Polling is underway in 6 naxal hit district sof Bihar in Phase II of the Assembly elections today. 32 seats are up for grabs and voting has started since early morning. Though the voter turnout since morning hasn’t been striking at all thus far, the region holds a lot of interest for political observer as well as the contestants. Politically these 32 seats are considered to be more favourably biased […]

As the alliance frenzy and the list of innumerable promises ahead of the Bihar election heats up, I cannot help but reminisce about one basic aspect of this election. While political parties are not leaving any stone unturned in trying to woo voters, no effort is being made in addressing the real issues yet. As we have seen in the performance of the past Governments and parties ruling the state, […]