Bihar Elections 2015 News

Politics

Bihar results: why did the exit polls get it wrong?

Poor estimates of Grand Alliance's effectiveness and NDA's inconsistent performance among the major factors

5 min read11 Nov 2015
Opinion

Making sense of Bihar’s forecasting fiasco

The latest round of poll bashing is a good coincidence to reiterate some basics about the state of polling in our democracy and what can be done to improve it

4 min read11 Nov 2015
Opinion

Three electoral lessons from the Bihar verdict

Verdict shows electoral performance depends on a mix of vote share, political reading of the situation and alliances

3 min read10 Nov 2015
Opinion

Bihar defeat shows Narendra Modi needs to think again

The prime minister ought to refocus the attention of his BJP on economic growth and living standardsas it was focused before last year's electoral success

1 min read10 Nov 2015
Politics

Battleground state: Bihar

Defying exit polls, the Grand Alliance won the Bihar assembly elections by a two-thirds majority

1 min read10 Nov 2015
Politics

Arun Jaitley vows to push on with reforms despite Bihar polls loss

Jaitley denies the election was a referendum on the Modi govt's 17 months in power, while also saying 'each one of us will take the blame'

2 min read9 Nov 2015
Politics

Bihar election debacle seen as clear setback to Modi’s image

The crushing defeat of BJP in Bihar could prove to be a turning point for Narendra Modi, according to a report

6 min read9 Nov 2015
Politics

Lalu Prasad may pose major challenge to Nitish Kumar’s development agenda

Experts say that for Nitish Kumar it would be important to carry out structural reforms to push his agenda and also to improve the use of central funds

3 min read9 Nov 2015
Market

Will Bihar election results change market sentiment?

Indian shares are expected to start lower on Monday, after the BJP conceded defeat in the Bihar assembly elections on Sunday

1 min read9 Nov 2015
Politics

Bihar elections: What the Grand Alliance got right

Electoral arithmetic and alliance chemistry key; alliance covered caste, development with Nitish-Lalu, say experts

3 min read9 Nov 2015
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