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    Ashok Mishra
    About the AuthorAshok Mishra
    Ashok Mishra is a senior journalist covering socio-politics in Bihar and Jharkhand.
      Shibu Soren obit: The revolutionary tribal voice who carved out Jharkhand
      Obituary

      Shibu Soren obit: The revolutionary tribal voice who carved out Jharkhand

      4 Aug 2025 6:07 PM IST
      Bihar: Major parties sceptical as Prashant Kishors Jan Suraaj Party throws down the poll gauntlet
      Bihar

      Bihar: Major parties sceptical as Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party throws down the poll gauntlet

      5 Oct 2024 6:10 AM IST
      After Rs 59k-cr package for Bihar, Nitish buries special status demand, for now
      Bihar

      After Rs 59k-cr package for Bihar, Nitish buries special status demand, for now

      23 July 2024 8:29 PM IST
      nitish kumar
      Bihar

      Why Yogi's Kanwar Yatra diktat has Nitish Kumar worried in Bihar

      22 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
      A bridge collapses into the Bakra river at Padkiya Ghat, in the Sikti block area of Araria, Bihar, Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
      Bihar

      10 collapses in 15 days: Why Bihar's bridges are crumbling like cookies

      6 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Bihar: BJP piggybacks on Nitish Kumars votebank; JD(U) chief can play pivotal role in Centre
      Elections 2024

      Bihar: BJP piggybacks on Nitish Kumar's votebank; 'JD(U) chief can play pivotal role in Centre'

      4 Jun 2024 5:46 PM IST
      Sanjay Kumar CPI M
      Elections 2024

      INDIA bloc's caste strategies give Left parties fresh hope in Bihar

      27 May 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Nitish Nalanda
      Elections 2024

      Bihar | Why stronghold Nalanda poses litmus test for Nitish this time

      25 May 2024 6:30 AM IST
      In Bihar, it’s Tejashwi’s populist pitches vs Modi’s Hindu outreach
      Elections 2024

      In Bihar, it’s Tejashwi’s populist pitches vs Modi’s Hindu outreach

      16 May 2024 2:23 PM IST
      Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is part of the National Democratic Alliance led by Prime Minister Narendra Modis Bharatiya Janata Party, will seek a fresh mandate this year. (File photo: PTI)
      Elections 2024

      As Bihar leans on caste, both NDA and INDIA struggle to hold vote bank together

      30 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
      nitish modi
      Elections 2024

      Slurred speech, frequent gaffes: Has Nitish become a liability for BJP?

      18 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav
      Analysis

      RJD could enjoy edge even as Nitish, Tejashwi bicker over caste survey

      5 Feb 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Modi, Nitish
      Analysis

      With Nitish in NDA, BJP aims to bag ‘social justice’ share of votes

      29 Jan 2024 7:53 AM IST
      Caste census: Will Lalu-Nitishs EBC jinn take on BJPs Kamandal in 2024?
      Analysis

      Caste census: Will Lalu-Nitish's EBC jinn take on BJP's Kamandal in 2024?

      3 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Nitish Kumar
      Bihar

      Nitish’s caste census gambit may damage BJP’s Hindutva agenda

      6 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
      Bihar

      Bihar: BJP was looking for a way to nail Nitish and may have found it in Srijan Scam

      17 Aug 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Next Opposition meeting
      India

      Patna conclave done, Nitish now faces mega challenge of keeping Opposition together

      24 Jun 2023 2:34 AM IST
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