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"Won't Give Up, Haven't Slept Since Bihar Results": Prashant Kishor To NDTV
- Wednesday November 19, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
"Haven't Been Able To Sleep Since Bihar Results Came In": Prashant Kishor To NDTV
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NDA Overdelivers In Bihar, Tejashwi & Co Crash Land. PM's Next Target - Bengal
- Saturday November 15, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The NDA has retained power in Bihar with a landslide win, crafted by its caste math and an unexpected wave of support for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. It left the Opposition decimated, with Tejashwi Yadav's RJD getting less than half its 2020 seats.
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Caste Matrix To Favour BJP-Led Alliance In Bihar Election, Say 2 Exit Polls
- Tuesday November 11, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Bihar's OBC and Scheduled Caste communities have voted in favour of the ruling alliance, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, according to exit poll data released Tuesday evening.
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Don't Know PM's Caste, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Says At Amethi
- Sunday April 28, 2019
- India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A debate over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on caste boiled over today as the Congress's new general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra weighed in, saying her party had never raised questions about his caste. Caste is one of the key factors in the heartland state of Uttar Pradesh and Mayawati, who commands a chunk of the Scheduled caste votes...
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As Karnataka Votes, BJP vs Congress Alliance - The Numbers
- Monday April 22, 2019
- Blog | IP Bajpai
Like anywhere in India, how people vote in Karnataka is complicated by other factors, caste being the most dominant, especially in non-urban areas.
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www.ndtv.com
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Muslim Vote May Be X-Factor For Opposition In UP: Prannoy Roy's Analysis
- Thursday March 21, 2019
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The key factors of caste and religion are likely to have a multiplier effect in Uttar Pradesh, with a divided opposition ranged against the ruling BJP, indicates data from last elections. It is very likely that a split in these votes may play into the hands of the BJP.
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www.ndtv.com
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The Countdown With Prannoy Roy: Religion, Caste Factor In UP Battle: Highlights
- Wednesday March 20, 2019
- India News | NDTV
In today's episode of NDTV's 'The Countdown', Prannoy Roy, Shekhar Gupta, Dorab R Sopariwala and NDTV's Kamal Khan talk about the caste angle in Uttar Pradesh politics and how the ordinary voter casts her franchise along these lines.
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www.ndtv.com
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The Swing Factor In Karnataka Election - Prannoy Roy's Analysis: Highlights
- Tuesday May 8, 2018
- Karnataka News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The Karnataka assembly election is going to be a close fight, opinion polls show, with political parties trying to attract the influential castes such as the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah Heckled By Dalit Protestors In Mysuru. What's At Stake For BJP
- Tuesday April 10, 2018
- India News | Written by Shikha Trivedy
The BJP has for decades been the homestead of upper caste Hindus; its opulent victory in the last general election was facilitated by Amit Shah, the party chief, managing to weave together traditional supporters with an assortment of lower and backward castes including Dalits in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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www.ndtv.com
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Clash of Personalities in Bihar as Local Issues Take a Backseat
- Friday October 9, 2015
- Bihar | Press Trust of India
While most political pundits predicted that caste would be the over-riding factor, the Bihar assembly elections have turned into a personality clash between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Won't Give Up, Haven't Slept Since Bihar Results": Prashant Kishor To NDTV
- Wednesday November 19, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
"Haven't Been Able To Sleep Since Bihar Results Came In": Prashant Kishor To NDTV
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www.ndtv.com
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NDA Overdelivers In Bihar, Tejashwi & Co Crash Land. PM's Next Target - Bengal
- Saturday November 15, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The NDA has retained power in Bihar with a landslide win, crafted by its caste math and an unexpected wave of support for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. It left the Opposition decimated, with Tejashwi Yadav's RJD getting less than half its 2020 seats.
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www.ndtv.com
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Caste Matrix To Favour BJP-Led Alliance In Bihar Election, Say 2 Exit Polls
- Tuesday November 11, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Bihar's OBC and Scheduled Caste communities have voted in favour of the ruling alliance, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, according to exit poll data released Tuesday evening.
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www.ndtv.com
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Don't Know PM's Caste, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Says At Amethi
- Sunday April 28, 2019
- India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A debate over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on caste boiled over today as the Congress's new general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra weighed in, saying her party had never raised questions about his caste. Caste is one of the key factors in the heartland state of Uttar Pradesh and Mayawati, who commands a chunk of the Scheduled caste votes...
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www.ndtv.com
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As Karnataka Votes, BJP vs Congress Alliance - The Numbers
- Monday April 22, 2019
- Blog | IP Bajpai
Like anywhere in India, how people vote in Karnataka is complicated by other factors, caste being the most dominant, especially in non-urban areas.
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www.ndtv.com
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Muslim Vote May Be X-Factor For Opposition In UP: Prannoy Roy's Analysis
- Thursday March 21, 2019
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The key factors of caste and religion are likely to have a multiplier effect in Uttar Pradesh, with a divided opposition ranged against the ruling BJP, indicates data from last elections. It is very likely that a split in these votes may play into the hands of the BJP.
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www.ndtv.com
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The Countdown With Prannoy Roy: Religion, Caste Factor In UP Battle: Highlights
- Wednesday March 20, 2019
- India News | NDTV
In today's episode of NDTV's 'The Countdown', Prannoy Roy, Shekhar Gupta, Dorab R Sopariwala and NDTV's Kamal Khan talk about the caste angle in Uttar Pradesh politics and how the ordinary voter casts her franchise along these lines.
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www.ndtv.com
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The Swing Factor In Karnataka Election - Prannoy Roy's Analysis: Highlights
- Tuesday May 8, 2018
- Karnataka News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The Karnataka assembly election is going to be a close fight, opinion polls show, with political parties trying to attract the influential castes such as the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah Heckled By Dalit Protestors In Mysuru. What's At Stake For BJP
- Tuesday April 10, 2018
- India News | Written by Shikha Trivedy
The BJP has for decades been the homestead of upper caste Hindus; its opulent victory in the last general election was facilitated by Amit Shah, the party chief, managing to weave together traditional supporters with an assortment of lower and backward castes including Dalits in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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www.ndtv.com
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Clash of Personalities in Bihar as Local Issues Take a Backseat
- Friday October 9, 2015
- Bihar | Press Trust of India
While most political pundits predicted that caste would be the over-riding factor, the Bihar assembly elections have turned into a personality clash between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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www.ndtv.com