Nitish Kumar's exit as CM cost BJP Bankipur bypoll, says JD(U) MLA Anant Singh

IANS | August 4, 2026 12:41 PM

Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) MLA, Anant Singh, on Tuesday said that the BJP's defeat in the Bankipur Assembly bye-election could have been avoided if party chief and Rajya Sabha MP, Nitish Kumar, had continued as the Chief Minister of Bihar, claiming that public dissatisfaction over the change in leadership in the state played a decisive role in the outcome.

Floods reignite questions over Kerala's disaster management architecture

Sanu George | August 4, 2026 11:32 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 4 (IANS) Even as political parties trade charges over the handling of the latest floods, a larger and more fundamental question has resurfaced in Kerala. Has the state really become better prepared to deal with natural disasters despite spending years building institutions and investing heavily in disaster resilience after the devastating 2018 floods?

Bankipur bypoll result: NDA seeks introspection; Oppn says verdict reflects people's mood

IANS | August 4, 2026 11:20 AM

Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) Following Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor’s decisive victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election, leaders from both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Opposition parties reacted on Tuesday, offering differing interpretations of the result. While NDA leaders described the outcome as part of the natural cycle of electoral politics and called for introspection, Opposition leaders said the verdict reflected the growing public mood against the government.