Bihar / Jharkhand

Nitish Kumar has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Tejashwi Yadav has also taken oath with him. Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan administered him the oath of office and secrecy at a function held at the Raj Bhavan.

A day earlier, Nitish Kumar had resigned from the chief minister's post, breaking ties with the NDA alliance. After this, he staked claim to form a new government with the Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Nitish Kumar has claimed the support of 165 MLAs. In the year 2020 assembly elections, Nitish Kumar contested the election with the BJP. But in the last few days, differences between the two parties started coming out in the open.

The controversy over RCP Singh, the former Union Minister of India, escalated. On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Nitish Kumar had called a meeting of MLAs and MPs of Janata Dal United, in which it was decided to separate from the BJP. Nitish Kumar has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time.

For the first time, he took oath as Chief Minister on 3 March 2000. He did not have a majority at that time and had to step down after seven days. In 2005, Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister for the second time. This time he formed the government with the help of BJP.

In the year 2010, once again with the BJP, he formed the government and took oath as CM for the third time. But in 2013 he left the BJP. After the defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he resigned from the post of Chief Minister and made Jitan Ram Manjhi the Chief Minister.

But in 2015, he again took oath as the Chief Minister and said that it was his mistake to resign. After this, before the 2015 assembly elections, he formed a grand alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal. The Grand Alliance got a big success in the election and Nitish Kumar took oath as CM for the fifth time.

But in 2017 he broke ties with RJD. He formed the government with BJP and took oath as CM for the sixth time. He fought with BJP in the 2020 assembly elections and then took oath as CM for the seventh time. But now he has once again separated from BJP and together with RJD, he has formed the government and has taken oath as CM for the eighth time.

The NDA gets an absolute majority in the Bihar elections 2020. The RJD has emerged as the largest party in this election. The Mahagathbandhan stayed away from the majority even after a good start.

The results of the Bihar assembly elections have come and the NDA has got the mandate to form the government once again in this state with 243 assembly seats.

A majority of 122 seats is needed to form a government in Bihar and the NDA has crossed this crucial figure by winning 125 seats.

The Mahagathbandhan, which gave a thump to the NDA, was chased down by a majority figure. The Mahagathbandhan has got 110 seats.

JDU has got 43 seats.

On the other hand, MP Asaduddin Owaisi's party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen has done well, winning five seats. Bahujan Samaj Party has also won one seat.

Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which contested the JDU, single-handedly won only one seat in Bihar assembly elections.

One seat has come as an independent.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the party leading the Mahagathbandhan, has emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also increased its seats and is in second place with 74 seats.

In 2015, RJD won 80 seats and BJP won 53 seats.

The NDA has got a majority due to the superior performance of BJP and other allies but the performance of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party Janata Dal United (JDU) in these elections was not very encouraging. JDU, which won 71 seats in 2015, has got 43 seats this time.

At the same time, the Congress, which won 27 seats in the 2015 election, got only 19 seats in this election.

Apart from JDU and BJP, NDA has Hindustani Awam Morcha (Hum) and Vikasshil Insan Party (VIP).

The RJD, Congress and three leftist parties in the Mahagathbandhan are the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) i.e. CPM and the Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist (Liberation).

The Lok Janshakti Party is a part of the NDA at the center but in Bihar this party contested alone.

The NDA introduced the current CM Nitish Kumar as the face of the Chief Minister, while 31-year-old Tejashwi Yadav was the Chief Ministerial candidate from the Mahagathbandhan.

The counting of Bihar assembly elections began at 8 am on November 10, 2020, which lasted till around 2 pm.

The Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections, held in three phases, is India's first election amid the Covid-19 epidemic. According to the Election Commission, it was due to Covid-19 that the counting of votes took more time. The counting of votes, which started at eight in the morning, lasted till two and a half.

According to the Election Commission, 57.05 per cent of the people voted this time, which is more than 2015. The turnout was 56.66 percent five years ago.

The RJD and the Congress have alleged a flaw in the counting of Bihar assembly elections and both these parties also went to the Election Commission. However, later during the press conference, Secretary General of the Election Commission Umesh Sinha said that the Election Commission does not work under any kind of pressure.

Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections 2020 - Party wise result status
Known status of 243 out of 243 constituencies

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen - 5
Bahujan Samaj Party - 1
Bharatiya Janata Party - 74
Communist Party of India - 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) - 2
Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist (Liberation) - 12
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) - 4
Independents - 1
Indian National Congress - 19
Janata Dal United - 43
Lok Janshakti Party - 1
Rashtriya Janata Dal - 75
Vikasshil Insan Party - 4

Change of power will be possible only with the formation of a complete opposition with all the small and big voices rising against the power.

All groups, institutions, political parties and non-political organizations, which disagree with the policies of the ruling party, collectively call it opposition.

When the policies of the government seem to revolve around jumle betting, rhetoric and drama, instead of focusing on public concern, all the voices against the government are called the opposition.

This means that all the small voices against the power will undoubtedly be called opposition.

Chief Minister of Bihar is Nitish Kumar, whose government partners are BJP and LJP. That is, the JD (U), BJP and LJP joint governments are the ruling party and all the other opposition.

Political parties that have disagreed with the policies of the Bihar government include: RJD, Congress, RLSP, Hindustani Awam Morcha, Vikasshil Insaan Party, Bharatiya Sab Log Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Jan Adhikar Party ( Democratic), Communist Party of India (Marxist), MIM and BSP.

At the same time, a large number of social and non-political organizations are also raising voices of protest by hurting the policies of the government.

Apart from this, a dozen political parties will also be called opposition, which does not exist much but the said party is headed by former MLA or former MP.

Many young people have formed their own political party after seeing the neglect of the youth in political parties and they are blaming the question of ignoring the youth against the government. Such people will also be called opposition.

But despite such a large number of opposition and resentment against the power, the opposition seems weak.

The reason for this is that the opposition does not want to become a complete opposition by mixing all the small and big voices that raise against the government for one purpose.

The main opposition party RJD and Congress want to take each other along, but the RLSP and Hindustani Awam Morcha consider it better to stay away from them on the question of leadership or to keep aside. The statements of the RLSP and the Hindustani Awam Morcha misdirect the relationship between the unity and the opposition.

The Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) is an emerging party that is constantly asserting its presence against the power, but periodically distances itself from the opposition camp by questioning the working style of the main opposition parties. Left parties like the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which have little influence in a particular area of ​​Bihar, are also worried about the sign of not getting proper participation in the opposition camp.

At the same time, the newly formed Bharatiya Sab Log Party by the former MP and former minister is showing the government's position on the issue of public concern by hurting the working style of the head of the present power, while he is adamant on the new option for the path of Ekla Chalo. But they can also have great utility in solidarity of the opposition.

On the other hand, the minority society is feeling cheated in the opposition unity and participation of political parties based on caste, fraternity and religion.

This group is also seeking its proper participation by joining its political parties in the opposition camp. Parties associated with the name of minority society in Bihar include MIM, Janata Dal Nationalist, Bharatiya Insan Party, Peace Party, INL, who are constantly criticizing the current government's anti-people policies.

In these, the situation of MIM is better, but the party which has been able to vote in the bulk of the minority society by showing fear of power (BJP), is not in favor of giving them participation by taking the support of religion, which has led to the separation of the minority class this time. A large part is being said to be angry with opposition parties seeking unity.

Along with this, the campaigners and supporters of the socialist-Ambedkarite ideology are also in the anti-incumbency camp with the intention of changing the alternative system.

There are also some people who have a good footprint in their community and especially the younger generation, and they are either jailed or are looking for a way of opposition unity and alternative system because of politics. Not only this, political parties named after the big political warriors of the country and the state are also part of the opposition. Who call the names of JP, Lohia, Chandrashekhar, Chaudhary Charan Singh, Ambedkar, Karpoori, George Fernandes, Lok Bandhu Raj Narayan, Ram Krishna Hegde and Deve Gowda as the founders of their party.

The BSP also has its own status. The BSP has influence in almost all the areas and has been consistently registering its presence against the power. At the same time, organizations like Bhim Army are also moving ahead in Bihar and expressing disagreement with the policies of the government.

