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Photo by Santosh Kumar Hindustan Times : CPI-ML candidate from the Digha assembly seat Divya Gautam filling her nomination paper for Bihar Assembly Election 2025 at Collectorate on October 15, 2025 in Patna, India.

The Real Crisis in Bihar Politics: Women Mobilise Votes, Men Keep the Power

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

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Crime, Caste And Politics: The Unbroken Chain of Violence In Bihar

BY Md Asghar Khan

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Maharashtra's Deputy CM Ajit Pawar with his son Parth Pawar

Ajit Pawar: Always In Power, Always Under Scrutiny for Alleged scams!

BY Outlook News Desk

HarperCollins India : Criminals entered electoral politics primarily to shield themselves from state prosecution and rival gangs. Political office provided them with informal immunity and the means to manipulate state machinery, allowing them to delay or evade justice while consolidating power.

Money And Muscle In Indian Politics: Book Excerpt From Milan Vaishnav’s ‘When Crime Pays’

BY Milan Vaishnav

Justice in Short Supply: Artwork from the series ‘Preamble’ by Ranjeeta Kumari

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Why Does Politics And Violence Go Hand-In-Hand In Bihar Elections?

BY Tanvir Aeijaz

Anant Kumar Singh in Nadwan

Watch | Supporter Explains Why Anand Kumar Singh Keeps Winning In Mokama | Bihar Elections 2025

BY Chinki Sinha

Source: IMAGO / Zuma Press Wire : Delhi, India: A woman with her belongings walking towards Laxmi Nagar train station leaving for her village.

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Invisible Voters: Bihar’s Migrant Women Who Work Across India but Can’t Vote at Home

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Photo: Jitender Gupta : Sitting Pretty: Nitish Kumar is a champion of women’s empowerment

Why Women In Bihar Turned Up In Record Numbers To Vote For Progress

BY Surjit S. Bhalla

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Politics at Home: Bihar Elections Ignite Old Family Passions in Brussels

BY Ashutosh Salil

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : Waiting for Change: A Mahagathbandhan election rally in Dharhara village in Bihar

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Bihar Election 2025: Nitish vs Tejashwi As Voters Demand Jobs Over Schemes

BY Mohammad Ali

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : A Strong Presence: CPI(ML)(Liberation) supporters on the march in rural Bihar

Bihar Elections: CPI(ML), RJD, And How Political Faultlines Have Shifted In Siwan

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

| Photo: PTI : RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav and his wife Rajshree Yadav, party leaders and former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, party MP Misa Bharti and others show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes at a polling station during the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna.

First Phase Of Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Underway In Patna

BY Photo Webdesk

| Photo: Suresh K. Pandey : Living on the Margins: Members of the Musahar community at the outskirts of Patna

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The Dye Was Always Caste In Bihar

BY Mohammad Ali

| Photo: PTI : Father-son Duo: Ram Vilas Paswan (left) and Chirag Paswan (right) in Patna

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Bihar Votes On Caste, Not Change: Dalits Still Left Out Of Power

BY Tanvir Aeijaz

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Straight Talk: Sitaram Yechury asking Indira Gandhi to resign as chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, in 1977

Growing Up With Indira Gandhi

BY Mukul Kesavan

| Photo: Jitender Gupta : Paltu Chacha: Due to his frequent flip-flops, Nitish Kumar has earned this nickname

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Bihar Elections: Is This Nitish Kumar's Final Innings Or Will He, Again, Be Chief Minister?

| Courtesy: Shrine Empire : Last Seen: An artwork by Sangita Maity

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The ‘Hum’ Factor: How Bihar's Collective Mindset Helps It Navigate Politics Of Hope

BY Indrajit Roy

| Photo: Imago/Hindustan Times : Asserting Themselves: People belonging to the Lohar caste demanding reservation in Gardanibagh, Patna, on April 4, 2023

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Caste Politics In Bihar: The EBC Vote Bank That Every Political Party Wants To Win Over

BY Umesh Kumar Ray

Untitled artwork by Varunika Saraf : Ideology has long been the moral compass of political life. It provides coherence between words and deeds, between past struggles and future promises.

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Bihar Assembly Elections And The Marketisation Of Politics

BY Manoj Kumar Jha

Illustration: Saahil

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Bihar Election: Will Jan Suraaj Matter This Time?

BY Satish Padmanabhan

Protestors (V) by Naresh Kumar : Bihar Elections: What Is The Caste Of Vikas?

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Bihar Elections: ‘What Is The Caste Of Vikas?’

BY Outlook News Desk

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| Photo: PTI : Political Capital: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated at a public meeting in Begusarai district

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Let Chhath Be: Sanatanising Folk Hinduism For Electoral Dividends In Bihar

| Photo: Ranjan Rahi : The U-Turn: Prashant Kishor’s decision to not contest from Raghopur disappointed his supporters

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Prashant Kishor: The Unreluctant Politician And The Reluctant Contester

BY Umesh Kumar Ray

Illustration: Vikas Thakur : Nationwide SIR has been announced by the ECI but some question its timing

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'Aap Chronology Samajhiye': Is Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision A Backdoor NRC?

BY Saiyyad Mohammad Nizamuddin Pasha

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : Speaking of Land Distribution: A sign of CPI (ML) presence at Bhathani Tola village in Bihar’s Bhojpur district

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Bihar Election: Why Does No Party Address Land Reforms During Campaigning?

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

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