Sushil Kumar Modi has been the face of the BJP in Bihar, and the glue that binds the saffron party with the JD(U). He has been running the show in the state along with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In an interview with THE WEEK, Sushil Modi said the alliance was poised to do well, given the social combination it has managed to stitch together.
On the issue of the BJP denying tickets to senior leaders like L.K. Advani, Sushil Modi said they embarrassed themselves by not bowing out gracefully. About Shatrughan Sinha fighting on a Congress ticket, he said the erstwhile superstar would not even find polling agents in Patna Sahib. Excerpts:
The fight between the NDA and the RJD-led grand alliance seems to be on the issues of nationalism and secularism.
The issue of performance does not have any ideology. When bank accounts are opened, gas connections are given, roads are built and electricity reaches across the state, then where is the issue of secularism or cultural nationalism? The RJD and the Congress know that their image is bad and that their alliance is based on vote banks. Now, they are going to temples. We do not think there is any contest in Bihar. There is no challenge.
But across the country, the contest between the BJP and other opposition parties looks like an ideological battle.
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A golden girl
One of India's most formidable beauties passed away earlier this month. The odd thing is she would absolutely hate this obituary; she hated being written about and avoided publicity for all of her nine decades. Indira Aswani was 93 when she died. But anyone who encountered her, even briefly, was in such awe of her grace and poise, and one could not but remember her forever.
The interest in wine is growing delightfully in India
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United in the states
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COVER DRIVE
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GDP as the only measure of progress is illogical
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India is not a controlling big brother
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Comrade with no foes
Lal Salaam, Comrade Yechury-you were quite a guy!
Pinning down saffron
In her first political bout, Vinesh Phogat rides on the anti-BJP sentiment across Haryana
MAKE IN MANIPUR
Home-made rockets and weapons from across the border are escalating the conflict
SAHEB LOSES STEAM
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