India’s opposition bloc disintegrates
The defection of Bihar’s chief minister is excellent for Narendra Modi
LATE IN the afternoon of January 28th Nitish Kumar was sworn in as chief minister of the east Indian state of Bihar for the ninth time. He had resigned from the job only a few hours earlier, after announcing that he would ditch his coalition partner and rejoin forces with Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Less than three months before Indians are due to start voting in a general election, this is a big boost to the prime minister’s hopes of securing a third term.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “A doomed alliance”
Asia February 3rd 2024
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