BJP workers protested in Begusarai, Bihar, on August 16, 2026.

1 report, 1 independent Updated Aug 16

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What happened

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Who's involved

What this event is mainly about

Bharatiya Janata Party Bihar

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Protests began in Gujarat and spread to Bihar, with events in India coinciding with the Allende coup and Mujibur Rahman's assassination. All 2 developments

The entities involved

Bharatiya Janata Party
right-wing political party in India
- Gyanesh Kumar serves as the Chief Election Commissioner while the ECI handles elections in Karnataka, facing allegations of being a puppet for the ruling party.Mon 17:56
- BJP governments enacted anti-religious conversion laws and used 'love jihad' rhetoric to deepen anxieties.Mon 15:05
Bihar
state in eastern India
- An incident in Jamui, Bihar, exposed failures in the state's law and order system.Mon 17:45
- Protests were held in Jharkhand, Lucknow, and Bihar against Gyanesh Kumar on September 28, 2026.Mon 11:55

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Aug 16prokerala.com