Understanding the local, in Jharkhand and beyond.

Source – hindustantimes.com

Interpreting state election results is fraught with risk, as analysts combine explanations that rarely point in the same direction. The data suggests that state elections are fought and won on local lines, and that recognisable regional leadership can put a challenge to national political figures, as has happened in many of the recent assembly elections. At the same time, analysts try to interpret the meaning of the outcome in the larger political framework — national politics or the next state election.

In the recently concluded election in Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Mahagathbandan (MGB) of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Rashtriya Janata Party and the Congress have similar vote shares — 33.4% for the BJP and 32.6% for the MGB. But the margin suggests that the latter’s victory could easily have been a landslide but for a few thousand votes. Sixteen Members of Legislative Assembly have been elected with margins of less than 5%, nine of them from the BJP.

The MGB’s advantage lay in the tribal belts, where the JMM won 16 seats and the Congress six, against the BJP’s two. Participation was also higher in these areas, particularly the Santhal Parganas Division and the Kolhan Division, which the MGB swept. It’s proof that the alliance successfully channelised voters’ discontent with the incumbent’s performance. Given the relatively small size of the assembly — 81 seats — local and subregional dynamics are more likely to have had an impact on the outcome, more so than in larger states where those effects tend to be more diluted.

Another factor that played in favour of the alliance is the BJP’s decision to go alone in the polls. Its erstwhile partner, the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), cost the party the vote share it needed to stay ahead. The AJSU’s effort to mobilise the Other Backward Castes — the Kurmis in particular — considerably harmed the BJP, particularly in central Jharkhand, where the Congress performed well even in urban seats.

In retrospect, the decision to go alone proved fatal for a BJP led by an unpopular chief minister. Jharkhand’s history, with no party ever winning a majority in the House since the creation of the state, should have informed the party of the uphill task. The cumulative vote share of the main contenders — the BJP, Congress and JMM — over the past four elections has been 49.9% in 2005, 51.6% in 2009, 62% in 2014 and 68.7% in 2019, respectively. Even though the vote share of the main contenders is steadily going up, it still leaves one out of three voters not opting for any of the major contenders. It signifies the importance of local factors as well as local political forces.

Among the national parties, the Jharkhand success shows the Congress that it pays off to assume the role of junior partner in a pre-electoral alliance. Its candidates underperformed compared to the JMM candidates, particularly when in direct contest with the BJP. The Congress had a difficult task against the BJP in urban and general seats, but contesting fewer seats compensated for its comparative weakness of having no visible leadership. It left the stage to Hemant Soren, who was projected as the chief ministerial candidate. The Jharkhand results may lead the party to reconsider its alliance strategies in upcoming elections in Delhi and Bihar.

For the BJP, this is an opportunity to rethink its strategy in state elections. Though one can argue that the party has maintained its vote share, the Jharkhand result is a setback, particularly when some of its national policies are backfiring and the economy continues to be weak. Even if there is no clear impact of the current national controversies in the Jharkhand election, the fact that the BJP campaigned exactly on those issues and lost shows these issues have little endorsement at the regional level. They don’t seem to compensate for the state government’s lacklustre performance.

The BJP’s post-2014 winning spree in state polls created an image of the party’s dominance, if not hegemony. The results of the last six state elections show that while the BJP uses its strengths to make inroads in new political spaces, it is unable to use the same cards to retain power. This will have far-reaching consequences for the BJP at the Centre, which will become increasingly dependent on non-BJP states to implement its policies. Many chief ministers — including within the National Democratic Alliance — going back on the National Register of Citizens is one of the first examples of future hurdles.

In such a situation, the BJP is left with only two options. Either it tightens its grip on the organisation and centralises powers further, including pushing on levers against state governments. Or it gives some leeway to its state organisations and regional leaders, and lets them lead the fight on local or regional terms. One can, though, argue that the BJP normally doesn’t let its grip go on its regional structure. The alternative would be the route chosen by Indira Gandhi, who, faced with mounting challenges from the states, both from within and outside her party, concentrated powers further to the point of rupture with democratic norms.

