WritingsOnTheWall: NITISH’s DOWNTURN IN LOK SABHA POLLS & NEW SENSE OF PRIDE FOR BIHARIS

Bihar has voted and elections result will be out tomorrow. Before the verdict, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta revisits the 2014 #WritingsOnTheWall which predicted downturn in Nitish Kumar's electoral fortunes in Lok Sabha elections & how the fight was for or against Modi. He had also described how Biharis got a new sense of pride, and the growth story of rural Bihar. Stirrings in a Hopeless Land 26 February 2005 https://theprint.in/opinion/writings-on-the-wall/stirrings-in-a-hopeless-land/472370/ Glimmer in heart of darkness 19 November, 2005 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/glimmer-in-heart-of-darkness-2/544364/ A mandate for Nitish Hope Kumar 22 November, 2010 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/a-mandate-for-nitish-hope-kumar/544132/ When lonely Lalu misses gentleman Sonia,and a Muslim calls Nitish 'sher ka bachcha' 23 November, 2010 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/when-lonely-lalu-misses-gentleman-sonia-and-a-muslim-calls-nitish-sher-ka-bachcha/544130/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bihar isn’t ‘ruined’ by agri reform. This ‘branded underwear theory’ from 2010 shows why November 2010 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/bihar-isnt-ruined-by-agri-reform-this-branded-underwear-theory-from-2010-shows-why/564396/ Huggies diapers in Vaishali, Muslim-Dalit IIT-Jee coalition 7 May 2014 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/writings-on-the-wall-huggies-diapers-in-vaishali-muslim-dalit-iit-jee-coalition/ Gen Gana Mana of Youth 7 November 2015 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/gen-gana-mana-of-youth/544361/ https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/writings-on-the-wall-huggies-diapers-in-vaishali-muslim-dalit-iit-jee-coalition/543990/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/theprint » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8