The queues are long. The patience is longer. The unease, longest of all. India votes, not in one voice, but four accents. Four moods. Four storms brewing under one democratic sky.

The entire nation watches eagerly as November 14 approaches. Will Lalu Yadav’s infamous Jungle Raj return to Bihar, or will Nitish Kumar’s dynamic and transformative leadership continue to hold sway? The outcome of the Bihar Assembly elections is poised to reshape the country’s political landscape. 

Could Shashi Tharoor be at the heart of Indian politics’ next big twist? As the countdown to the Kerala Assembly elections begins, all eyes are on one man, Thiruvananthapuram’s MP, Dr Shashi Tharoor.

The National Democratic Alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal United, and Lok Janshakti Party, appears united and confident in Bihar. The NDA believes it will return to power, though Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s future remains uncertain.

In Bihar, dry days may not mean sober politics. As election fever grips the state, prohibition, once Nitish Kumar’s proud moral badge, has turned into a political hangover. And now, Prashant Kishor, who sells reason with a reformer’s flourish, has promised to pop the cork if voted to power. For once, the bottle might decide the ballot.

In the wake of the completion of the sixth phase of the staggered Lok Sabha elections, anticipation is high for the outcome following the seventh phase on June 1. However, Satta Bazaars across the nation are already abuzz with confidence in a probable BJP triumph.