Bihar Anganwadi Vacancy 2020: Apply Online for Anganwadi Sevika and Sahaika Posts.

Source – jagranjosh.com

Bihar Anganwadi Vacancy 2020: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Bihar  has invited applications for the recruitment of Aanganwadi Sevika/ Sahayika in the state. The Online Submission of Application has been commenced and you have chance to apply for the Bihar Anganwadi Vacancy 2020 with the official website of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)-http://fts.bih.nic.in/.

Eligible and interested candidates can apply for Bihar Anganwadi Vacancy 2020 or before 06 January 2020. The link for Online Submission of Application is given below and you can apply for these posts. 

Candidates should note that the merit list for the qualified candidates will be published on the 13 January 2020 on the official website of concerned offices. According to the reports, candidates can raise their objections if any, from 14 January 2020 to 20 January 2020. It has been said that the counseling for the candidates will be done from 21 January to 31 January 2020.

Bihar Anganwadi Vacancy 2020 is a golden opportunity for those who waiting for the Aanganwadi Sevika/ Sahayika posts under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Bihar. Government has once again started to recruit for the Aanganwadi Sevika/ Sahayika which is fourth round. 
Eligible and interested candidates can apply for these posts for which application process is going on. Candidates are advised to follow the guidelines given in the notification link. 

Candidates willing to apply for Bihar Anganwadi Vacancy 2020 should note that they will have to attach their original documents with their application. You should check the details notification link for the essential documents to be attached with the application form. 

Candidates are advised to take a printout of their application for their future reference. If they have any trouble during submission of online application, they can visit the help desk number given on the notification.
Bihar Anganwadi Vacancy 2020: Apply Online for Anganwadi Sevika and Sahaika Posts

After Jharkhand Loss, BJP’s Bihar Mission Is To Keep Nitish Kumar Happy.

Source – ndtv.com

Patna: With the BJP suffering a crushing defeat in the Jharkhand elections after its separation from the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), the party leadership in neighbouring Bihar on Thursday insisted that its alliance with Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United remains strong and unaffected by differences over seat-sharing.

“The NDA is united in Bihar, and there are no differences over seat-sharing. Our alliance is led by five-time Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,” tweeted Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.

Significantly, he also praised Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren – who is set to lead the alliance government in Jharkhand – even if it was only to put down the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Tejashwi Yadav.

“The Mahagathbandhan‘s (grand alliance’s) leadership is not in the hands of a person who is educated, simple and polite like Hemant Soren, but with a young man who has been charged with 54 benami property cases at the age of 29,” Mr Modi further claimed in his tweet.

The Congress-JMM combine scored an impressive victory in Jharkhand in the just-concluded elections, bagging 47 seats as compared to the BJP’s 25 and the AJSU’s two. Even as the results were coming through, Tejashwi Yadav – who is also the leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly – hinted that it would have a cascading effect on the assembly elections next year.

Mr Modi’s tweet was seen as a response to this claim.

Besides Jharkhand, the BJP also suffered a massive loss in Maharashtra last month after the Shiv Sena ended their 30-year-old alliance after differences over sharing the chief minister’s position on a rotational basis. After the latest defeat, Janata Dal United spokesperson Sanjay Singh warned the BJP against pushing its luck with allies. Even Shiromani Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral said that a bulk of the ruling party’s allies were “unhappy” over issues like the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

However, BJP MP Ramkripal Yadav rejected suggestions of dissent among allies in Bihar, saying that the extraordinary work done by Nitish Kumar would ensure the coalition’s return to power next year.

For now, the party leadership in Bihar has resolved to keep the Janata Dal United in good humour at all costs. BJP leader Giriraj Singh – who had clashed with Nitish Kumar during the Patna floods earlier this year – has been told to not make any controversial statements on the Citizenship Amendment Act or the NRC, and the party is wary of the Janata Dal United seeking a bigger slice of the seat-sharing pie ahead of the polls.

