EP-364 | PK vs Nitish vs Tejashwi: Who Will Win Bihar Polls? Inside Stories from the Ground
Description
Arun Kumar is Associate Editor of the Hindustan Times, with over three and a half decades of experience covering Jharkhand and Bihar. Ravi Upadhyay is a Senior Journalist who has worked with the news agency UNI for several years in Chandigarh and Patna.
In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, senior journalists break down the latest opinion polls, voter trends and ground realities from across the state.
They analyse the Bihar elections to see who was ahead - Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav, or how Prashant Kishor’s strategies influenced voters.
They also talk about how women voters, youth participation, and high voter turnout shaped the Bihar elections, along with how media coverage might have influenced the results.
Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
00:35 – PK’s Influence in Bihar
05:10 – Nitish’s Options Post-Election
07:47 – Tejashwi vs Tej Pratap
12:25 – Will Nitish Kumar Be Bihar CM Again?
18:18 – Women Voters & High Turnout
25:23 – Rahul Gandhi's Influence on Gen Z
31:26 – ‘Jeevika’ Scheme
33:53 – Bihar’s Unique Caste Politics
38:27 – Social Media’s Role in Bihar Elections
41:38 – Role of Jeevika Didis
42:43 – Nitish Kumar's Health
46:04 – Tejashwi’s Public Image
48:57 – Muslim Voting Patterns
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