20.8.15

Nitish takes leaf out of BJP, AAP poll playbook

Gyan Varma / Mint
Facing probably his toughest electoral challenge, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is drawing on the highly successful campaigns conducted by Narendra Modi in the 16th general election and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi assembly elections. While the former is a foe, the latter is emerging as Kumar’s new political ally.

To start with, Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), is working on a vision document for Bihar 2025, similar to the one prepared by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha election. It will be based on inputs from voters in all the 243 assembly constituencies of Bihar. more

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