election analysis
Shashi Tharoor Addresses Congress's Poor Performance in Bihar Elections: "We Were Not the Senior Partner"
Nov 14, 2025 04:27 pm CST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor addresses his party's disappointing performance in the Bihar Assembly elections, emphasizing that Congress was not the leading alliance partner. As NDA appears poised for victory with leads in over 200 seats, Tharoor calls for a detailed analysis of both Congress and RJD's campaign strategies while acknowledging the impact of pre-election incentives given to women voters in Bihar.
Bihar's Historic Gender Gap in Voter Turnout: How Women Voters Are Reshaping Election Outcomes
Nov 10, 2025 08:30 pm CST
This analysis examines Bihar's record-breaking 65.08% voter turnout in the first phase of assembly elections, highlighting the unprecedented 7.5 percentage point gap between female (69.04%) and male (61.56%) participation. The article explores how women's increasing electoral participation over the past decade has transformed Bihar's political landscape, benefiting the JD(U) and NDA coalition, and examines how women-focused initiatives like Mahila Rozgar Yojana have created a powerful caste-neutral female voting bloc that could determine the 2025 election outcome.