Jharkhand JPSC Civil Judge Interview Letter 2019 Released on jpsc.gov.in

Source – pagalguy.com

The Jharkhand Public Service Commission conducted the examination to select the candidates for the Civil Judge for the Junior division. The exam was conducted on May 11, 2019. The candidates who appeared for the examination and the candidates who have scored the minimum cut off mark will be called for the next process in the selection which is the Interview process.

Selection Process:

The selection process for the examination has 3 process. The first process is the prelims examination, the candidates who appeared for the exam if they have scored the cut off marks will be eligible to appear for the 2 process which is the main examination.

The main exam was conducted on May 11, 2019. After the cut off marks where decided and the results of the main exam was declared on 22 November, 2019 the candidates who are eligible will be eligible for the 3rd round. The 3rd round is the interview process. The official notification regarding the interview process was released on December 6, 2019.

The official website to get more details on the recruitment is https://jpsc.gov.in/ .

Steps to Follow to View the Letter:

  • The candidates have to visit the official website of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission.
  • On the home page the candidates will a link that says interview letter.
  • The candidates can log in using their registration number and if the interview letter is available the candidates are qualified for the interview process.

The candidates who have scored the cut off mark which is fixed by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission are qualified to appear for the examination. The candidates who are considered as qualified will know about it from the interview letter which is posted in the official website of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission. The candidates who have received the interview letter are qualified for the next round.

BPSC candidates please note, the Commission will release the result of Civil Services Prelims again.

Source – jagran.com

Patna [Jaishankar Bihari]. Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) will accept reapplication for the 65th Joint Competitive Preliminary Examination. On the order of Patna High Court, the application process will be started in the first week of January. Along with the new candidates, the result of the old will also be released in February.

The candidate appealed in the High Court

Controller of Examinations Amarendra Kumar said that Atul Ranjan, the candidate of the 63rd Combined Competition Preliminary Examination in Patna High Court, had appealed for not complying with the Disability Act. The High Court, while hearing the case, issued an order granting disability benefits as per the Act. Guidance has been received from the General Administration Department in this regard.

High court gave this big decision

According to the Disability Act, there is a provision to reserve one per cent seats for vision, deafness, mobility and dementia. Candidates with mental disabilities were not being given benefits in the vacancies of the Commission. Now on the order of the High Court, the Commission will soon accept the fresh application of Mental Disorder and Multiple Disorder candidates. The process of advertisement has been started. The exam is expected in the second fortnight of January. Results of both exams will be released simultaneously.

About 10 questions of 65th PT will be canceled

On October 15, the 65th Joint Preliminary Competition Examination was held at 718 centers in 35 districts of the state. About three lakh candidates participated in it. The commission had targeted to release the result of preliminary examination on 25 December. Experts of the Commission have also submitted their report on objections and objections to the answer-key. According to sources, the committee of experts has recommended to quash about 10 disputed questions. The examination was conducted for 422 posts for more than a dozen departments. Experts have predicted the cutoff of the preliminary examination to be between 100 and 105.

CIP Ranchi Recruitment 2020: Walk in Interview for Various Posts on 21 January @cipranchi.nic.in

Source – pagalguy.com

Central Institute of Psychiatry was established on May 17, 1918, and is governed by the Government of India. CIP is situated on Kanke, Ranchi which is the capital city of state Jharkhand.

CIP has released an official notification on its website inviting applications to fill vacancies for the post of Chief Administrative Officer, Library and Information Officer, Occupational therapist Gr. I and Senior Dietician. The deployment will be on a contractual basis for six months. The vacancies are open only for unreserved category candidates.

Details of the posts available 

  1. Post: Chief Administrative Officer

No of vacancies:01

Salary: RS.33,705/pm

Education and Experience: Candidates should have a degree from a recognized university along with a minimum of 2.5 years of work experience in account and administration.

Must have knowledge of financial rules and procedures of Government of India.

  1. Post: Library and Information officer

No of vacancies:01

Salary: RS.33,705/pm

Education and Experience: Candidates should have a master’s degree in Library Science from a recognized university along with a minimum of 5 years of work experience in a library at a recognized institute.

  1. Post: Occupational Therapist 

No of vacancies:01

Salary: RS.27,563/pm

Education and Experience: Must have a master’s degree in Dietetics from a recognized university along with a minimum of 2.3 years of work experience in a hospital.

