Satyavrat Mishra

While CM Nitish Kumar is seeking to consolidate his party's woman vote base, Tejashwi Yadav is trying an image makeover for the RJD

Mohan's release has also exposed the fault lines within both the ruling and Opposition parties

Separated by age, experience and politics, yet joined by a shared purpose: taking on BJP in 2024. Satyavrat Mishra analyses the political pulls and pressures in the state

The BJP state leadership was oblivious of JD(U) leaders' intentions despite warning signs

The ties between the JD(U) and the BJP have been choppy in the past few months and Nitish's decision to hold a caste headcount left the BJP confused and embarrassed

The 73-year-old politician is suffering from several ailments

Tensions between the allies flared up after six of the seven JD(U) legislators in Arunachal Pradesh joined the BJP.

Another blow to the RJD was the resignation of former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh as the party's national vice-president

The president of the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) also vociferously denounced a nationwide National Register for Citizens (NRC) and termed the BJP's demand for it "needless" and without justification

The young leader vanished for a month after RJD suffered its worst debacle in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year

"Ask them, they know everything," says a young man, pointing to the team of policemen standing on guard at the entrance of the village

A seasoned politician with an uncanny knack for sensing political winds, Paswan has had several stints in different governments in the Centre

Despite an apparent sense of jubilance in the NDA camp, there is also a palpable concern with the stakes so high

The main fight in this constituency, on the western fringes of Bihar, is a repeat of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls

In 2014, the BJP won both Patna Sahib and Pataliputra seats, but the equations have changed this year

The people, however, are reminding him of his forgotten promises

Shah savoured various delicacies of Bihar as Union ministers and senior leaders played host

Every party in Bihar, is naming relatives of the bahubalis as its nominees, claiming them to be "winnable candidates"

The BJP has, however, denied the allegations. 'Grand Alliance members, particularly the RJD, seem frusturated and nervous. This is why they are abusing the EC,' said BJP spokesperson

Unlike the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh, the Lalu Prasad-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is not ready to dump the Congress