Clarity and confusion: On the Bihar election preparations, the rival fronts
The principal rival fronts in Bihar have finally announced incumbent Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav as their respective chief ministerial candidates after weeks of speculation and haggling. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), around the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)–Janata Dal (United) axis, and the Mahagatbandhan, or Grand Alliance, around the Indian National Congress–Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)…