After 31 years, the BJP has lost the Bankipur Assembly seat in Bihar, one of its strongest political bastions, to Prashant Kishor, who was contesting his first-ever election. The defeat comes at a remarkable political moment: Bihar has its first BJP Chief Minister, the sitting MLA from Bankipur had become the BJP’s National President, and the NDA had recently recorded its biggest-ever electoral victory in the state. Shadab Moizee explains.
In Perspectives, Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg asks if the move to introduce polymer notes is an acceptance of the fact that cash will remain dominant in India? Meanwhile, Kunal Purohit decodes how PM Modi’s criticism of abusive comments is about 12 years late, as he has yet to condemn the abuse that his supporters have mounted in his name. Also read: Does India need a global movement to safeguard democracy? Ria Chakrabarty reiterates the role of the Indian diaspora living abroad to hold the government accountable. All this and more in today’s newsletter.
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