  1. Post: Senior Dietician

No of vacancies:01

Salary: RS.27563/pm

Education and Experience: Must have a master’s degree in occupational therapy with a specialization in Neurology, psychiatry from a recognized university along with a minimum of 2.3 years of work experience in a psychiatric hospital.

Application procedure

Eligible and interested candidates can apply for the above-mentioned posts by appearing in a direct walk-in interview at CIP Ranchi on January 21, 2020, at 11:00 am.

Candidates are supposed to report at CIP Campus at around 9:30 am.

Applications should be submitted in the Director’s office by 09:30 am on January 21.2020.

Documents required

Candidates must appear for the walk-in-interview with the following documents.

  1. Handwritten or typed application
  2. Bio-data
  3. 2 passport-size photographs
  4. Proof of Date of Birth
  5. Marksheets and degrees
  6. Proof of experience
  7. Identity proof

Candidates are supposed to present these documents at the time of the interview in order to be eligible for the interview. Candidates failing to present the following documents will not be considered for the interview as well.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) –

Question: What is the salary offered for the post of CAO?

Answer:  The salary offered is Rs. 33,705/- per month.

Question: When is the walk-in-interview scheduled for?

Answer:  The interview will be conducted on January 21, 2020, 11:00 am onwards.

Question: What are the application fees?

Answer:  There is no application fee applicable under the ongoing recruitment drive.

Question: What is the duration of the contract?

Answer: The total duration of the contract is six months.

23-year-old convict gets death penalty in Ranchi rape and murder case.

Source – hindustantimes.com

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here on Saturday awarded death sentence to a man for the 2016 rape and murder of an engineering student at her home in the city’s Buty Basti.

Rahul Raj, a resident of Bihar’s Nalanda district, was convicted on Friday for raping a BTech student , and murdering her before setting her house on fire on December 15, 2016.

The case was registered the next day and was later handed over to the Jharkhand CID. The crime came to light when the victim’s sister, who was in the family home in Ramgarh district, failed to get through to her over the phone.

Alarmed, as the victim was alone in the house, her sister requested a neighbour to check on her. The neighbour visited the house and found the charred body of the victim amid thick smoke. The CBI, which took over the investigation from the state police, began suspecting Raj, when the agency found that after living in the area for three months, he had suddenly left.

Further investigation revealed that Raj, 23, was absconding and had a criminal past. He had many pseudonyms and was in a Lucknow jail in connection with another case. He had to be taken into custody from Lucknow and was produced in CBI court on June 22, 2019.

Reports said that police reached Raj’s village and took blood samples of his parents. The DNA test revealed a match with the samples lifted off the victim. The CBI filed the charge sheet on September 13, 2019 and the court framed the charges on October 25. Raj, an auto rickshaw driver, had come to Ranchi in 2016. He had reportedly been keeping an eye on the victim for a while before attacking her.

Special judge Anil Kumar Mishra on Saturday awarded the death sentence with a fine of ~5,000 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), life imprisonment with a fine of ~5,000 each under Sections 376 and 449 of the IPC and seven years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine of ~5,000 under Section 201 of the IPC.

Jharkhand CM-designate Hemant Soren Meets Sonia Gandhi, Invites Her for Swearing-in Ceremony.

Source – news18.com

New Delhi: Jharkhand chief minister-designate Hemant Soren on Wednesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and invited her for his swearing-in ceremony scheduled in Ranchi on December 29.

Soren arrived here in the afternoon and is also expected to meet Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and invite them for the function. He was accompanied by Congress leaders KC Venugopal and RPN Singh, who is the party’s in-charge for Jharkhand.

Before the meeting with Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence, Soren had said it is a courtesy meeting. Soren also wanted to thank the Congress and its leadership for their support in helping form a coalition government in the state, sources close to him said.

The JMM-led three-party alliance stormed to power in Jharkhand on Monday, ousting the BJP in yet another state in the Hindi heartland after the saffron party’s stupendous performance in the Lok Sabha elections.

