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The verdict in Bihar has arrived with a clarity rarely seen in recent elections. Far from a close, competitive race, the outcome resembles the one-sided

As Bihar heads toward the November 14 counting day, the state stands on the edge of an electoral knife. From Patna’s narrow lanes to the

For nearly two decades, Nitish Kumar’s political durability has rested on a quiet but powerful constituency—the women of Bihar. His policies since 2007, from the

Bihar is heading into a knife-edge election with a peculiar emotional register: an appetite for change bound tightly to a demand for measurable delivery. Voters

In the dusty lanes and tea-stalls of Bihar, a quiet mutiny is rising. The familiar political rhythms—of caste-based allegiances, alliance switches, and headline-catching promises—are being

The newest national accounts offer an easy headline and a harder truth. Real GDP in Q1 FY26 rose 7.8% year-on-year and real GVA 7.6%—a clean