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Bihar Election Results 2025: Meet Bihar’s ‘New Caste’? The Hidden Coalition That Helped Nitish Kumar Secure NDA’s 200-Plus Surge

A silent voter bloc powered by welfare, loyalty and economic survival has rewritten Bihar’s political script in 2025.

Nov 14, 2025, 16:22 PM IST

Bihar Elections 2025: Will Nitish Kumar’s Rs 10,000 Cash Transfer Gamble Win Women Voters' Support?

Bihar Assembly Polls: Since coming to power, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has invested heavily in schemes aimed at empowering women. From bicycle distribution to schoolgirls to the Jeevika Didi self-help groups and microfinance programs, many of these initiatives have been instrumental in increasing female participation in education, local governance, and economic activity. Reserved seats in panchayats further entrenched women’s presence in decision-making spaces.

Oct 17, 2025, 07:40 AM IST