The BJP's new star in Bihar

The current minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai, could play a big role in the post-Nitish era

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Nitish Kumar | Bihar Elections  | Bharatiya Janata Party

Aditi Phadnis  |  New Delhi 

Aditi Phadnis

“This is the most boring poll ever,” said a Bihar cadre bureaucrat. “Rarely has Bihar had an election where the outcome was so obvious”. Barring some major mishap, the Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party [JD(U)-BJP] alliance is set to return to power in November. The BJP is, in a sense, discounting this election.

Its eyes are set on the next one, which will likely mark the beginning of the post-Nitish Kumar era. And in that dispensation, the current minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai, could play a big role. The central issue is not that Mr Rai, a ...

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First Published: Sat, October 03 2020. 02:27 IST
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