The JMM on Wednesday said Governor Droupadi Murmu has invited its working president and chief minister-designate Hemant Soren to form government.

The governor’s invitation comes a day after Soren called on the governor at Raj Bhavan to stake claim to form government, submitting a letter of support of 50 MLAs to her.

The pre-poll opposition combines bagged 47 seats (JMM 30, Congress 16 and RJD one) in the 81-member assembly, while the three-member JVM (P) has extended “unconditional support” to Soren to form government.

Contesting the Jharkhand elections alone for the first time sans long-standing ally the AJSU Party, the ruling BJP bagged 25 seats.

How Sharad Pawar’s Maharashtra strategy shaped Congress’ Jharkhand poll campaign.

Source – hindustantimes.com

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar’s poll strategy in Maharashtra shaped the Congress’s election campaign in Jharkhand, where it kept the focus on local issues, the economy and jobs, and avoided getting into a debate on nationalism pushed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The political narratives were widely divergent in the tribal-dominated state where the five-phase election ended on Friday and vote counting will be taken up and the outcome announced on Monday,

The BJP made the revocation of Article 370, which scrapped the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) the main planks of its poll campaign. The Congress and its alliance partner, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), stuck to their tactic of keeping the rivals engaged on local matters, and limited the discourse on national issues to the economic slowdown, rising prices and unemployment.

The Congress had undoubtedly taken a leaf out of Pawar’s book. The Maratha leader, during the Maharashtra election campaign, successfully skirted he BJP’s nationalism narrative and campaigned extensively on local issues.

“It was deliberate on our part to keep the elections focussed on local issues and not fall into the BJP’s trap of making it nationalism-centered. We had also received feedback that there is strong anti-incumbency against BJP chief minister Raghubar Das and as such they will raise the pitch on Article 370, Ayodhya and the CAB {Citizenship Amendment Bill, now an Act},” said senior Congress leader Ajay Sharma. “We didn’t let that happen and kept the campaign entirely Jharkhand-centric.”

Sharma handled the Congress’s campaign in Ranchi and assisted the party’s Jharkhand in-charge, RPN Singh, in planning strategy.

He said the Congress also thwarted all attempts by the BJP to make it an election centred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi; the ruling party decided to increase his number of Modi rallies it organised in Jharkhand after assessing that local leaders were not getting the required traction on the ground, he said.

The Congress had crafted a different campaign plan for each of the five phases of elections. The party had also planned to end the campaigning on December 18 with a rally by either Congress president Sonia Gandhi or party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The latter, eventually, addressed a public meeting along with JMM chief Hemant Soren at Pakur in the Santhal-Pargana region. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addressed four rallies across the state.

“For the first time in 18 years, the Congress was in a fighting-fit form and we gave our best. Besides, the in-charge [RPN Singh] camped in the state for 40 consecutive days, which never happened in the past,” said the party’s state working president, Rajesh Thakur.

Jharkhand BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo dismissed the contention that the ruling party was on the back foot on local issues and instead blamed the opposition alliance for polarising the electorate.

“We started with ‘Ghar Ghar Raghubar’ campaign and talked about stability and development in the last five years of the BJP government. But the Congress and JMM leaders started polarising the elections by talking negatively about Article 370 and we responded by exposing their double standards,” Shahdeo said.

He claimed that the alliance also hit the panic button after receiving feedback that minority voters were supporting the BJP in large numbers.

Political analysts said local issues dominated the poll discourse among a large section of voters during the elections. “Roti [bread], kapda [clothes] aur makaan [house] are important for all and they take precedence over national issues. Voters across the country have shown that they vote differently for national and state elections,” said LK Kundan, associate professor in the political science department at Ranchi University.

In the elections tor the 81-member Jharkhand assembly, the Congress contested 31 seats, the JMM 43 and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the third partner in the opposition alliance, seven. The BJP and the All Jharkhand Students Union, or AJSU, Party could not reach an electoral understanding and fought the elections separately.

“It is a ploy. They [BJP and AJSU] have been together for five years and will join hands after the elections. The people are seeing through their drama and will hand over a crushing defeat to them,” Sharma said.

