November 24, 2021 3:25 am
The TMC hopes that by winning most of the 42 seats in Bengal and picking up at least a few in some other states, it can put itself in a position to disrupt the conventional national political scene.
November 23, 2021 5:49 pm
Pavan Varma, along with Prashant Kishor, had been expelled from the JD(U) last year after the two stepped up attacks on its alliance partner BJP over the Citizenship Amendment Act.
January 30, 2020 2:10 am
Kishor and Varma had tweeted against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and NRC on multiple occasions and urged Nitish to oppose the new citizenship law.
January 23, 2020 3:04 pm
Responding to Kumar, Pavan Varma said his intention was never to hurt the party and that he "welcomes discussion within the party." "Awaiting reply to my letter,will decide future course of action after that," he told news agency ANI.
January 22, 2020 8:32 am
In a two-page letter to Nitish Kumar on Tuesday, Pavan Varma, who shared screenshots of the letter on social media, accused the BJP of having “embarked on a massive, socially divisive agenda”.