In such a situation, all the people, groups, parties and organizations that are more or less strongly opposing the issue of power policies, working style, failures, neglect of public concern, corruption will be collectively called the opposition which is constantly trying to overthrow power. We are struggling for it whether it affects them or not.

It is very important to give all these voices against the power to form a complete opposition to change the power and present new options with a new resolve.

After seeing the situation of the migrant laborers of Bihar, many writers, litterateurs, farmer leaders and those responsible on the land for social consciousness believe that by communicating with all the above opposing voices and with the intention of everyone, cooperation and consensus Without taking the initiative to build a complete opposition on the basis of, anti-people policies of power equipped with resources can not be got rid of.

The present situation is that the alliance of two or three parties on the basis of manipulation and multiplication of the caste equation is hurting the thinking of the entire opposition and by disintegrating all the bugs which are blown against the power, like the third option. A crisis is being created that will give life to the ruling party again, due to which the failure of all opposition parties and good destiny is certain to be questioned. Due to which the loss in the upcoming assembly elections is certain.

In such a situation, to play the role of JP, an elderly leader is needed who can break free from the desire for power and create a complete opposition in which the framework of an alternative system is set by giving everyone a fair chance and participation.

If the entire opposition conveys with the expectations of the entire society and the model of all-round development of Bihar, then the change of power is certain, otherwise the entire opposition will not be shut down on the basis of the caste equation, its own duffle, its own raga, the path to the ruling party Would be like giving.

In the context of the entire opposition, it is necessary to state that all parties can be given a fair chance even without giving electoral participation. That is, parties, groups or organizations are not able to contest elections. Meaning that everyone who lacks money and workers can be fulfilled by making everyone a partner in government corporations, and the matter of fair opportunity. The condition is that everyone should have the change of power and present the public welfare option with unity of the entire opposition.

Editing and Translation: Perwez Anwer
News Director and Editor-in-Chief, IBTN Media Network Group, New Delhi
Author: Sadat Anwar
Chandrashekhar School of Politics, New Delhi

There is a lot of discussion of alternative politics nowadays. In politics, there is a debate on giving priority to public concern, coordination and purity. A large section of India is bored with Indian politics revolving around caste, fraternity and religion, and in a new sense is assuming the meaning of politics.

Such people believe that Bihar has been the laboratory of politics, then what better alternative politics based on issues should be started from the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.

In support of this view, JP, Lohia's name-rider and disciples of socialist warriors like George Fernandes, Chandrashekhar, Madhulimaya, Rajnarayan, Kishan Patnaik, Karpoori Thakur are active in many places including national capital Delhi and Patna.

Journalists, writers, professors and some administrative officials, freed from red tape, are also found to be contemplating in this campaign and everyone's suffering is the same how to come clean in politics so that Indian politics can get a new dimension.

There are several types of efforts in this context. If someone is talking about giving a better alternative to both the power and the opposition in the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections by forming a coalition of small parties, then the second, the intellectual class by forming a new party and counting the failures of the government on the issue of public interest, a new option Is preparing to give. But there is a thought that claims that a group of well-known leaders should jointly decide one of their famous names and go to the elections under its leadership and present a new option.

In this episode, apart from the leaders, the opinion of the ground workers of the same opinion is completely different from the opinion of all the above. Those who believe that by giving proper participation and opportunity to all sections of the society, people can get the support of the public by making a concrete plan to solve the basic problems of the people, but the condition is that all people's participation in power and governance can be ensured.

Such people believe that by making forward, backward, scheduled castes and tribes and minorities of society a partner in organization, power and governance, a big line can be made in which no one can do injustice to anyone. At the same time, the power of a particular class could not be established.

Now the question arises whether all the above points will lead to the start of clean politics which can prove to be solid for the good of the public mind?

Can any such initiative get rid of casteism, familism and mania?

The youth section is fed up with the directionless statements of the leaders and the counter-attack of the ruling party and the opposition. Will the youth be able to trust the leaders who are going round in the name of any such ideological politics? Or will the youth power consider changing politics with a new torch!

Editing and Translation: Perwez Anwer
News Director and Editor-in-Chief, IBTN Media Network Group, New Delhi
Author: Sadat Anwar
Chandrashekhar School of Politics, New Delhi

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