Grand alliance energised after Jharkhand results; BJP on backfoot in Bihar, say experts.

source – hindustantimes.com

The assembly election result in Jharkhand has infused more energy in the grand alliance. The ‘Mahagathbandhan’ of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress overthrew the Raghubar Das-led BJP government in the state and has its eyes set on the 2020 assembly elections in Bihar.

On Monday night, RJD president Lalu Prasad, imprisoned in Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Central jail in connection with fodder scam cases, quietly congratulated JMM leader Hemant Soren and gave his blessings from a government hospital where he is undergoing medical treatment. As the votes were being counted, Lalu’s younger son and Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, had predicted victory for Soren and congratulated him in advance.

Drawing a parallel between Jharkhand and Bihar, leaders of the Congress and the RJD observed that the Jharkhand’s poll verdict gave a clear message that they would have an easy win in Bihar also if they remained united and respected one other.

“Jharkhand poll reaffirmed the perception that GA (grand alliance) is a viable alternative people are looking for. After Jharkhand, it is now the turn of Bihar to banish the Nitish Kumar-led NDA,” said Congress MLC and AICC media panelist Prem Chandra Mishra.

RJD legislator Bhai Birendra, also the party spokesman, said that countdown of Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar has started. “Nitish Kumar has lived his political innings. He is now irrelevant in Bihar. However, the results may help his JD(U) to bargain for greater stake in NDA in the state as well Centre,” said Birendra, ruling out any chance of Kumar’s return to the RJD-led coalition.

“The results in Jharkhand will have a direct bearing on Bihar’s elections as well. After the formation of government in Jharkhand, we will see how the JMM could play its role in unseating the NDA in Bihar,” said JMM general secretary Binod Pandey, adding that Sibu Soren-led party still had good clout among the electorate in Bihar.

The RJD has other reasons to feel elated as the JD(U) could not win even a single seat, despite contesting on 47. BJP’s another alliance partner, Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), too, contested on 50 seats but failed to open its account.

RESULTS TO CAST SPELL ON BIHAR

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had, in October, announced that the BJP will fight next year’s assembly election in Bihar in alliance with the Janata Dal (United) and under the leadership of the Nitish Kumar. Some political analysts say Kumar had started hobnobbing with the RJD after statements against him from BJP leaders. But, BJP seems to have realised that falling back on Kumar was a safer option in Bihar.

The BJP had sacrificed five seats to accommodate JD(U) in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It had contested on 30 seats in 2014, won 22 seats with a vote share of 29.86 per cent wheras the JD(U) contested on 38 seats independently and got 16.04 per cent votes. It won on just two seats. Another of the BJP’s alliance partner in 2014, the LJP, contested on seven seats and won on six with a vote share of 6.50 per cent.

Analysts feel that the BJP not getting the numbers in Jharkhand will give it a tough time ahead. In Bihar, the saffron party will be on the backfoot.

But leaders of JD(U) and BJP rule out any breach in alliance in Bihar.

“The socio-economic and cultural identity of Bihar is completely different from that of Jharkhand. In Jharkhand, there was no alliance in NDA. But in Bihar, BJP president Amit Shah has already announced that the elections will be contested under Nitish Kumar who is a tested leader. Moreover, the Opposition here is not united,” said JD(U) leader KC Tyagi.

“The Jharkhand poll results won’t have any impact on Bihar because the demography and geography is divergent in both the states. The NDA government is working hard towards the development of Bihar and we will win the 2020 assembly elections comfortably,” said Bihar BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand.

Political analyst D M Diwakar of A N Sinha Institute for Social Studies, however, opines that the results are going to make an impact in Bihar. “It will revitalise the grand alliance and help improve its performance. For the NDA, hard times lie ahead. The only solace is that they have cleared the air on chief ministerial candidate. The anti-incumbency has set in and they will have to re-think their strategy,” he said.

Diwakar feels that when it will come to seat-sharing for the assembly seats, the JD(U) will again have an upper hand. On the other hand, the BJP leadership by projecting Kumar, has shown that it was “desperate not to lose JD (U)”.