The recently concluded assembly elections in Bihar was a closely contested one with the National Democratic Alliance winning by a small margin. While Nitish Kumar has been sworn Chief Minister for the seventh time, the Janata Dal (U) performed poorly. Asserting itself, two Deputy Chief Ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party were also sworn in. In this episode, Dr Ronojoy Sen, Senior Research Fellow, spoke to Dr Neelanjan Sircar, a Senior Visiting Fellow at CPR, Assistant Professor at Ashoka University and a close Bihar-watcher, to understand the politics at play, the impact of the pandemic on the election result, women turnout and the much larger question of the role Hindutva.
Episode 86: Assembly Elections Special – Left is Right in Kerala
Episode 85: Pakistan In Focus
Episode 84: India-Russia Ties
Episode 83: India's Civil-Military Relations
Episode 82: India’s Privatisation Policy
Episode 81: Assembly Elections in India
Episode 80: Quad Summit 2021
Episode 79: India-China Military Disengagement
Episode 78: Ceasefire Along the Line of Control
Episode 77: India’s Divestment Programme
Episode 76: India's Pakistan Policy
Episode 75: Myanmar’s Military Coup - Implications
Episode 74: India's Vaccine Diplomacy
Episode 73: Decoding The Farmers’ Protests
Episode 72: President Biden and South Asia
Episode 71: Bangladesh and Bhutan Trade - Way Forward
Episode 70: Prospects for South Asia in 2021
Episode 69: Rise of the Right Wing
Episode 68: Sri Lanka’s China Policy - A Continuation or a New Policy Direction?
Episode 67: Religion, Secularism and State in Bangladesh
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