Key Points
Patna: For long seen as a junior ally flourishing in the reflected glory of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), the BJP has come into its own in Bihar, having outperformed the coalition partner in the assembly as well as parliamentary polls..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's OBC card notwithstanding, the BJP is still, largely, seen as the party of "forwards", a term used by Biharis for the upper castes who, according to the survey of castes held last year, account for just over 10 per cent of the total population...
Founded and headed by Lalu Prasad, the party has now acknowledged his son Tejashwi Yadav as its undisputed leader and the scion's promise of "10 lakh jobs" in the 2020 assembly polls, which he had tried to fulfil in the 17 months he was the Deputy CM, has found sufficient traction among youngsters of Bihar...
Frequent flip flops by Nitish Kumar, who has changed partners as many as three times in about five years, has resulted in a crisis of credibility for the leader who was gunning for the BJP till a few months ago but now is by its side.. OPPORTUNITIES:..
Unlike 2019, the NDA at present has a number of smaller parties headed by leaders like Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi and Upendra Kushwaha, all of whom have an axe to grind against Nitish Kumar.The latest realignment with BJP is also likely to cause disgust among Muslims, who have been by and large supporters of RJD, but also not shied away from showering their affection on JD(U) in recognition of Nitish Kumar's ability to rein in the aggressive Hindutva elements despite a tie-up with the saffron party..
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