In conversation with The New Indian Express , Arvind Kumar , Associate Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, and Visiting Lecturer in Politics at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, discussed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, caste, welfare politics, and more.

How do you assess the current political landscape in Bihar ahead of the 2025 Assembly Elections?

If we look at the 2025 elections in terms of social equations and other factors, it appears to me that the NDA currently has an edge. However, about two or three months ago, it seemed that anti-incumbency at the grassroots level might cost the NDA alliance heavily. But in the past few months, the focus has shifted away from the concrete issues that typically create an

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