhar files FIR claiming 'Cash for Vote' offer

Janata Dal (United)'s MLA Sudhanshu Shekhar filed an FIR in Patna on Wednesday, claiming that he was offered Rs 5 crores by the party's colleague for switching over to the RJD-led 'Mahagathbandhan' ahead of the trust vote. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"BJP made Bharat Ratna a deal": former Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav

Launching a scathing attack over the announcement of conferring Bharat Ratna to former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur (posthumously), former Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said that the BJP has made Bharat Ratna a deal. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar: 3 RJD MLAs sit on government side ahead of trust vote of Nitish government

Ahead of the floor test of CM Nitish Kumar's government to prove their majority, RJD MLAs Chetan Anand, Neelam Devi and Prahlad Yadav were seen sitting on the government side in the Bihar Assembly causing a big jolt to the Opposition. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"Gone to Delhi...": JD-U's Shalini Mishra explains about her absence from party meeting

The JD-U MLA also asserted that the NDA alliance led by CM Nitish Kumar will win the floor test with full force, which is set to take place tomorrow. Read further on Dynamite News:

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