MP Afzal Ansari's rivalry with J&K L-G Manoj Sinha, shadow of Mukhtar Ansari's death & realities of region shaped by dire poverty and anti-feudal politics set stage for electoral contest.

Choudhary, who is a minister in the Nitish Kumar-led Cabinet, said the Chief Minister had built a road in a Bhumihar-dominated village. He asserted that the community abandoned Nitish Kumar after ...

NEW DELHI: After the BJP’s success in Delhi assembly elections, its next major goal is to emerge as the single-largest party in Bihar polls due in October-November. BJP’s senior central ...

Of the rest, Vijay Kumar Mandal is from the extremely backward class (EBC) community, Raj Kumar Singh is a Rajput and Jibesh Kumar is a Bhumihar, both upper caste communities. “Since political ...