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The Battle for Bihar - Nitish Kumar and the Theatre of Power (Paperback)
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The Battle for Bihar - Nitish Kumar and the Theatre of Power (Paperback)
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Loot Price R395
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At the centre of India's social churn and high political drama is
Bihar, a state with great untapped potential. After bursting on to
the scene in the late 1980s and becoming Bihar's uncrowned ruler,
Lalu Prasad Yadav was challenged by his erstwhile comrade Nitish
Kumar. Unable to oust Lalu from power with his small, new party,
Nitish made an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A
quiet but canny politician, Nitish Kumar, as the chief minister,
brought back law and order, roads, education and health to the fore
of governance, aspects sorely lacking during Lalu's long rule. But
the entry of Narendra Modi into the national political scene in
2013 rocked the alliance's boat. Nitish's switching of alliance
between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the BJP around that time
cost him enormously in terms of political goodwill. Will Nitish be
able to restore his esteem by making Bihar a model state for
India's post-Independence journey? In this riveting narrative,
seasoned journalist Arun Sinha tells the intertwined stories of
Bihar's political theatre and Nitish's rule with incisive candour
and in-depth research. The Battle for Bihar is a clear-sighted
study of the turbulent state that could show India's politics its
way forward.
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