Why Modi is looking like a loser in Bihar

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay / DailyO

Make no mistakes people of Bihar are extremely sensitive about non-Biharis passing loose comments about their heritage and culture. He may not have meant it, but by mentioning the fact that there was something wrong in Nitish Kumar’s DNA, he touched a raw nerve. Similarly, though the late demographic, Ashish Bose, may have coined the path-breaking acronym BIMARU; but two decades later, when development and upliftment of people is claimed by all parties and is a major electoral issue, to attach that label in election season is a huge mistake. more