By turning welfare into a transactional exchange rather than a rights-based entitlement, political parties risk reducing women’s citizenship to consumer choice
Polling began Thursday morning for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections across 18 districts covering 121 constituencies. Over 3.75 crore voters are eligible to vote as security forces ensure peaceful polling in Naxal-affected and sensitive areas.
As the BJP replays Assam agitation on a national scale, one must ask: Is this really about national security, or just another chapter in the politics of manufactured threats?
Official data also states that of the nearly 7.90 crore electors, over 35.69 lakh were not found at their addresses during the house-to-house visit of booth-level officers
There are genuine concerns that the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision in Bihar could result in mass disenfranchisement, especially among marginalised groups such as migrant labourers, women, and the poor
Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit Bihar for the third time this year on Saturday, underscoring the BJP's serious intent to penetrate deeper into the politically significant North Bihar region.
