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Satyavrat Mishra

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BJP picks up the pieces in Bihar after Nitish blow
Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

'Our approach is forward-looking. The central leadership wants young leaders to lead...

Can Lalu still change Bihar's power dynamics?
Rediff.com21 Jul 2021

Prasad can still influence the power play in Patna if not change it, reports Satyavrat...

'Nitish Kumar has to choose between dignity and power'
Rediff.com25 Jan 2021

As the ruling alliance starts feeling the tremors, discussions on new equations have...

As polls near, Dalit politics gains steam in Bihar
Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

Dalits constitute nearly 16 per cent of the vote and 38 seats are reserved for them in...

Nitish Kumar's biggest challenge at the moment
Rediff.com25 May 2020

Around 275,000 migrant labourers and their family members have returned to the state....

Lalu's absence makes family feud grow stronger
Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

The feud in the family -- brother versus brother, sister versus brother, and daughter...

How Bihar failed its children
Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

An entirely preventable disease claimed the life of 173 children -- thanks to state...

Strategically controversial: Prashant Kishore
Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

The now active member of the Janata Dal-United has been approached by Trinamool...

Caste out of Bihar equation as NDA wins state
Rediff.com24 May 2019

Lalu Prasad and his Muslim-Yadav line has completely gone off track.

Will Tej Pratap vs Tejashwi feud cost RJD in polls?
Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

'Tej Pratap doesn't have votes on his own. But should he want, he can always rock the...

Polls a litmus test for Tejashwi Yadav
Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

The young RJD leader is yet to earn the trust of the crowd and many senior party...

2019 poll result will decide Prashant Kishor's future in JD-U
Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

From devising a seat-sharing formula for the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar for...

How Prashant Kishor is helping Nitish's JD-U
Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

JD-U leaders believe Prashant Kishor's entry would benefit its case for contesting a...

'Had Nitish done his job, the girls would have been safe'
Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

'The government failed. The officials chose not to hear the pleas of these helpless...

Can Nitish escape blame for Muzaffarpur scandal?
Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

'These children are wards of the State. They were exploited because the state...

Under siege, Nitish plans to tweak Bihar's prohibition law
Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

Under siege, Nitish plans to tweak Bihar's anti-booze law

Has crime reduced in Bihar?
Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

Nitish Kumar and his officials maintain that Bihar has one of the lowest crime rates in...

'We will sweep polls if we don't make silly mistakes'
Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

'Our priority will be to settle land disputes in Bihar, which I believe is the root...

The Huge Bihar Scam: Rs 1,000 crore and counting
Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

The scam has offered Lalu Prasad an opportunity to point fingers at Nitish Kumar and...

Rahul's 'non seriousness' broke up Bihar's Grand Alliance
Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

'This is the first time since Independence that we are facing such a despairing...