Tag Archives : Bihar elections

The current Coronavirus pandemic is influencing the livelihood of people around the world. The social distancing requirement has compelled us to alter the way in which we would carry out our daily grind. Governments all over the world have amended their functioning. The significant question that floats before the democracies is about future elections. It is unethical in any democracy to postpone elections, which itself has its limitations. In order to uphold the democratic spirit […]

The BJP got a loud wake-up call after Bihar scripted a clear rout for the party in the assembly elections. Already termed as the most definitive electoral defeat, this clear mandate against the BJP-led NDA might create jolt in the confidence of the alliance. Instead of speculating on possible ramifications of this loss, let’s try to pinpoint the reasons that have worked against the BJP, because the party has lot to learn from this defeat. […]

Besides the BJP’s crushing defeat and Nitish Kumar’s triumph, the 2015 Bihar election results will be remembered for the remarkable comeback by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The RJD chief’s political obituary has been written several times. Even his rustic jokes had gone stale, some critics sneered. But in the course of the long election campaign, one noticed a spring in Lalu’s step. Some of the old acerbic humour was back. The theatrics, which are part of […]

The significance of the grand alliance’s dramatic victory goes far beyond Bihar. It and has once again propelled chief minister Nitish Kumar to the centre stage of national politics. This is not an unfamiliar terrain for the JD(U) leader, and there was a time when he was being spoken about as a possible prime minister candidate. But the circumstances could not have been more different from today. Those were the days when Nitish was in […]

Now that the results of Bihar assembly elections are out, it’s time for introspection. Where did the BJP-led NDA go wrong? The party had made this election a referendum on the Modi government and it is are now realising the fact that high-octane campaigning of the Modi-Shah gargantuan couldn’t save the alliance from being drubbed. This dramatic turnaround for the Grand Alliance is suggestive of the fact that the Bihar voters were not swayed by […]

Bihar Election Exit Polls Pollsters BJP+ JDU+ Others Elections.in 118-125 120-128 5-7 NDTV 120-130 105-115 5-10 ABP-Neilsen 108 130 5 India Today – Cicero 120 117 6 News Nation 117 122 10 CNX- News-X 93 132 18 News24- Today’s Chanakya 155 83 5 India TV-C Voter 111 122 10 AAJ Tak – Cicero 120 117 6   With the final phase of polling for the Bihar elections ending on Thursday evening, the action has shifted […]

With the final leg of polling over and exit polls predicting a cliffhanger, all eyes are on who will form the next government in Bihar. During the grueling five-phased elections, a keen contest was seen between the  Mahagathbandhan – the grand alliance of Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress, or the United Democratic Alliance comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Lok Janshakti Party, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party and the Hindustani Awam […]

The fifth and concluding phase of Bihar elections for 57 assembly seats on November 5 saw 60% turnout of voters which was the highest these elections, surpassing the 57.59% voter turnout in the fourth phase of elections. Each of the phases saw over 55% voting except the third phase which saw the lowest turnout at 53.32%. The turnout in the fifth phase was 4.56% more than the last assembly elections and 0.59% more than the […]

Like in the third phase of polling, the 57.59% voter turnout in the fourth phase of elections on November 1 was almost three per cent higher than that registered in 2010 assembly elections in the seven districts: East Champaran, West Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Gopalganj, Siwan, and Sheohar. However, the turnout was only fractionally higher than that was seen in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, which was 57.33% in the region. In all, 1,47,23,034 voters turned […]