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    Beyond caste and Hindutva: Why Prashant Kishor’s Bankipur win is a big turning point

    Kishor, who capitalised on youth anger around unemployment and inflation, broke Bihar’s well-entrenched politics of caste and religion by defeating BJP in its turf

    Beyond caste and Hindutva: Why Prashant Kishor’s Bankipur win is a big turning point
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