As the new chief minister, Samrat Chaudhary will need to demonstrate that a BJP-led government can address Bihar’s deep-rooted economic deficits — particularly job creation and industrial investment — without relying on Nitish’s moderate and welfare-oriented political image
The government has a responsibility to pass meaningful legislation, and the Opposition, a duty to offer substantive accountability. Both sides are falling short
The ideal of a casteless society is noble. But we cannot legislate caste away by merely banning its symbols; we must dismantle the structures of inequity that give it power
The BJP’s rise in Uttar Pradesh owed much to weaving these outfits into its Hindutva coalition, especially among non-Yadav OBCs. The Lok Sabha reversal, however, has exposed fissures in this arrangement
No one can deny Nitish Kumar the credit for weakening the entrenched politician-criminal nexus, which curbed organised crime. Those hard-won gains now appear increasingly fragile
