BJP's crushing Bihar defeat: What lies ahead ?

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Bihar verdict: Will we see a more flexible Narendra Modi? BJP will have to deal with the potential emergence of Nitish as a credible challenger to Modi at the national level.

Bihar verdict: Prashant Kishor does it again, this time for Nitish But below the radar, the elections were as much a fight between BJP chief Amit Shah and one Prashant Kishor, a former Modi strategist.

BJP strategy backfires, going may get tough for Amit Shah This defeat could trigger dissenting voices from within against party president Amit Shah who is to seek a second term in January.

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5 things that the Nitish-Lalu combine did right and the one big mistake by BJP Bharatiya Janata Party's massive loss was thanks to central leadership always keeping other stakeholders away, a senior leader said. read more

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Blog: Imperium of heroic charisma ends, democracy resumes Democratic politics has resumed again, freed from the spell cast by the charisma of a would-be knight in shining armour.

Lalu returns as kingmaker, stops BJP rath for the second time RJD's emergence as the largest party has once again strengthened his image as a crowd-puller and vote-catcher, after a lean patch. In his second innings, Prasad will be kingmaker.

Blog: Most significant takeaway from Bihar is Lalu's unbeatable charisma Let us hope that Modi asks his party to return to its 2014 script after this terrible drubbing.

Bihar verdict shows limits to Modi wave when it comes up against non-Congress regional force The GA had a face in Nitish that represented development. There was a softer tone to his portrayal but assiduously differentiated from Lalu.

Bihar polls verdict: The return of Opposition Opposition voices will get stronger to take on the BJP. The BJP, on its part, will also have to contend with more assertive allies within the NDA.

How Bihar verdict serves as a booster shot for Rahul's leadership The Bihar outcome is seen as a major booster shot for Rahul Gandhi's leadership role and his plans for the Congress' revival.

Sonrise for Lalu Yadav, sunset for Paswan and Manjhi relatives The victories must have seemed even more precious as his daughter Misa Bharti (Pataliputra) and wife Rabri Devi (Saran) had suffered defeat at the hands of BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Bihar chooses a CM over a PM...and other lessons Bihar certified the fact that people clearly can, and do, vote for a different dispensation at the national level and at the state.

Nitish wapsi: Bihar chief minister who trounced the PM Nitish Kumar began preparing for Bihar assembly election after his party's rout in Lok Sabha polls last year.

Recharged opposition will turn up the heat on BJP in winter session NDA managers will need to swiftly recalibrate their strategies for the winter session as the Modi government will have to deal with a re-energized opposition.

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